Sources of LTX Problems
Common Problems Opening LTX Files
Missing GSC Game World S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat
When you double-click your LTX file, you may see a dialog box from your operating system stating that it "Cannot Open This File Type". Customarily, this means that GSC Game World S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat is not installed on %%os%%. Because your operating system doesn't know what to do with this file, you won't be able to open it by double-clicking.
Tip: When another LTX application is installed, you can choose to open it by selecting "Show Apps" and using that program.
Obsolete Version of GSC Game World S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat
In some cases, you might have a newer (or older) version of a S.T.A.L.K.E.R. Properties File file that is unsupported by your installed application version. Visit the GSC Game World website to download (or purchase) the latest version of GSC Game World S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat. This problem is predominately due to having a S.T.A.L.K.E.R. Properties File file version that was created by a newer version of GSC Game World S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat than what you have installed on your PC.
Tip: Sometimes you can get a clue about the version of LTX file you have by right clicking on the file, then clicking on "Properties" (Windows) or "Get Info" (Mac OSX).
Primarily, problems experienced when opening LTX files are due to having the incorrect version of GSC Game World S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat installed on your computer.
Other LTX File Opening Causes
Even with the correct version of GSC Game World S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat installed, you can still experience difficulties opening LTXs. There can be other issues - unrelated to software - preventing you from opening LTX files. These issues include:
- Windows Registry LTX file paths that are incorrect
- The LTX file description within the Windows Registry was removed
- Defective install of a LTX program, such as GSC Game World S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat
- File corruption affecting your LTX file
- Past or present virus infection has affected your LTX
- Hardware related to LTXs has device driver corruption
- Your computer does not have the adequate system resources to open the S.T.A.L.K.E.R. Properties File format
Quiz: Which file extension is not a type of document?
That's Correct!
ODS files are an OpenDocument Spreadsheet based on XML formatting. Although they are related to productivity, these are spreadsheets, not documents. :)
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ODS files are an OpenDocument Spreadsheet based on XML formatting. Although they are related to productivity, these are spreadsheets, not documents. :)
Poll: What is your favorite word processing application?