screen saver file problem

[scGram]

Help ... I have always made shortcuts for screen savers for instant access,
but for some reason all the .scr files are opening in notepad so a shortcut
won't work. The screen savers still work in display properties and can be
set as default but I want instant access to them. There is no option on
"right click" to change the program to use for opening the files. How can I
change this?

 

[Detlev Dreyer]

Help ... I have always made shortcuts for screen savers for instant
access, but for some reason all the .scr files are opening in notepad
so a shortcut won't work. The screen savers still work in display
properties and can be set as default but I want instant access to
them.

Create a system restore point. Next, Start > Run: Regedit
Navigate to HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.scr and make sure that the default value
(right pane) equals "scrfile". Repost if this was already the case.

 

[scGram]

Create a system restore point. Next, Start > Run: Regedit
Navigate to HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.scr and make sure that the default value
(right pane) equals "scrfile". Repost if this was already the case.

 

[Detlev Dreyer]

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Thanks for the help
The default value is already scrfile (no parenthesis) in the registry
so that must not be the problem ... any other ideas?

No other ideas but now you're ready for the next step. Start > Run:
Regedit. Navigate to HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\scrfile\shell and set the
default value to "open" (no quote signs). Next, scroll down to
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\scrfile\shell\open\command and make sure that the
default value equals "%1" /S (note the quote signs). This should
resolve the problem.

 

[S.Sengupta]

SCR File Association Fix (Restore default associations for SCR files)
http://www.dougknox.com/xp/file_assoc.htm

regards,
S.Sengupta[MS-MVP]

 

[scGram]

No other ideas but now you're ready for the next step. Start > Run:
Regedit. Navigate to HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\scrfile\shell and set the
default value to "open" (no quote signs). Next, scroll down to
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\scrfile\shell\open\command and make sure that the
default value equals "%1" /S (note the quote signs). This should
resolve the problem.

 

[scGram]

Thanks for the link ... I will keep it, as it may come in handy in the
future

--
Dori ...

SCR File Association Fix (Restore default associations for SCR files)
http://www.dougknox.com/xp/file_assoc.htm

regards,
S.Sengupta[MS-MVP]

Help ... I have always made shortcuts for screen savers for instant
access, but for some reason all the .scr files are opening in notepad so
a shortcut won't work. The screen savers still work in display properties
and can be set as default but I want instant access to them. There is no
option on "right click" to change the program to use for opening the
files. How can I change this?

 

[Detlev Dreyer]

You're certainly welcome. Thanks for that feedback.

What could cause this type of corruption? I've been working with
computers for over 12 years and have never encountered anything like
this before.

Well, there are some "smart" applications around, changing the default
..scr association in the registry during the installation. In most cases,
step one fixes the problem, some cases require step two in addition.