my screensaver was working but today when screensaver is supose to show the
screen turns black with the message "the screensaver can't run because it
requires a newer video card or one that's compatiable with direct 3d"
i just bought my computer about a month ago. anyone have any clue as to why
this is just now showing up? and what can I do to fix the problem.

The computer maybe new, currently drivers of all types are being modified for
Vista compatibility on a regular basis lately by manufacturers, check the
video card manufacturers website for updated drivers and /or the computer
manufacturers website also.
If they have later drivers download & install, following their instructions.
--
Regards
Bob J
If advise given from anyone, solves problem or not, or if solved from
another source,post back & let us know.
Then we all benefit.



"redneckmama311" wrote:
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> my screensaver was working but today when screensaver is supose to show the
> screen turns black with the message "the screensaver can't run because it
> requires a newer video card or one that's compatiable with direct 3d"
> i just bought my computer about a month ago. anyone have any clue as to why
> this is just now showing up? and what can I do to fix the problem.[/color]

i bought the computer like 2 months ago so yeah its new, i searched around
and found the video card website and updated the drivers for vista users,
still wont work and have no other idea what it could be. and now today i have
a new icon next to the time and date in the bottom right hand corner that
says safely remove hardware. when i double click on it it has window that
comes up and says select a drive you want to unplug or eject. i've tried
closing it but it wont close... still runs in the background.
does the creators of vista know about these problems... did they think about
this before they started defaulting the system in new computers and charging
people an arm and a leg for CRAP?

"Bob J" wrote:
[color=blue]
> The computer maybe new, currently drivers of all types are being modified for
> Vista compatibility on a regular basis lately by manufacturers, check the
> video card manufacturers website for updated drivers and /or the computer
> manufacturers website also.
> If they have later drivers download & install, following their instructions.
> --
> Regards
> Bob J
> If advise given from anyone, solves problem or not, or if solved from
> another source,post back & let us know.
> Then we all benefit.
>
>
>
> "redneckmama311" wrote:
>[color=green]
> > my screensaver was working but today when screensaver is supose to show the
> > screen turns black with the message "the screensaver can't run because it
> > requires a newer video card or one that's compatiable with direct 3d"
> > i just bought my computer about a month ago. anyone have any clue as to why
> > this is just now showing up? and what can I do to fix the problem.[/color][/color]

I am not really responding to this, but rather wondering if anyone has a
solution for this issue. I am having the exact same issue as
'redneckmama311.' Does anyone have a fix? Any assistance would be greatly
appreciated.

"redneckmama311" wrote:
[color=blue]
> my screensaver was working but today when screensaver is supose to show the
> screen turns black with the message "the screensaver can't run because it
> requires a newer video card or one that's compatiable with direct 3d"
> i just bought my computer about a month ago. anyone have any clue as to why
> this is just now showing up? and what can I do to fix the problem.[/color]

Problem is screensavers worked fine before. I try to use restore points, but
each I try will not work. It keeps saying Windows did not restore
successfully. Any suggestions? What do you mean by set up different Vista
account?

"GINTER" wrote:
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>
> If Vista is telling you that it can't run the screen saver because it
> cannot render d3d, it means that either your drivers don't have d3d
> support or your hardware doesn't have d3d support.
>
> Just because you bought something BRAND NEW and installed VISTA
> drivers, it doesn't mean that you will be able to run d3d.
>
> Check the manufacturer's web site to see exactly what video card came
> with your new computer. Then, check if that video card supports d3d.
> If it does, make sure the drivers that you have support it as well.
>
> If all of the above checks out, you must have installed something or
> changed something in your configuration to block d3d from functioning
> properly.
>
> Try completely uninstalling the video drivers and reinstalling them.
> Try a new account in Vista. Try rolling back to a previous restore
> point (one that you think may have allowed your screen saver to work
> properly).
>
> Good luck.
>
>
> --
> GINTER
>[/color]

Having similar problem - this does not solve it, but may get it working
again for you:
1. The screensaver to come on and use a password after 5 minutes
2. This works as expected... until
3. Install a Windows update
4. The screensaver either does not come on, or
5. The screensaver no longer requires a password
6. Go to 'Personalize'
7. Uncheck use password - Apply
8. Check use password - apply
9. Go to step 1 and repeat

This does not seem to happen with every update. For example, Defender
updates don't seem to do this. For most others, and, I think, for any that
require a restart, it does.

Maybe someone else will have a 'real' solution.

"w3aponx" <guest@unknown-email.com> wrote in message
news:0be9fbb79b26f81b659b4034c05bfb6a@nntp-gateway.com...[color=blue]
>
> As others have pointed out, the screen savers were working fine and
> suddenly stopped working (in my case I noticed after coming back from
> hibernation but a reboot didn't fix it). Device Manager reports no
> problem with the hardware or driver, and running DirectX Diagnostics
> (both 32- and 64-bit) tells me that Direct3D acceleration is enabled and
> that it found "no problems".
>
>
> --
> w3aponx[/color]