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help :( - can't open .ple files by periya24 on 07-21-2006 at 12:39 AM
hi i just re-installed messenger plus 3...bcuz i had my computer reformatted...and yea...i always had my chat logs archived with password also..buh now i cant open da new chat logs for some reason...da file isn't .txt file like before..it is a .ple file...and is not opening..so yea ur help is appreciated..thanx
RE: help :( by CookieRevised on 07-21-2006 at 01:08 AM
PLE files are password protected encrypted log files. To read them Plus! needs to decrypt them and you will need the exact password to open them.
There is also absolute no way to retrieve the password in case you've forgotten it.
RE: help :( by periya24 on 07-21-2006 at 01:19 AM
i know the password..but it doesnt ask me for i t..it jus claims windows cant open the file cuz it cant find the required program etc.....but before the files were text files..n when i clicked dem it wud prompt me for a password n so on n it was fine...buh now itz not...
RE: help :( by CookieRevised on 07-21-2006 at 01:53 AM
quote:Windows can't find the program associated with PLE files because you uninstalled Messenger Plus!... You need Messenger Plus! in order to open password protected encrypted log files. It is Messenger Plus! which presents you with that "enter password" dialog and it is Messenger Plus! which converts (decrypts) those files to a readable format.
Originally posted by periya24
i know the password..but it doesnt ask me for i t..it jus claims windows cant open the file cuz it cant find the required program etc.....but before the files were text files..n when i clicked dem it wud prompt me for a password n so on n it was fine...buh now itz not...
The files were never just text files. What you got to see was the result of the decrypting of the PLE files. The PLE files are encrypted, they aren't text (eg: open them in notepad and you'll see that they never were text files).
