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it says---you are attempting to open a dat file.

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I have a seperate icon that says---FAHlog text document.

[Senator Bedfellow]

It should be a straight text file - try opening it with Notepad. It should show your crunching progress thus far like this:

*------------------------------*
Folding@Home Gromacs Core
Version 1.86 (August 28, 2005)

Preparing to commence simulation
- Looking at optimizations...
- Created dyn
- Files status OK
- Expanded 2968115 -> 16166409 (decompressed 544.6 percent)
- Starting from initial work packet


Project: 1150 (Run 134, Clone 10, Gen 4)

Assembly optimizations on if available.
Entering M.D.
Protein: p1150_RIBO_semihelixfrom1141

Writing local files
Extra SSE boost OK.
Writing local files
Completed 0 out of 250000 steps (0%)
Writing local files
Completed 2500 out of 250000 steps (1%)
Writing local files
Completed 5000 out of 250000 steps (2%)
Writing local files

Et cetera.