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NFO Revealed

25 posts · originally from https://geek.digit.in/community/threads/nfo-revealed.35607/

anantkhaitan
anantkhaitan Original post #1
Sep 3, 2006 at 9:13 PM
Many a times you download some archive files with some 'nfo' file with it
And when you click on this nfo file some system information window opens........
STRICTLY OF NO USE


You can try a freeware "DAMN NFO Veiwer" which is a light weight tool for veiwing the content of NFO files which are generally instructions on how to use the downloaded archive....
This may of great use if you are not getting how to use your archive in a optimum way without mistakes


You can find the tool at :-
*www.damn.to/software/nfoviewer.html
or try
*softpedia.com/



NOTE: NFO files are not only 'System Info File' but also can be used as 'Text File'


Visit: " *filext.com/detaillist.php?extdetail=nfo&Search=Search " for getting a clear picture
kumarmohit
Sep 3, 2006 at 9:20 PM
O good like wats the big deal with damn nfo viewer there is dizzy @ just 8KB

*www.softpedia.com/get/Office-tools/Text-editors/DIZzy.shtml
P
Sep 3, 2006 at 9:46 PM
we can also view them by notepad
QwertyManiac
Sep 3, 2006 at 9:52 PM
Eh? ARGH!

havent you guys ever seen something in windows called "Wordpad" ?
go_gamez
Sep 3, 2006 at 9:59 PM
QwertyManiac said:
Eh? ARGH!

havent you guys ever seen something in windows called "Wordpad" ?
thts what i always..view them in notepad or word pad ...why do we need a spcl *nfo viewer !!
Anand_RF
Sep 3, 2006 at 10:08 PM
//Tutorial Start
Right-click >> Open with notepad.
//Tutorial End

Why do we need an extra installation?
Pathik
Pathik #7
Sep 3, 2006 at 10:24 PM
Whoa .... great discovery .... :))
Third Eye
Sep 3, 2006 at 10:33 PM
.nfo file can also be opened with Notepad,just change it properties to notepad and you can read the text.....
knight17
Sep 4, 2006 at 1:08 AM
Everyone who is using pirated softwares know this.
go_gamez
go_gamez #10
Sep 4, 2006 at 1:10 AM
why is it so ?does *nfo file come only with pirated software...i never knew tht..i fell u use..some pirated software..and thts da reason u knw..it..
i have many other simple files which have *nfo..file ..and are not pirated !!
Rollercoaster
Sep 4, 2006 at 1:31 AM
goes this even need explaning?
go_gamez
go_gamez #12
Sep 4, 2006 at 1:34 AM
Rollercoaster said:
goes this even need explaning?
i didnt get u ..maybe u explain it..or be clear..
Sourabh
Sourabh #13
Sep 4, 2006 at 1:46 AM
Hey! If there is a NFO at the root folder of the archive, Proggies like WinRAR display it as a split screen in the Archive Window. You dont even need to extract the nfo and view it in notepad.
the.kaushik
Sep 4, 2006 at 3:16 AM
ok thats boaring but can any body say in some nfo there are some pictures made using characters.. how is it made.. by some software or by manually
go_gamez
go_gamez #15
Sep 4, 2006 at 7:32 AM
the.kaushik said:
ok thats boaring but can any body say in some nfo there are some pictures made using characters.. how is it made.. by some software or by manually
same question...even i see pictures made using characters
(like !! @@@>><<)etc. how are they made ?? i even see them in my mails and orkut scraps...
QwertyManiac
Sep 4, 2006 at 7:46 AM
They are done by converting images to ascii, example this one ...
*www.text-image.com/convert/ascii.html
go_gamez
go_gamez #17
Sep 4, 2006 at 7:55 AM
^^thanx...
Third Eye
Third Eye #18
Sep 4, 2006 at 9:56 AM
knight17 said:
Everyone who is using pirated softwares know this.

No man,just googled it(.nfo)
anantkhaitan
Sep 4, 2006 at 10:16 PM
go_gamez said:
same question...even i see pictures made using characters
(like !! @@@>><<)etc. how are they made ?? i even see them in my mails and orkut scraps...

Well for that you can try a small nifty tool ASCII Generator v6.0.8 Freeware again and weighing 95 kb Just you need to have .NET installed.
the.kaushik
Sep 4, 2006 at 10:50 PM
thats superb.... thnx all
T
Sep 5, 2006 at 9:32 AM
nfo is useful in torrents and irc to find out the release details and file info.
rakeshishere
Sep 5, 2006 at 4:27 PM
the.kaushik said:
ok thats boaring but can any body say in some nfo there are some pictures made using characters.. how is it made.. by some software or by manually

See this thread

*www.thinkdigit.com/forum/showthread.php?t=32717

Solves all ur questions
Zeeshan Quireshi
Sep 7, 2006 at 8:41 PM
well wordpad n notepad don't display quite a lot nfo's correctly , i suggest you use the opensource Notepad++ for viewing them . here r screenshots of the same nfo in all three text editors . you can decide for yourself .

Image 1
Image 2
Image 3
Image 4
rakeshishere
Sep 7, 2006 at 8:43 PM
such a huge pic is bandwidth wastage..Mods plz remove those
Rollercoaster
Sep 8, 2006 at 12:03 PM
i like normal notepad view better....