Found 15 file types for the .CAT file extension
This page describes: Microsoft Security Catalog file
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File extension CAT - Microsoft Security Catalog file
What is CAT file extension:
The CAT file extension is used by various Microsoft applications for security catalog files.
Catalog files specify that a given set of files belongs to the same logical group of files. When more than one distribution unit is required to distribute a component using Internet Component Download, a catalog file can be used to create an association of the required distribution units.
MIME: application/vnd.ms-pki.seccat
The default software that works with cat file format:
Company or developer:
Microsoft Corporation
Microsoft Windows is a family of operating systems developed by the Microsoft Corp.. The first Windows was released in 1985 as a GUI add-on to MS-DOS. MS-DOS based Windows versions were developed to 2000, when was released the last version called Windows ME. Windows based on NT core started in 1993. Windows NT family are developed to these days, the latest version is called Windows 7. On NT core are also developed server versions of Microsoft Windows. The latest version is Windows 2008 Server. For portable devices and minimalistic computers, Microsoft develops Windows CE operating system.
List of recommended software associated to the .cat file extension
Recommended software programs are sorted by OS platform (Windows, Mac OS X etc.) and possible program actions
that can be done with the file: like open cat file, edit cat file, convert cat file, view cat file, play cat file etc. (if exist software for corresponding action in File-Extensions.org's database).
- Others cat file
Unspecified and all other actions for computer programs working with cat file - Microsoft Security Catalog file
Click on the software link for more information about Microsoft Windows. Microsoft Windows uses cat file type for its internal purposes and/or also by different way than common edit or open file actions (eg. to install/execute/support an application itself, to store application or user data, configure program etc.).
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