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Norton Utilities 5.01 Error Messages (Users)

posted by ron  , Australia, 13.08.2012, 04:37

> The file I received had .RAR extension, so I downloaded a trial version of
> WinRAR and extracted the files. But many of the files had three letter
> extensions ending in exclamation points such as CALIBRAT.HL!, DISKREET.IC!
>
> Do you have any idea what that means?

That used to be a way that disguised what each file was before it got installed.
It only worked on people who couldn't work it out for themselves.

The ! can be replaced by another letter.

e.g. .HL! = .HLP
.IC! = .ICO and so on.

Complete thread:

• Norton Utilities 5.01 Error Messages - CluelessInSeattl, 12.08.2012, 18:03
  • Norton Utilities 5.01 Error Messages - ron, 13.08.2012, 00:56
    • Norton Utilities 5.01 Error Messages - CluelessInSeattl, 13.08.2012, 03:55
      • Norton Utilities 5.01 Error Messages - ron, 13.08.2012, 04:37
        • Norton Utilities 5.01 Error Messages - Doug, 13.08.2012, 08:00
        • Norton Utilities 5.01 Error Messages - Doug, 16.08.2012, 21:56
  • Norton Utilities 5.01 Error Messages - Rugxulo, 13.08.2012, 08:26
    • Norton Utilities 5.01 Error Messages - ron, 13.08.2012, 09:23
      • Norton Utilities 5.01 Error Messages - Arjay, 13.08.2012, 12:00
    • Norton Utilities 5.01 Error Messages - CluelessInSeattl, 13.08.2012, 19:30
      • Norton Utilities 5.01 Error Messages - ron, 14.08.2012, 00:06
        • Norton Utilities 5.01 Error Messages - CluelessInSeattl, 14.08.2012, 00:30
          • Norton Utilities 5.01 Error Messages - Rugxulo, 14.08.2012, 00:43
          • Norton Utilities 5.01 Error Messages - Doug, 14.08.2012, 18:51
            • Norton Utilities 5.01 Error Messages - CluelessInSeattl, 14.08.2012, 22:31
              • Norton Utilities 5.01 Error Messages - ron, 15.08.2012, 00:11
                • Norton Utilities 5.01 Error Messages - CluelessInSeattl, 15.08.2012, 04:13
                  • Norton Utilities 5.01 Error Messages - ron, 15.08.2012, 07:24
                    • Norton Utilities 5.01 Error Messages - CluelessInSeattl, 15.08.2012, 14:41
                • Norton Utilities 5.01 Error Messages - CluelessInSeattl, 15.08.2012, 15:23
                  • Norton Utilities 5.01 Error Messages - ron, 15.08.2012, 23:45
                    • Norton Utilities 5.01 Error Messages - CluelessInSeattl, 16.08.2012, 03:14
                      • Norton Utilities 5.01 Error Messages - CluelessInSeattl, 16.08.2012, 03:19
                        • Norton Utilities 5.01 Error Messages - Doug, 16.08.2012, 21:44
                          • Norton Utilities 5.01 Error Messages - CluelessInSeattl, 18.08.2012, 00:11
                            • Norton Utilities 5.01 Error Messages - CluelessInSeattl, 18.08.2012, 00:16
                            • Norton Utilities 5.01 Error Messages - rr, 18.08.2012, 20:42
                              • Norton Utilities 5.01 Error Messages - CluelessInSeattl, 19.08.2012, 01:53
                            • Norton Utilities 5.01 Error Messages - Doug, 18.08.2012, 23:54
                • Norton Utilities 5.01 Error Messages - Doug, 16.08.2012, 22:00