File extension GID
| File type | Microsoft Windows Help General Index Format |
| Developer | Microsoft |
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What is a GID file?
GID is an index file used by Windows 95 and 98 opreating systems for indexing Help topics. GID file allow system to access help documents more efficiently. GID file is created during initial Help application launch and updated and overwritten during subsequent access.
GID file stores index of HLP help files.
Program(s) that can open the .GID file
How to open GID files
If you cannot open the GID file on your computer - there may be several reasons. The first and most important reason (the most common) is the lack of a suitable software that supports GID among those that are installed on your device.
A very simple way to solve this problem is to find and download the appropriate application. The first part of the task has already been done – the software supporting the GID file can be found in the table. Now just download and install the appropriate application.
Possible problems with the GID format files
The inability to open and operate the GID file does not necessarily mean that you do not have an appropriate software installed on your computer. There may be other problems that also block our ability to operate the Microsoft Windows Help General Index Format file. Below is a list of possible problems.
- Corruption of a GID file which is being opened
- Incorrect links to the GID file in registry entries.
- Accidental deletion of the description of the GID from the Windows registry
- Incomplete installation of an application that supports the GID format
- The GID file which is being opened is infected with an undesirable malware.
- The computer does not have enough hardware resources to cope with the opening of the GID file.
- Drivers of equipment used by the computer to open a GID file are out of date.
If you are sure that all of these reasons do not exist in your case (or have already been eliminated), the GID file should operate with your programs without any problem. If the problem with the GID file has not been solved, it may be due to the fact that in this case there is also another rare problem with the GID file. In this case, the only you can do is to ask for assistance of a professional staff.
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How to associate the file with an installed software?
If you want to associate a file with a new program (e.g. my-file.GID) you have two ways to do it. The first and the easiest one is to right-click on the selected GID file. From the drop-down menu select "Choose default program", then click "Browse" and find the desired program. The whole operation must be confirmed by clicking OK. The second and more difficult to do is associate the GID file extension to the corresponding software in the Windows Registry.
Is there one way to open unknown files?
Many files contain only simple text data. It is possible that while opening unknown files (e.g. GID) with a simple text editor like Windows Notepad will allow us to see some of the data encoded in the file. This method allows you to preview the contents of many files, but probably not in such a structure as a program dedicated to support them.