Sources of FVT Problems
Typical FVT Opening Challenges
Unknown Software Disappeared
Double-clicking your FVT file prompts the message "- Can't Open FVT File". Generally, this is experienced in - because Unknown Software isn't installed on your PC. The typical path of opening your FVT with a double-click won't work because - cannot make the program connection.
Tip: If you know of another program that can open your FVT file, you can try opening it by selecting the application from the programs listed.
Obsolete Version of Unknown Software
Sometimes your installed version of Unknown Software won't support your FAST Search & Transfer Video File file. Download the latest Unknown Software version from the Unknown Developer website to ensure you have the correct one installed. The primary cause of this problem is that your FAST Search & Transfer Video File file was created by a different (newer) version of Unknown Software than what's installed.
Tip: Sometimes you can get a clue about the version of FVT file you have by right clicking on the file, then clicking on "Properties" (Windows) or "Get Info" (Mac OSX).
Ultimately, most of the difficulties opening FVT files are due to having the wrong version of Unknown Software installed.
Additional FVT Opening Issues
Although you might already have Unknown Software or another FVT-associated software installed on your computer, you can still encounter problems opening FAST Search & Transfer Video File files. There can be other issues - unrelated to software - preventing you from opening FVT files. These other problems include (listed in order from most to least common):
- FVT file type Registry entries are wrong
- Deletion of the FVT file description from the Registry by mistake
- Corrupt install of Unknown Software or other FVT-related program
- FVT file corruption
- Your FVT is infected with malware
- Device drivers for FVT-related hardware are out-of-date
- Insufficient system resources to successfully open FAST Search & Transfer Video File files
Quiz: How many characters long can a filename be?
That's Correct!
The sum of the individual components of a filename (eg. subdirectory / path and the final filename) are limited to 255 characters in total.
Close, but not quite...
The sum of the individual components of a filename (eg. subdirectory / path and the final filename) are limited to 255 characters in total.