[getsgo83]

My computer won't automatically run my screen saver for some reason, but when I preview any of my screen savers under the display menu, they come up just fine. My Aol Instant Messenger list also never shows me as idle, so I think my computer just doesn't idle for some reason.... Any advice about this problem would be greatly appreciated. Here's a HijackThis log incase that helps:

Logfile of HijackThis v1.99.1
Scan saved at 10:00:09 PM, on 3/3/2005
Platform: Windows XP SP2 (WinNT 5.01.2600)
MSIE: Internet Explorer v6.00 SP2 (6.00.2900.2180)

Running processes:
C:\WINDOWS\System32\smss.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\winlogon.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\services.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\lsass.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\svchost.exe
C:\WINDOWS\System32\svchost.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\LEXBCES.EXE
C:\WINDOWS\Explorer.EXE
C:\WINDOWS\system32\spoolsv.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\LEXPPS.EXE
C:\PROGRA~1\Grisoft\AVGFRE~1\avgamsvr.exe
C:\PROGRA~1\Grisoft\AVGFRE~1\avgcc.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\ctfmon.exe
C:\PROGRA~1\Grisoft\AVGFRE~1\avgupsvc.exe
C:\WINDOWS\System32\CTsvcCDA.EXE
C:\WINDOWS\System32\nvsvc32.exe
C:\WINDOWS\System32\svchost.exe
C:\WINDOWS\System32\MsPMSPSv.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\devldr32.exe
C:\WINDOWS\System32\svchost.exe
C:\Program Files\AIM95\aim.exe
C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.exe
C:\Program Files\Hijack This\HijackThis.exe

R0 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Start Page = http://by103fd.bay10...g=EN&country=US
R0 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Start Page = http://www.dellnet.com
O2 - BHO: (no name) - {53707962-6F74-2D53-2644-206D7942484F} - C:\Program Files\Spybot - Search & Destroy\SDHelper.dll
O3 - Toolbar: Pa&nicware Pop-Up Stopper Pro - {B1E741E7-1E77-40D4-9FD8-51949B9CCBD0} - C:\Program Files\Panicware\Pop-Up Stopper Pro\popuppro.dll
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [NvCplDaemon] RUNDLL32.EXE C:\WINDOWS\system32\NvCpl.dll,NvStartup
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [AVG7_CC] C:\PROGRA~1\Grisoft\AVGFRE~1\avgcc.exe /STARTUP
O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [ctfmon.exe] C:\WINDOWS\system32\ctfmon.exe
O8 - Extra context menu item: E&xport to Microsoft Excel - res://C:\PROGRA~1\MICROS~4\Office10\EXCEL.EXE/3000
O9 - Extra button: AIM - {AC9E2541-2814-11d5-BC6D-00B0D0A1DE45} - C:\Program Files\AIM95\aim.exe
O12 - Plugin for .pdf: C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\PLUGINS\nppdf32.dll
O23 - Service: AVG7 Alert Manager Server (Avg7Alrt) - GRISOFT, s.r.o. - C:\PROGRA~1\Grisoft\AVGFRE~1\avgamsvr.exe
O23 - Service: AVG7 Update Service (Avg7UpdSvc) - GRISOFT, s.r.o. - C:\PROGRA~1\Grisoft\AVGFRE~1\avgupsvc.exe
O23 - Service: Creative Service for CDROM Access - Creative Technology Ltd - C:\WINDOWS\System32\CTsvcCDA.EXE
O23 - Service: LexBce Server (LexBceS) - Lexmark International, Inc. - C:\WINDOWS\system32\LEXBCES.EXE
O23 - Service: Intel® NMS (NMSSvc) - Intel Corporation - C:\WINDOWS\System32\NMSSvc.exe
O23 - Service: NVIDIA Display Driver Service (NVSvc) - NVIDIA Corporation - C:\WINDOWS\System32\nvsvc32.exe

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did you make sure your video card accepts openGL and/or Direct3D screensavers?

sometimes it cant run it simply because of file type differences. im not sure on this because my video card now accepts both, but i never actually tried to run an openGL screensaver with direct3D 9.0, i always thought it would screw something up.

im just suggesting this as a probability as to whats causing it to not run properly.

hope this helps =)

-matt

[:Linux:]

did you make sure your video card accepts openGL and/or Direct3D screensavers?

sometimes it cant run it simply because of file type differences. im not sure on this because my video card now accepts both, but i never actually tried to run an openGL screensaver with direct3D 9.0, i always thought it would screw something up.

im just suggesting this as a probability as to whats causing it to not run properly.

hope this helps =)

-matt

[getsgo83]

Thanks for the suggestion, but that wasn't the problem. My screen savers had all worked up to a point, and then they just stopped... it was pretty bizarre. Anyway, any other suggestions would be greatly appreciated - I've been trying to figure this thing out for almost a month One thing that might help though: I also haven't be able to get my aol instant messenger name to show as "idle" on other peoples' lists. Something is obviously keeping my CPU from idling. That's as far as my computer knowledge can take me right now. Any thoughts?