Resetting File Extensions in Windows 7

In Windows 7 file extensions are hidden by default. But SAS, SPSS and Stata need to see the file extension to run setup files. This short tutorial shows you how to reset the file extension option in Windows, so your setup files will run properly.

This tutorial shows how to make those file extensions visible to users and to the software packages.

Persistent URL: http://icpsr-support.blogspot.com/2011/05/resetting-file-extensions-in-windows-7.html

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