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Dale · 04-21-2009, 11:05 AM

Originally posted by Jim Sachs:

For some reason, your computer has forgotten how to add a "-s" anytime it sees a .scr extension. I've never seen this before, and have no idea what would cause it.

First, since this is a work computer, it's possible that some almost-astute system manager has done this deliberately. There are malicious programs out there that take advantage of the fact that .scr extensions are essentially equivalent to .exe extensions.

Having said that - scrfile (the definition of .scr) behavior is defined in the registry. Here's where you would find the "-s" behavior:

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

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\scrfile\shell\ open\command]
@="\"%1\" /S"

Ad_Enuff, if you understand editing the registry (or using .reg files), fixing that should fix the behavior.

04-21-2009, 11:05 AM	#53
Dale Banned Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Western Missouri Posts: 960	Originally posted by Jim Sachs: For some reason, your computer has forgotten how to add a "-s" anytime it sees a .scr extension. I've never seen this before, and have no idea what would cause it. First, since this is a work computer, it's possible that some almost-astute system manager has done this deliberately. There are malicious programs out there that take advantage of the fact that .scr extensions are essentially equivalent to .exe extensions. Having said that - scrfile (the definition of .scr) behavior is defined in the registry. Here's where you would find the "-s" behavior: [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\scrfile\shell\open\command] @="\"%1\" /S" [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\scrfile\shell\ open\command] @="\"%1\" /S" Ad_Enuff, if you understand editing the registry (or using .reg files), fixing that should fix the behavior.