Invalid scr file association

View Original Translate. English Original X. View Original X. By: Support. Support 0 contributions. You would like to change the association to Windows Screensavers. Causes: This is expected behavior, and under most circumstances, Windows is still able to run SCR files as screensavers.

However, if the SCR file is being called from a custom program or a Group Policy, this may interfere with the Windows' ability to load the screensaver.

Solution: Logon to the computer with an Admin account. If the screensaver is able to successfully load, please see this article: Unable to run AutoCAD as a restricted user Change file association through the Windows Registry Warning: Improperly editing the Windows registry could render your operating system unusable.

Autodesk does not warrant, either expressly or implied, the accuracy, reliability or completeness of the information translated by the machine translation service and will not be liable for damages or losses caused by the trust placed in the translation service. Back to Topic Listing Previous Next. Filter by Lables. Message 1 of 5. Screensaver File Association. I didn't have a problem with it then and I edited the association to open the files with Wordpad Now I have an application where I need to run a screensaver from a shortcut and it won't work!

It tries to open the screensaver in Wordpad Is there a registry hack or a way of getting my old screensaver file association back? I can "add" an "Open with Wordpad" to the. Or is there a "rundll32" string where I can run the screensaver? I'm running Win98se currently. Thanks in advance! Message 2 of 5. I know this isn't exactly a solution, but why not just preview the scrsvr from the tab in Display Properties?

Message 3 of 5. This will restor to screensaver: Save the text below to a file named restore.