File Extension NL

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NL File Extension Description

The utility from Symantec Corporation called Norton Desktop is the specific application associated with the .nl file extension. The .nl file extension's function in the context of the program's operation, as a replacement for the desktop shell of the operating system, is to act as the icon library. The file extension .nl is deployed under the Microsoft Windows 3.x Operating System platform, where it stores the collection of icons utilized by the shell replacement program.

The desktop shell of Norton comes reinforced with a wide variety of disk utilities that were intended to optimize and maintain a storage media's integrity. The introduction of the file extension .nl and its associated application, Norton Desktop, came at a time when the market was just beginning to experience GUI in operating systems, which were used to terminal emulators and command prompts implemented under the DOS environment.

Acting more as an alternate than a replacement, the Norton Desktop provide additional functionalities, which were not inherent in the Microsoft Windows Operating System shell at the time. The file extension .nl supported application, Norton Desktop, became the foundation for many of the utilities and advancements incorporated by Microsoft in its succeeding operating system environment, the Microsoft Windows 95, which was a remarkable improvement from the Windows 3.x with better tools and GUI display. Eventually, the file extension .nl and its associated shells became an optional add-on, due to the insistence of Microsoft for manufacturers to carry its operating system as a whole, without pre-installing third party alternative shells.

The file extension .nl seemed to be designed as a feature extender to bridge the gap between the more advanced GUI driven Macintosh Operating System and the then Windows 3.x. The desktop supported by the file extension .nl, was equipped with a menu bar that hosted its various file management choices. The file extension .nl provided the desktop icons for the disk drive, utilities, and other objects on the desktop, which were placed at the left and right sides grouped according to their category. The user had the option of choosing what category goes into a particular location.

• Properties:

• Common Path:
  C:\ Program Files\
• Associated Applications:
  Norton Desktop

Additional NL File Info:

Symantec Corporation , NL File Created by: http://www.symantec.com/

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