Screen Saver Error

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After my last automatic Windows (Vista) update, I started getting an error
message when my screen saver started up that said "This screen saver can't
run because it requires a newer video card or one that's compatible with
Direct3D."

This is the same screen saver that worked before the Windows update on 15
November.

Has anyone else experienced this problem? I noticed another post on 18
August with the same problem, but did not see a solution.
 
Rollback the video driver. Open Device Manager from the start/search box,
expand the display adapter branch. Right click yours and select properties.
On the driver tab, click the rollback button and follow the prompts.

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Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP

Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
My thoughts http://rick-mvp.blogspot.com
 
Rick -

Thanks for the message... Unfortunately, "Roll Back" is unselectable, so I
don't think it was necessarily a driver update.
 
Which brand and model video card are you using? Have you tried going to the
manufacturers website (nVidia or AMD ATI) and download the latest video
drivers for your card.
 
Hi Paul,

If it wasn't a driver update that caused it, then you need to begin
uninstalling the updates one at a time until it functions normally again.
This is done from the Control Panel/Programs and Features/"View installed
updates" in the Tasks column.

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Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP

Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
My thoughts http://rick-mvp.blogspot.com
 
Is there a resolution to this issue? I am having the same problem as Paul.
Any assistance would be appreciated.
 
Rick -

Thanks for the response... I've been traveling a lot recently - with the
work laptop instead of the home one - so I haven't been able to follow up on
this issue in a while. But, here I am...

I know that it's one of the three updates that I got on 15 November; I'm
assuming that I'll have to uninstall all of the updates I've received since
then, too?

Thanks again!
 
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