File extension DVR
| File type | Microsoft Windows XP Media Center Recorded Television Format |
| Developer | Microsoft |
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What is a DVR file?
DVR files are created by digital video recording devices with Windows Media Center tool. DVR is a generic multimedia format for recording, storing, and playing television broadcasts. This format is commonly used in CCTV systems and digital TV tuners.
Besides the actual video recording, DVR file contains information about the video content and recording time. DVR format has the advantage over more popular ASF as it offes more additional functions, such as simulaneous read and write, live pause, and time offset option.
Program(s) that can open the .DVR file
How to open DVR files
If you cannot open the DVR 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 DVR 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 DVR file can be found in the table. Now just download and install the appropriate application.
Possible problems with the DVR format files
The inability to open and operate the DVR 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 XP Media Center Recorded Television Format file. Below is a list of possible problems.
- Corruption of a DVR file which is being opened
- Incorrect links to the DVR file in registry entries.
- Accidental deletion of the description of the DVR from the Windows registry
- Incomplete installation of an application that supports the DVR format
- The DVR 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 DVR file.
- Drivers of equipment used by the computer to open a DVR file are out of date.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 DVR file should operate with your programs without any problem. If the problem with the DVR file has not been solved, it may be due to the fact that in this case there is also another rare problem with the DVR 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.DVR) you have two ways to do it. The first and the easiest one is to right-click on the selected DVR 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 DVR 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. DVR) 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.