# Screen Recorder is not selectable

**URL:** <https://tech-community.robotics.abb.com/t/screen-recorder-is-not-selectable/3129>\
**Category:** RobotStudio\
**Created:** [October 21, 2009, 1:35pm UTC](https://tech-community.robotics.abb.com/t/screen-recorder-is-not-selectable/3129 "2009-10-21T13:35:20Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![Winos](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/tech-community.robotics.abb.com/winos/32/3290_2.png) [@Winos](https://tech-community.robotics.abb.com/u/Winos)\
**Post date:** [October 21, 2009, 1:35pm UTC](https://tech-community.robotics.abb.com/t/screen-recorder-is-not-selectable/3129/1 "2009-10-21T13:35:20Z")

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Hey,  
I want to record a simulation with the screenrecorder. All record buttons are inactive. I the previous version of RS was a link in setting-menu to Microsoft. I don?\_Tt have a clue what encoder, codec or whatever I have to download and to install to use this recorder.

Thx for you help

Wilfried

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**Author:** ![SlickRick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/48db29/32.png) [@SlickRick](https://tech-community.robotics.abb.com/u/SlickRick)\
**Post date:** [October 21, 2009, 3:30pm UTC](https://tech-community.robotics.abb.com/t/screen-recorder-is-not-selectable/3129/2 "2009-10-21T15:30:07Z")

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Hello Wilfried,  
When I first started up RS my screen recorder buttons where inactive as well. To active them I had to go into RS options and setup the ScreenRecorder options. Have you already done this? If not try that and see what happens.

Good Luck!  
Rick

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**Author:** ![Winos](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/tech-community.robotics.abb.com/winos/32/3290_2.png) [@Winos](https://tech-community.robotics.abb.com/u/Winos)\
**Post date:** [October 21, 2009, 3:54pm UTC](https://tech-community.robotics.abb.com/t/screen-recorder-is-not-selectable/3129/3 "2009-10-21T15:54:50Z")

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Hey,  
Tank you, I ve checked this before, BUT I have not seen, that no codec was selected. Now the recorder works ! 👍

Thank you !  
W.