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feldon34 · 01-20-2002, 01:45 PM

I'm sure SereneScreen tech support (Steve and others) already have a script for this, but if your Screen Savers suddenly lose their association, and double-clicking on the Fish.scr icon does nothing, here's the solution (from <a href="http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;Q140240">Microsoft</a>):

Standard disclaimers: Don't do this unless you feel comfortable inside the Registry. Ideally, you should backup your Registry before doing ANYTHING in there.

But realistically, these steps are very easy, and the only note I make is, if what I'm describing doesn't match exactly what you see, STOP and come here to the forum and explain the situation (or e-mail me privately). These steps have been tested to work on Windows 95, 98, 2000, and XP Pro.

1. Go to the Start menu and pick "Run..."

2. Type regedit and press OK.

3. Select "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT on Local Machine".

4. Scroll down to "scrfile" and double-click.

5. Double-click on "shell".

6. Double-click on "open".

7. On the right side of the window, there should be "<No Name> : REG_SZ : " and something after it.

8. Double-click on that line and it brings up a window. Type this EXACTLY (including the quotes and space between " and /S):

"%1" /S

9. Press OK and exit the Registry Editor.

If you have a window open with the Aquarium file (Fish.scr) or this file is on the Desktop, try pressing the F5 key to refresh. If it still doesn't get an icon and double-clicking it still produces an error, then Reboot your Windows system from the Start menu.

01-20-2002, 01:45 PM	#1
feldon34 Forum Administrator Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Rock Hill, SC Posts: 10,947	Screen Savers Not Associated? I'm sure SereneScreen tech support (Steve and others) already have a script for this, but if your Screen Savers suddenly lose their association, and double-clicking on the Fish.scr icon does nothing, here's the solution (from <a href="http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;Q140240">Microsoft</a>): Standard disclaimers: Don't do this unless you feel comfortable inside the Registry. Ideally, you should backup your Registry before doing ANYTHING in there. But realistically, these steps are very easy, and the only note I make is, if what I'm describing doesn't match exactly what you see, STOP and come here to the forum and explain the situation (or e-mail me privately). These steps have been tested to work on Windows 95, 98, 2000, and XP Pro. 1. Go to the Start menu and pick "Run..." 2. Type regedit and press OK. 3. Select "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT on Local Machine". 4. Scroll down to "scrfile" and double-click. 5. Double-click on "shell". 6. Double-click on "open". 7. On the right side of the window, there should be "<No Name> : REG_SZ : " and something after it. 8. Double-click on that line and it brings up a window. Type this EXACTLY (including the quotes and space between " and /S): "%1" /S 9. Press OK and exit the Registry Editor. If you have a window open with the Aquarium file (Fish.scr) or this file is on the Desktop, try pressing the F5 key to refresh. If it still doesn't get an icon and double-clicking it still produces an error, then Reboot your Windows system from the Start menu. "Journalism is printing what someone else does not want printed. Everything else is public relations." - George Orwell "If voting changed anything, they'd make it illegal." - Emma Goldman Last edited by feldon34; 05-18-2003 at 02:25 AM.