Scr Files
| .scr Extension - List of programs that can open .scr files |
SCR files are screensaver files used by Windows for energy saving purposes. Screensavers are programs that execute after a configurable time of user inactivity and consists of Portable Executable (PE) files with a.scr file extension. The Windows screensaver application scrnsave.scr is located in C: Windows System32, and C; Windoww sysWOW64.
In the following table, you can find a list of programs that can open files with .scr extension.This list is created by collecting extension information reported by users through the 'send report' option of FileTypesMan utility.
The product name, description, and company name are taken from the version information of the .exe file.The 'Actions' list is taken from the context menu items added to Explorer by the specified program.The 'Popularity' column displays one of the following 4 values: Low, Medium, High, and Very High, which is determined according to the number of users that sent the specified record.
What is a SCR file? File with a.SCR extension contains a Windows screensaver in an executive form. It means, that it is being run in the moment the file is being opened. A screensaver may contain an animation, a vector graphic, a slide show and also sound effects. File extension scr is traditionally used for screensaver in Windows operating systems. A screensaver is a computer program that has been originally designed to prevent phosphor burn-in on old types of CRT monitors and plasma monitors by blanking their screens or filling them with moving images or patterns when the computer is not in use. The SCR file type is primarily associated with Windows. What is an SCR file SCR files mostly belong to Windows. Many Windows screen savers come with a.SCR extension by default.
| EXE Name | Product Name | Description | Company | Actions | Popularity |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| %1 | Configure, Test | Very High | |||
| DEPENDS.EXE | Dependency Walker | Dependency Walker for Win32 (Intel x86) | Microsoft Corporation | View Dependencies | Low |
| desk.cpl | Microsoft? Windows? Operating System | Desktop Control Panel | Microsoft Corporation | Install | Low |
| desk.cpl | Systemsteuerung - Desktop | Microsoft Corporation | Installieren | Very High | |
| desk.cpl | Desktop Control Panel | Microsoft Corporation | Install | Very High | |
| desk.cpl | Microsoft(R) Windows (R) 2000 Operating System | Desktop Control Panel | Microsoft Corporation | Install | Low |
| desk.cpl | Microsoft(R) Windows NT(R) Operating System | Control Panel DLL | Microsoft Corporation | Install | Low |
| desk.cpl | Onderdeel Bureaubladinstellingen van het Configuratiescherm | Microsoft Corporation | Install | Low | |
| desk.cpl | Panel de control del Escritorio | Microsoft Corporation | Instalar | Medium | |
| desk.cpl | Aplet Ustawienia pulpitu w Panelu sterowania | Microsoft Corporation | Install | High | |
| desk.cpl | Install | Low | |||
| notepad.exe | Notepad | Microsoft Corporation | open | High | |
| notepad.exe | Bloco de notas | Microsoft Corporation | open | Low | |
| notepad.exe | Editor | Microsoft Corporation | open | Low | |
| NOTEPAD.EXE | Bloc de notas | Microsoft Corporation | Test | Low | |
| pec2.exe | PECompact console mode application | PECompact console mode application | Bitsum Technologies | Compress with PECompact (console) | Low |
| pec2gui.exe | PECompact | PECompact GUI | Bitsum Technologies | Compress with PECompact (GUI) | Low |
| pexplorer.exe | PE Explorer | PE Explorer | Heaventools Software | Open with PE Explorer | Medium |
| Pic2Ico.exe | Extract icon | Low | |||
| RDG Packer Detector v0.7.5.exe | RDG Packer Detector v0.7.5 | RDG Packer Detector 2015 | RDG Packer Detector | Low | |
| recoilwin.exe | RECOIL | RECOILWin | Piotr Fusik and Adrian Matoga | open | Low |
| Resourcer.exe | Anolis | Anolis Resourcer Program | Open with Anolis Resourcer | Low | |
| restuner.exe | Resource Tuner | Resource Tuner | Heaventools Software | Open with Resource Tuner | Low |
| RunWithParms.exe | RunWithParms | Foolish IT | Run with Parameters | Low | |
| SubtitleWorkshop.exe | Open with Subtitle Workshop | Low | |||
| ZXPaintbrush.exe | ZX-Paintbrush | ZX-Paintbrush | OmikroN Software | Open with ZX-Paintbrush | Low |
In the following table, you can find a list of file types information that is associated with .scr extension.
