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Microsoft Security Catalog file

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File extension CAT - Microsoft Security Catalog file

File type specification:

System file type icon System file type

cat file icon: cat file icon

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:

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Microsoft Corporation logo Microsoft Windows

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.

Help how to open CAT files:

Unless there are suggested applications listed below the extension description, that are able to open the system files, there is usually no way to directly open or access system files as their functionality is only as part of the operating system.

Any attempts to edit system files is strongly discouraged, as it can cause the system to be corrupted and not work properly.

How to convert file with extension CAT:

Unless there are suggested applications listed below the extension description, that are able to convert the system files, there is usually no way to convert system files into any other file format.

Any attempts to rename system files is strongly discouraged, as it can cause the system to be corrupted and not work properly.

Related links:

Using Catalog files in Windows

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).

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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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