Owners of personal computers running Vista or Windows 7 will encounter a problem when they encounter shs files. How to open the format in Windows XP, the question does not arise, since in this operating system files with this extension can be opened without difficulty. What should the owners of newer OS do, and what programs should I use?
What is shs format?
A file with the shs extension is the same MS Word document, but of a different kind, more informative. However, the format is not very widespread and is quite rare. This is because its creation is fraught with some difficulties. Having encountered a problem with the shs file, the usual program - the Microsoft Word text editor - will tell you how to open it. You need to drag the file with the mouse to the open field of the Word document and then it can be read. If you drag a fragment of text saved in a document format of a Word program to the desktop or a folder, then the exact same file will appear.
This format is used to hide the real file extension, the original one. It can sometimes contain malicious code. Therefore, you should be careful when obtaining such files from unverified sources. Before you open the shs file, we recommend that you check for viruses. They may contain scripts, or malicious programs (such as worms or trojans), which means they can harm the computer. Later versions of MS Word do not read files in shs format. Therefore, you can resort to its earlier versions.
How to open shs
Now, having examined the files with the shs extension, than to open the format, we know. You can choose the right program. You can open it quite simply. The special utility scrap2rtf is suitable for this purpose. With its help, you can convert a file in shs format to a file with the rtf extension; any version of Microsoft Word can read it. The program is quite simple and has convenient controls. But there are disadvantages in using this utility: it can distort its contents when converting a file. The format is a temporary repository for copied texts, the so-called stub file.
To understand how and how to open shs, you need to find and download the wxscrap2rtf utility, which allows you to transcode the format. On the desktop, create a new folder in which the file with the shs extension will be saved and run the downloaded wxscrap2rtf.exe utility. In the program window, click “Next”, point to the folder created on the desktop with the fragment stored in it, selecting it in the “Browse for folders” item. Next, you must double-click "OK" to confirm the selection and again to start processing the file. As a result, it will be converted to RTF format. At the end of the process, click Finish and open the resulting file in Word.
Another way is to use the Windows Shell Scrap Object Handler, for which you need to enter "shscrap.dll" in the command line.
You must copy the scraps.reg file to your hard drive. To do this, use the link located in the "Additional sources". Then open the registry editor. Import the reg file into the main program window. The system needs to be rebooted, after which it will be possible to view temporary files.
Sometimes, in order to see the true file extension, you need to delete the "Never Show Ext" value from the "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT ShellScrap" in the Windows registry, for which you need to go to the Start menu, then click Run and enter "regedit" in the window, then click “OK”.
Now when working with the shs file, the user will not have to think about how to open it, even when they first encounter it. The material introduces the most famous ways to open files with this extension. But you should always be careful with such files. To avoid difficulties, it is recommended to save text documents as a file with the doc extension, which is read by Microsoft Word.