Problems with screensaver

[Guest George_222]

A silly but annoying problem has started with 3dpipes (sspipes.scr)

screensaver. It doesn't run properly.

 

If I try to run it, all that happens is the pipes appear for about 1 or 2

seconds and then the screen goes black and the pipes reappear etc, i.e. it

doesn't draw all the pipes for a decent period of time like it used too.

 

All other screen savers run OK.

DXDIAG says all is OK

 

Running WXP-SP2

 

I know its silly but I hate things like this and am worried it may be a

'starter for ten' for something worse.

 

Any ideas please?

Thanks

[Guest Paradoxdb3]

RE: Problems with screensaver

 

I'm no wizzard, but I'd try a new sspipes.scr file. I can send you the one

that's on my system. Just a suggestion. After all, if everything else is

working fine, then I'd say it MUST be that particular file. Anyway, let me

know if I can help you out.

 

"George_222" wrote:

> A silly but annoying problem has started with 3dpipes (sspipes.scr)

> screensaver. It doesn't run properly.

>

> If I try to run it, all that happens is the pipes appear for about 1 or 2

> seconds and then the screen goes black and the pipes reappear etc, i.e. it

> doesn't draw all the pipes for a decent period of time like it used too.

>

> All other screen savers run OK.

> DXDIAG says all is OK

>

> Running WXP-SP2

>

> I know its silly but I hate things like this and am worried it may be a

> 'starter for ten' for something worse.

>

> Any ideas please?

> Thanks

>

[Guest George_222]

RE: Problems with screensaver

 

Thanks for the suggestion/idea. It gets worse :-(

 

A friend also has XP-SP2 and his sspipes version was the same as mine. He

sent me his version and a DOS FC shows the files have no differences. And

indeed, when I ran his file it has the same problem on my PC (worked fine on

his).

 

However, I also have a V old W98 (don't larf ;-) machine and it has 3dpipes

on it. Its a much older version and much smaller, but when copied to my XP

machine it ran fine.

 

My XP-sspipes appears to run OK, but the screen clears in seconds (1 or 2)

before restarting drawing the pipes, it used to run for much longer. Is there

a timer setting with this screensaver that I've missed?

 

Only a guess but could this be a registry fault? does a screensaver store

stuff in the registry? It seems like the setting for the 'time to run' has

been reduced.

 

Is it likely that something else on the PC could clash with this

screensaver, but not any other screensavers?

 

 

 

 

"Paradoxdb3" wrote:

> I'm no wizzard, but I'd try a new sspipes.scr file. I can send you the one

> that's on my system. Just a suggestion. After all, if everything else is

> working fine, then I'd say it MUST be that particular file. Anyway, let me

> know if I can help you out.

>

> "George_222" wrote:

>

> > A silly but annoying problem has started with 3dpipes (sspipes.scr)

> > screensaver. It doesn't run properly.

> >

> > If I try to run it, all that happens is the pipes appear for about 1 or 2

> > seconds and then the screen goes black and the pipes reappear etc, i.e. it

> > doesn't draw all the pipes for a decent period of time like it used too.

> >

> > All other screen savers run OK.

> > DXDIAG says all is OK

> >

> > Running WXP-SP2

> >

> > I know its silly but I hate things like this and am worried it may be a

> > 'starter for ten' for something worse.

> >

> > Any ideas please?

> > Thanks

> >

[Guest Paradoxdb3]

RE: Problems with screensaver

 

Are you using a laptop with an additional monitor? If not, try a screen

resolution change. Are you currently set to the highest resolution? Try a

google search for the problem. I found something you can look at. Try this:

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/325550

 

Hope that helps.

 

Oh, and as far as registry entries, I'm pretty sure that the registy

contains a list of the screensavers only, but the screensavers themselves do

not store info in there.

 

"George_222" wrote:

> Thanks for the suggestion/idea. It gets worse :-(

>

> A friend also has XP-SP2 and his sspipes version was the same as mine. He

> sent me his version and a DOS FC shows the files have no differences. And

> indeed, when I ran his file it has the same problem on my PC (worked fine on

> his).

>

> However, I also have a V old W98 (don't larf ;-) machine and it has 3dpipes

> on it. Its a much older version and much smaller, but when copied to my XP

> machine it ran fine.

>

> My XP-sspipes appears to run OK, but the screen clears in seconds (1 or 2)

> before restarting drawing the pipes, it used to run for much longer. Is there

> a timer setting with this screensaver that I've missed?

