Need help on opening a BIN file

[Tess Verres]

Okay, I've looked around on how to open a bin file and people suggested using WinISO and one even suggested 7-zip. I tried those and for some reason the bin file just won't open. The error I get from WinISO is "Cannot open file: it appears to be an invalid format image". It's a bin file, and it won't work. I tried changing it to a txt file and opening it and didn't get much. I even tried changing it to an iso format and that didn't work either.

Can someone help me out please?

[Steve R Jones]

Guessing that you've seen info like:

Appropriate program for file extension BIN:
Binary Files The BIN file extension can be associated with a variety separate functions or programs, of which the main one denotes a binary file output. BIN files can only properly be opened using the software that created them. If it isnt immediately obvious which program generated the file there are a few tricks you can use to identify the software. Firstly you can search through the file using a text editor looking for any hints about the original generator. Alternatively the folder in which the file is sits might also give an indication, as well as the time and date the file was created. BIN files can become compromised with viruses and should be treated with a certain care. Scan your system to prevent and identify association errors.

What is the name of the bin file and what are you hoping to find inside?

[Tess Verres]

The name of the file is misc.bin, and I'm hoping to find some sort of text file in there, most likely a txt format one. If it helps any, the bin file is located in Median 2008's 1.57b patch. I used WinMPQ to open it and looked inside of 1.57b and 1.56. I noticed that the misc.txt file was missing from 1.57b and that the misc.bin file was double its size from 1.56. So I'm thinking that maybe the txt file is hidden in there, or something that I can salvage to recreate the file and add the things I need to it.

[HexCodeJunky]

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