HELP! Downloaded video file as .txt, need to convert to MPG.

[funboy097]

Can't seem to figure out how to change this *.txt file to *.mpg file that it is supposed to be. Is there a tool or something? Please help.
Thanks

[react010]

Maybe its as simple as changing the txt extension to mpg?

[ajrecs]

If your Windows is configured as default, you are not viewing the extensions of most files. If that is the case, and you try to change the .txt to .mpg, Windows will be helpful, and append another .txt to the file, making it movie.mpg.txt -- which still won't work for you. So, go to the Folder Options -> View in any folder, and be sure the Hide Extensions is not checked. You should then see extensions on all files. See if the file in question has a .txt appended, and you have your answer. Now, all this presumes, of course, that the file is only misnamed. If it was corrupted in download, you may have to download it again. Good luck!

[funboy097]

Thanks! It worked great!