| Type Name | Description | Perceived Type | ContentType | DLL/EXE File | DLL/EXE Details | Popularity |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AutoCADScriptFile | AutoCAD-Skript | acadficn.dll | acadficn, Autodesk, Inc. | Low | ||
| AutoCADScriptFile | AutoCAD Script | acadficn.dll | acadficn, Autodesk, Inc. | High | ||
| DWGTrueViewScriptFile | DWG TrueView Script | Low | ||||
| recoilwin.file | Low | |||||
| SageThumbsImage.scr | Sun Rasterfile | image | image/scr | imageres.dll | Windows Image Resource, Microsoft Corporation | Medium |
| scrfile | Protector de pantalla | Low | ||||
| scrfile | Low | |||||
| scrfile | Low | |||||
| scrfile | Bildschirmschoner | Medium | ||||
| scrfile | Wygaszacz ekranu | Low | ||||
| scrfile | Screen Saver | Very High | ||||
| ZX-Paintbrush.Screen | ZX-Spectrum screen file | Low |
| Registry keys related to this extension |
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT.scr
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOTAutoCADScriptFileHKEY_CLASSES_ROOTDWGTrueViewScriptFile
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOTrecoilwin.file
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOTSageThumbsImage.scr
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOTscrfileHKEY_CLASSES_ROOTZX-Paintbrush.Screen
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| File type | Microsoft Windows Screensaver Format |
| Developer | Microsoft |
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What is a SCR file?
File with a .SCR extension contains a Windows screensaver in an executive form. It means, that it is being run in the moment the file is being opened. A screensaver may contain an animation, a vector graphic, a slide show and also sound effects.
SCR files are contained usually in the main directory of Microsoft Windows system. They are run automatically, according to the settings within the screensaver control panel, where also certain elements of a screensaver can be custom-adjusted.
Program(s) that can open the .SCR file
Windows
How to open SCR files
If you cannot open the SCR file on your computer - there may be several reasons. The first and most important reason (the most common) is the lack of a suitable software that supports SCR among those that are installed on your device.
A very simple way to solve this problem is to find and download the appropriate application. The first part of the task has already been done – the software supporting the SCR file can be found in the table. Now just download and install the appropriate application.
Possible problems with the SCR format files
The inability to open and operate the SCR file does not necessarily mean that you do not have an appropriate software installed on your computer. There may be other problems that also block our ability to operate the Microsoft Windows Screensaver Format file. Below is a list of possible problems.
- Corruption of a SCR file which is being opened
- Incorrect links to the SCR file in registry entries.
- Accidental deletion of the description of the SCR from the Windows registry
- Incomplete installation of an application that supports the SCR format
- The SCR file which is being opened is infected with an undesirable malware.
- The computer does not have enough hardware resources to cope with the opening of the SCR file.
- Drivers of equipment used by the computer to open a SCR file are out of date.
If you are sure that all of these reasons do not exist in your case (or have already been eliminated), the SCR file should operate with your programs without any problem. If the problem with the SCR file has not been solved, it may be due to the fact that in this case there is also another rare problem with the SCR file. In this case, the only you can do is to ask for assistance of a professional staff.
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| .adml | Microsoft Administrative Language-specific XML Template Format |
| .admx | Microsoft Administrative XML Template Format |
| .aml | Microsoft Assistance Markup Language |
| .ani | Animated Cursor |
| .ann | Microsoft Windows Help Annotation Format |
| .aos | Archos Signed Encrypted Data Format |
| .asec | Google Android Encrypted Application Package Format |
How to associate the file with an installed software?
If you want to associate a file with a new program (e.g. my-file.SCR) you have two ways to do it. The first and the easiest one is to right-click on the selected SCR file. From the drop-down menu select 'Choose default program', then click 'Browse' and find the desired program. The whole operation must be confirmed by clicking OK. The second and more difficult to do is associate the SCR file extension to the corresponding software in the Windows Registry.
Scr Files Meaning
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Many files contain only simple text data. It is possible that while opening unknown files (e.g. SCR) with a simple text editor like Windows Notepad will allow us to see some of the data encoded in the file. This method allows you to preview the contents of many files, but probably not in such a structure as a program dedicated to support them.