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File Extension COM

The .COM extension refers to Command Executable format files. These files were earlier used in the place of the now popular CMD files. The purpose of the COM files is to store COMmand instructions and process them in a batch.
The COM files were among the first file types used on the MS-DOS systems for Command processing. The structure of the file has no header information and is a file that follows a simple format. Combined COM files have the ability to run on multiple platforms and thus are platform independent. In the same directory, a CMD processor would give higher preference of execution to a COM file over an EXE file.

File type Command Executable Format
Developer Microsoft
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Programs that open the COM file

While searching for an answer to the question - How to open the COM file? - you probably found websites, which offer software that was able to open any file extension. Do not be fooled, there is no one program that will allow you to work with any file extension, including the COM file. Each program contains a different type of data and you need specialized software to properly work with the COM file. Here is a list of programs that are designed to work with the COM file - remember, these applications are able to open at most a few file extensions, they are designed to work with a specific data type.

Common problems with the COM file

COM file is damaged

If after installing the program from a list, you still cannot open a file with the COM extension, the reason may be that the file is damaged. The solution may be to find a new copy of the COM file you want to open

The COM file extension is not linked with the appropriate application

In this case, the easiest way is to use the tool built into the operating system for association of the COM file with applications to support it. Double click on the file you cannot open - the operating system will display a list of programs that are likely to work with your COM file. Choose one of them, or select the location on a disk where you installed one of the applications from our list. Windows should then open the COM file using the program installed earlier.

The entry for the COM file in the "Windows Registry" has been removed or damaged

Entries containing links of the COM file extensions with applications is located in the HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT. If you do not know how to get to the Windows Registry, or how to make changes in it, ask a specialist for help. Lack of knowledge on the subject may cause irreversible changes on your computer.

The COM file is infected by a virus

There may be a situation when a computer virus passes itself off as the COM file. In this case, such a file will definitely not be opened. Download a good antivirus program and scan the COM file mentioned. If the antivirus application detects malicious data, it may signify that the COM file is infected.

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