Notes about the CONTACT file extension:
Incorrect file associations could be the result of underlying issues within your PC system. As such it is highly recommended to scan your PC for invalid registry entries, unused processes and other unfavourable system settings to identify slowdown issues.
The CONTACT file type is primarily associated with 'Windows Vista' by Microsoft Corporation. This is an XML formatted file that details contact information for the person whose name makes up the rootname for the file. The format is also used by Windows Live for the same purpose.
Detailed information for file extension CONTACT:
Primary association: Windows Vista
File classification: XML
Identifying characters Hex: 3C 3F 78 6D 6C 20 76 65 72 73 69 6F 6E 3D 22 31 2E 30 22 20 65 6E 63 6F 64 69 6E 67 3D 22 55 54 46 2D 38 22 3F 3E 0D 0A 3C 63 3A 63 6F 6E 74 61 63 74 , ASCII: ?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"? c:contact
'Identifying characters' used on FILExt.com are
provided by Marco Pontello from his TrID database
Important: Invalid file associations could be the result of underlying issues within your Windows PC. It is highly recommended that you scan your PC for invalid registry entries, unused processes and other slowdown issues.
Technical data
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ProgramID: Windows Live Contact
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Windows Live Mail desktop\wlmail.exe /contact:%1
ProgramID: Windows Live Contact
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Windows Live\Mail\wlmail.exe /contact:%1
ProgramID: Windows Live Contact
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Windows Live\Mail\wlmail.exe
