What will play a scr file

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It could be different in different versions of windows. 'Search the code archives I'm sure there's some code in there that shows what to do.'Īs for the windows vs windows\system32 dir thing I don't know what to tell you. One remaining problem - I don't know how to discover the parameters with which my program is called. scr files.īut I'll change it to C:\Windows\ if you think it wise.

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So, just change exe to scr and put it intoīecause that's where I found the other. Search the code archives I'm sure there's some code in there that shows what to do. And when you actually run it it calls it with yet another command line parameter. And when you click the configure button, it will call another thing. When windows tries to display a preview it will call the exe with some command line parameter.

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I see that those already installed are scr filetypes.ĭo you simply rename an exe file to scr or is there something more to do?Īlso, how do you register it with the OS so it is presented as a choice in Display Properites?Īnd - does the OS kill it directly when something happens or does the saver do the detecting? How to compile a screensaver *.scr BlitzPlus Forums/ BlitzPlus Programming/ How to compile a screensaver *.scr

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