Plus! 98: Computer Hangs When Organic Art Screen Saver Starts (196046)

RESOLUTION

To resolve this issue, contact your hardware manufacturer to inquire if an updated video driver is available for your display adapter.

For information about how to contact your hardware manufacturer, click the appropriate article number in the following list to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: If the issue continues to occur, you may be able to work around this issue by using either of the following methods.

Disable the Use Hardware Acceleration Feature

To disable the Use Hardware Acceleration feature of the Organic Art screen saver, follow these steps:

1. Click Start, point to Settings, and then click Control Panel.
2. Double-click Display.
3. Click the Screen Saver tab.
4. Under Screen Saver, click Organic Art (Plus! 98), and then click Settings.
5. Under Renderer, click to clear the Use Hardware Acceleration check box.
6. Click OK until you return to Control Panel.
7. Close Control Panel.

Reduce Screen Resolution Setting

To reduce the screen resolution setting on your computer, follow these steps:

1. Click Start, point to Settings, and then click Control Panel.
2. Double-click Display.
3. Click the Settings tab.
4. Move the Screen Area slider one notch toward Less.
5. Click OK, and then click OK again.
6. When you are prompted to keep the new desktop setting, click Yes.
7. Close Control Panel.

If the issue continues to occur, repeat steps 1-7 to further reduce the screen resolution setting.