File extension WIMP
| File type | Microsoft Windows Icon Palette |
| Developer | Microsoft Corporation |
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What is a WIMP file?
WIMP is seldom found file extension used by older versions of Microsoft Windows systems. WIMP files contain simple images used for representing software cursors. The extension was supported by both 32- and 64-bit versions of Windows.
WIMP was not a very popular format – alternative format such as CUR, ANI, or ICO were more widely used at that time. The above-mentioned files can be edited with various dedicated tool, whereas WIMP cannot be converted or edited at all.
Program(s) that can open the .WIMP file
Windows
How to open WIMP files
If you cannot open the WIMP 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 WIMP 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 WIMP file can be found in the table. Now just download and install the appropriate application.
Possible problems with the WIMP format files
The inability to open and operate the WIMP 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 Icon Palette file. Below is a list of possible problems.
- Corruption of a WIMP file which is being opened
- Incorrect links to the WIMP file in registry entries.
- Accidental deletion of the description of the WIMP from the Windows registry
- Incomplete installation of an application that supports the WIMP format
- The WIMP 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 WIMP file.
- Drivers of equipment used by the computer to open a WIMP file are out of date.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 WIMP file should operate with your programs without any problem. If the problem with the WIMP file has not been solved, it may be due to the fact that in this case there is also another rare problem with the WIMP file. In this case, the only you can do is to ask for assistance of a professional staff.
Similar extensions
| .a2theme | Aston 2 Theme Format |
| .acb | Adobe Color Book Format |
| .acbl | Adobe Color Book Format |
| .aco | Adobe Photoshop Color Palette And Swatches Format |
| .acrobatsecuritysettings | Adobe Acrobat Security Settings Format |
| .acrodata | Adobe Acrobat Data Format |
| .acv | Adobe Photoshop Colour Curves Format |
| .acw | Microsoft Accessibility Wizard Format |
How to associate the file with an installed software?
If you want to associate a file with a new program (e.g. my-file.WIMP) you have two ways to do it. The first and the easiest one is to right-click on the selected WIMP 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 WIMP 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. WIMP) 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.