freecom classic sl

hi there!
does anyone know of a way to open jpeg/doc/zip files that are stored on a freecom classic sl external hdd?when i try to open them i get the cant read file header message.also, there are .pms extensions after some of the .doc and .zip file names what opens .pms files?

 

If you are after any zip files, a good program is 7 zip, (freeware program downloadable from this site - go to downloads and type in 7 zip

 

.doc files are usually Microsoft word files
Open office is another freeware download, again from majorgeeks, which will giv eyou a lot of help with many files.
The 7 zip program opens the zip file for you to see/read.

 

thanks for your reply.
tried 7zip as suggested but get same "cant read file header" message.
the files on the disk are named like this: (filename).zip.pms
nothing seems to be able to open any of thempen office,irfanview,adobe,tugzip,7zip,word,image viewer.
there were other files on the hdd which i have moved and opened successfully - problem is that the ones we want are the ones that we cant open!managed to get one doc file open but all that is viewable is strings of "code".
next option is to open them with a large hammer and chisel!!!!!!
thanks for your help anyway.

 

You will have to probe the net to see what program created them:
Try
http://filext.com/detaillist.php?extdetail=PMS

 

thanks for your suggestions.have found out that the pms files are created by the secure and compress software for the drive.it is now asking for a password to open the files,which it was never given in the first place.i have just spoken to someone at freecom who tells me that if the files are secured by the software then there is no way to decrypt them other than with a password- which nobody has!!!
he also told me that there is no "back door " into the disk as the programmers decided that it wasn't really a good idea to sell it as secure with a loophole in the security-makes sense really.
i dont suppose anyone knows anything about getting into encrypted files to unsecure them and decompress them, do they?
one other bit of advice worth noting for anyone using freecom hdd's is dont use the software supplied with the disk if you want to ensure that this doesn't happen to you-just copy and paste files to the folders you create on the disk and then if it crashes the files will be to some degree recoverable (obviously this does not apply to sensitive data which you want to be kept confidential no matter what!)anyone who knows about this decryption stuff out there-your help would be much appreciated.
thank you.

 

Well, I take it that that link gave you a lead .
At least you know what it is now.
There are password crackers around, but I never had to use any (lucky ).
Try some on this link

http://www.majorgeeks.com/downloads6.html