Hi Medhat, could you change the link to refer to the overview page instead the direct download of an .exe file? There are other 'one-click' solutions like CLC bio etc., too, but I agree sticking to windows will also make you prone to sub optimal one-click results. There was also one post on biostars about a Windows program developed to manipulate fastq files, don't find it right now.
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Do you really need to view the entire file? What information do you want to retrieve from it?
cat and/or gunzip -c
or zcat ;-)
Dear Elgin,
would you please be so kind to respond to one of the many comments and requests for clarification you have gotten previously. It is not easy to talk you through a complex analysis like this without more background.
Based on the past history of posts this user may not be a life scientist. As you wrote in your answer for this original post this whole project sounds mysterious (Seeking Collaborators for project ).
Based on the discussions we have had in the recent past we should close this question until @Elgin provides some clarification (there are enough options mentioned in this post to answer the original question).
See also: A: Tools to view fastq file
This sounds like an XY problem...
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