>

> Only a guess but could this be a registry fault? does a screensaver store

> stuff in the registry? It seems like the setting for the 'time to run' has

> been reduced.

>

> Is it likely that something else on the PC could clash with this

> screensaver, but not any other screensavers?

>

>

>

>

> "Paradoxdb3" wrote:

>

> > I'm no wizzard, but I'd try a new sspipes.scr file. I can send you the one

> > that's on my system. Just a suggestion. After all, if everything else is

> > working fine, then I'd say it MUST be that particular file. Anyway, let me

> > know if I can help you out.

> >

> > "George_222" wrote:

> >

> > > A silly but annoying problem has started with 3dpipes (sspipes.scr)

> > > screensaver. It doesn't run properly.

> > >

> > > If I try to run it, all that happens is the pipes appear for about 1 or 2

> > > seconds and then the screen goes black and the pipes reappear etc, i.e. it

> > > doesn't draw all the pipes for a decent period of time like it used too.

> > >

> > > All other screen savers run OK.

> > > DXDIAG says all is OK

> > >

> > > Running WXP-SP2

> > >

> > > I know its silly but I hate things like this and am worried it may be a

> > > 'starter for ten' for something worse.

> > >

> > > Any ideas please?

> > > Thanks

> > >

[Guest George_222]

RE: Problems with screensaver

 

No its a desktop PC running at native res of a 20" TFT monitor.

 

I did try a Google search and couldn't find anything that seemed to match

the error. Unfortunately, the one you found isn't the problem.

 

The screen saver appears to run OK, it just clears the screen too quickly so

the pipes don't build up. It used to run fine.

 

After I mentioned the registry, I plucked up courage and ran Regedit and did

a search for 'sspipes'. As you say, it didn't really seem to show anything

specific, settings wise. But I'm no Reg expert.

 

I'll keep investigating and in the meantime use a different screensaver.

 

I guess it may be clashing with something else I've loaded, but what, I've

no idea. I have run an updated AV and Spyware check and it all comes up

clean. The PC is also Windows patched up to date.

 

Thanks for the suggestions though.

 

 

 

 

"Paradoxdb3" wrote:

> Are you using a laptop with an additional monitor? If not, try a screen

> resolution change. Are you currently set to the highest resolution? Try a

> google search for the problem. I found something you can look at. Try this:

> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/325550

>

> Hope that helps.

>

> Oh, and as far as registry entries, I'm pretty sure that the registy

> contains a list of the screensavers only, but the screensavers themselves do

> not store info in there.

>

> "George_222" wrote:

>

> > Thanks for the suggestion/idea. It gets worse :-(

> >

> > A friend also has XP-SP2 and his sspipes version was the same as mine. He

> > sent me his version and a DOS FC shows the files have no differences. And

> > indeed, when I ran his file it has the same problem on my PC (worked fine on

> > his).

> >

> > However, I also have a V old W98 (don't larf ;-) machine and it has 3dpipes

> > on it. Its a much older version and much smaller, but when copied to my XP

> > machine it ran fine.

> >

> > My XP-sspipes appears to run OK, but the screen clears in seconds (1 or 2)

> > before restarting drawing the pipes, it used to run for much longer. Is there

> > a timer setting with this screensaver that I've missed?

> >

> > Only a guess but could this be a registry fault? does a screensaver store

> > stuff in the registry? It seems like the setting for the 'time to run' has

> > been reduced.

> >

> > Is it likely that something else on the PC could clash with this

> > screensaver, but not any other screensavers?

> >

> >

> >

> >

> > "Paradoxdb3" wrote:

> >

> > > I'm no wizzard, but I'd try a new sspipes.scr file. I can send you the one

> > > that's on my system. Just a suggestion. After all, if everything else is

> > > working fine, then I'd say it MUST be that particular file. Anyway, let me

> > > know if I can help you out.

> > >

> > > "George_222" wrote:

> > >

> > > > A silly but annoying problem has started with 3dpipes (sspipes.scr)

> > > > screensaver. It doesn't run properly.

> > > >

> > > > If I try to run it, all that happens is the pipes appear for about 1 or 2

> > > > seconds and then the screen goes black and the pipes reappear etc, i.e. it

> > > > doesn't draw all the pipes for a decent period of time like it used too.

> > > >

> > > > All other screen savers run OK.

> > > > DXDIAG says all is OK

> > > >

> > > > Running WXP-SP2

> > > >

> > > > I know its silly but I hate things like this and am worried it may be a

> > > > 'starter for ten' for something worse.

> > > >

> > > > Any ideas please?

> > > > Thanks

> > > >