# Opening \*.mpg Files...

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opening-mpg-files/85955>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [October 7, 2001, 6:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opening-mpg-files/85955 "2001-10-07T18:39:04Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![Chekmate](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/46a35a/32.png) [@Chekmate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chekmate)\
**Post date:** [October 7, 2001, 6:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opening-mpg-files/85955/1 "2001-10-07T18:39:04Z")

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What program do I need to be able to open and edt .MPQ files, such as those in Diablo II?

Thanks

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**Author:** ![AHunter3](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ahunter3/32/368_2.png) [@AHunter3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AHunter3)\
**Post date:** [October 7, 2001, 7:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opening-mpg-files/85955/2 "2001-10-07T19:39:32Z")

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.mpg or .mpq?

Your thread title says one and your post says another.  
.mpg is MPEG and you can open and play them in the QuickTime MoviePlayer, among others.

If you are on a PC, I believe there is something called “Windows Media Player” that will play them as well.

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**Author:** ![Chekmate](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/46a35a/32.png) [@Chekmate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chekmate)\
**Post date:** [October 7, 2001, 11:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opening-mpg-files/85955/3 "2001-10-07T23:16:54Z")

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MPQ

Sorry

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**Author:** ![rjk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/ed655f/32.png) [@rjk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rjk)\
**Post date:** [October 8, 2001, 1:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opening-mpg-files/85955/4 "2001-10-08T01:42:32Z")

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Searching on ‘mpq file format’ got this and many more:

[http://www.angelfire.com/sc/mpq/](http://www.angelfire.com/sc/mpq/)

Google is your friend!