win98 .scr file association

Can anyone tell me what the default association
is for the .scr extension and how to reestablish it?

I installed autocad and it grabbed the .scr extension
which hosed up other apps. I removed the autocad
association and now when I click on "file.scr" it asks
me what to associate it with.

TIA
Oscar

"Occupant" wrote in message ...
Can anyone tell me what the default association
is for the .scr extension and how to reestablish it?

I installed autocad and it grabbed the .scr extension
which hosed up other apps. I removed the autocad
association and now when I click on "file.scr" it asks
me what to associate it with.

Using notepad, copy/paste the following, and save as "scrfix.reg"
In explorer r-clcick on scrfix.reg Merge .


;start here

REGEDIT4

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.scr]
@="scrfile"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\scrfile]
@="Screen Saver"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\scrfile\shell]
@=""

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\scrfile\shell\open]
@="T&est"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\scrfile\shell\open\command]
@="\"%1\" /S"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\scrfile\shell\config]
@="C&onfigure"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\scrfile\shell\config\command]
@="\"%1\""

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\scrfile\shell\install]
@="&Install"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\scrfile\shell\install\command]
@="C:\\WINDOWS\\rundll32.exe desk.cpl,InstallScreenSaver %l"

;include this line to ensure the last line has an ending cr/lf.
;denotes a comment in a .reg file

Occupant wrote:
Can anyone tell me what the default association
is for the .scr extension and how to reestablish it?

I installed autocad and it grabbed the .scr extension
which hosed up other apps. I removed the autocad
association and now when I click on "file.scr" it asks
me what to associate it with.

TIA
Oscar


scr files are screensaver files.I don't know what the file association
is.I believe your win98 operating system[explorer.exe] uses it as the
default to turn on win98 screensaver.Also different programs may have
there own scr files that are used only with there programs.
I have a screensaver that is used with a program[SETI} I run.When my
computer is idle it turns on the screensaver which also activates my
program.But it may tell the win98 OS to turn it on.I am unsure.

Thank you very much.
That worked like a champ.

Oscar

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