.INF File

File extension: INF

File type: Information or Setup File

Do you have INF - related issues?
First check your registry for hidden errors.

Notes about the INF file extension:

Errors in your registry are one of the common causes for incorrect file associations on your windows system. It is highly recommended that you check your registry for file association errors (will also check for any other registry errors).

The INF file type is primarily associated with 'Information or Setup File'. A text file that specifies the files needed for installing a specific piece of software or plug-in. The file is not platform specific. INF-Tool is a special Setup Program and INF Generator for Windows. Note: This file type can become infected and should be carefully scanned if someone sends you a file with this extension.

Detailed information for file extension INF:

Primary association: Information or Setup File

File classification: Text

Mime type: text/inf, application/x-setupscript

Program ID: inffile

Related links: Using INF Files, About INF File Architecture, INF-Tool

Other applications associated with file type INF:

Autorun FileAs in AUTORUN.INF, auto-start file for a CD-ROM. The identifying characters used for this association are - Hex: 5B 61 75 74 6F 72 75 6E 5D 0D 0A , ASCII: [autorun]
BLUEWAVE Information File
OS/2 2.0 Information Presentation Facility (IPF) Data Format (OS/2 PTR file : Cursor image file)
OS/2 Buch Hypertext Help System File
Pro/ENGINEER (Temporary File) by PTCPro/ENGINEER is a 3D product design product, featuring productivity tools that promote best practices in design while ensuring compliance with your industry and company standards. These files appear and disappear at various times when using Pro/ENGINEER. They are part of what PTC collectively calls "turd" files and the display of them in the program can be turned off in the options.
Type 1 LaserJet Font Information FileUsed by soft font installers.
Type Manager (Font Information) by Adobe Systems Incorporated

Unknown Apple II File ((found on Golden Orchard Apple II CD Rom))

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'Identifying characters' used on FILExt.com are
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Important: When encountering any file extension issues it is always recommended that you run a free scan for Windows registry errors.

Technical data

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System Info for File Extension .INF

The following listing is compiled from the database produced by the 'Associate This!' program, selected data from the main FILExt database and information FILExt collected directly from user systems.

ProgramID: inifile
EXEFile: %SystemRoot%\System32\NOTEPAD.EXE %1

ProgramID: inffile
EXEFile: %SystemRoot%\system32\dllcache\notepad.exe %1

ProgramID: inffile
EXEFile: Y:\Object Desktop\Object Edit\oe.exe %1

ProgramID: inffile
EXEFile: %SystemRoot%\System32\NOTEPAD.EXE %1

ProgramID: Hackman.INIEditor
EXEFile: notepad.exe %1

ProgramID: inffile
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Bred2r\Bred2r.exe %1

ProgramID: inffile
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Scintilla Text Editor\SciTE.exe

ProgramID: inf.File
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\DriverMAGIC Pro\DriverMAGIC_Pro.exe %1

ProgramID: inffile
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Bred3\Bred3_2k.exe %1

ProgramID: inffile
EXEFile: %SystemRoot%\system32\NOTEPAD2.EXE

ProgramID: inffile
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\_PCUtils\Apps\EmEditor\EmEditor.exe

ProgramID: inffile
EXEFile: %SystemRoot%\SysWow64\NOTEPAD.EXE

Program Name and MIME Type Info for File Extension .INF

FILExt has been given permission to display a Program Name/MIME type database collected by Anthony R. Nemmer. Some of this data has already been included into the main FILExt database. Those entries which have not yet been incorporated are displayed below.

Program Name Mime Type application/inf application/x-grr-order-info application/x-Studio7« Animation Player

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