Windows 10: How can I remove and make sure that the file “ WPSettings.dat” does not get created on my...

The file WPSettings.dat gets created and gives me grief. If I am using a memory stick to hold videos on my digital picture frame the picture frame seams to think it is a video file and stops with an error message and points to that file. If I get rid of it after a while It somehow seems to reappear and once again the videos stops. I am not sure if the picture frame created it or my laptop does if I add new files to play.

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Changing a DAT file back to jpeg.

@ jer 1
In your post #16 the 2nd pic is showing an "Unsupported Audio" message.
That suggests to me that your .dat files may be video files.
The zip file you uploaded further suggests they are segments from a video file.
SM player plays the files with a message they were " Created with Nero"
Dennis

 

I need to create a Machine ID .dat file. How do I do that?

Hello, Chris!

Welcome to the Microsoft community!

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To create a Machine ID .dat file, please follow these steps:

1. Open a text editor, such as Notepad.

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2. Copy and paste the following text into the text editor:

machine-id: [MACHINE_ID]

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3. Replace [MACHINE_ID] with your computer's actual machine ID.

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4. Save the file as "machine-id.dat" in a location where you can easily find it.

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5. Close the text editor.

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You have now created a Machine ID .dat file.

Remember to make sure to save the file as "machine-id.dat." This is the filename expected by most software applications that use machine IDs.

 

Changing a DAT file back to jpeg.

Thanks Denis, I will reinstall PMP and see if I can resolve this. Appreciate your time.

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Thanks Dennis,I am beginning to think that I won't recover the images
Thank you for your suggestions.