.PAR file extension

How to open file with .PAR extension?

Klaus Mehler, 28.08.2014
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.PAR is the file extension developed by Microsoft Corporation for the needs of their proprietary software. The files with the .PAR extension belong to the "System Files " category. The full name of this type of files is Windows 3.x Swap. Files with the .PAR extension can be opened in several ways. The easiest is to install the manufacturer’s application. Fortunately, this is not the only method. There are many applications on the market that successfully open files with the .PAR extension. Below is a list of such applications. Among them are also applications fully free of charge for home use.

Windows 3.x Swap

Ads OS Software
WINDOWS
Windows 3.x Windows 3.x

Solid Edge Part CAD

OS Software
WINDOWS
Solid Edge Solid Edge
CrossManager CrossManager

FMS Flight Characteristics

OS Software
WINDOWS
Flight-Model-Simulation Flight-Model-Simulation

SAP Enterprise Portal Component

OS Software
WINDOWS
SAP Business All-in-One SAP Business All-in-One

Parity Volume

OS Software
WINDOWS
QuickPar QuickPar
Parchive Parchive

Script Particles

OS Software
WINDOWS
OpenOffice.org OpenOffice.org

Dedicated Micros DVR Recording

OS Software

Parameter

OS Software
WINDOWS
POV-Ray POV-Ray
Fractint Fractint
AeroFly AeroFly

After downloading and installing the software in our system, files with the .PAR extension should be automatically associated with the new application. With this association, the file can be opened by double-clicking the mouse. If for some reason we still cannot open the file with the .PAR extension, we still have one method. It involves the attempt to open the file from the installed application. Choosing from the menu "FILE", we perform the command "Open" and the explorer window we select the file we are interested in, and then we confirm by pressing enter. This method is more time-consuming, but enables us to definitively state whether we use the correct application to open the files with the .PAR extension. If we are sure of it, we then use the extended reference menu (shift key and right mouse button) and by selecting "Open With", we select the appropriate application and we permanently connect it with a file with the extension we are interested in.