Screensavers start out fine, then slow down to stuttering and freezing

I have a problem wherein any screensavers I launch seem to work fine for
the first few minutes, then proceed to slowly stutter and move
haltingly, until they are hardly running at all. The screensavers are
basically running at only a few frames per second or, even worse,
frozen.

I have checked that my video drivers are up to date and no viruses are
currently on the hard drive. This problem began after ridding my PC of
all traces of the Virtumonde virus some weeks ago. I have run system
file checker and performed a repair install of Windows itself, all to no
avail.

What could cause a screensaver or any other graphics display to appear
initially fine, but then 'wear down' to a stuttering halt?

Thanks,
John

and of course you reinstalled the Video drivers for your specific video
card??
peter

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"Merchantprince" <spyderman.john@gmail.spam.com> wrote in message
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> I have a problem wherein any screensavers I launch seem to work fine for
> the first few minutes, then proceed to slowly stutter and move haltingly,
> until they are hardly running at all. The screensavers are basically
> running at only a few frames per second or, even worse, frozen.
>
> I have checked that my video drivers are up to date and no viruses are
> currently on the hard drive. This problem began after ridding my PC of all
> traces of the Virtumonde virus some weeks ago. I have run system file
> checker and performed a repair install of Windows itself, all to no avail.
>
> What could cause a screensaver or any other graphics display to appear
> initially fine, but then 'wear down' to a stuttering halt?
>
> Thanks,
> John
>

Yes, I actually uninstalled the device and reinstalled the drivers from
scratch.


"peter" <peter@nowhere.net> wrote in message
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> and of course you reinstalled the Video drivers for your specific
> video card??
> peter
>
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> "Merchantprince" <spyderman.john@gmail.spam.com> wrote in message
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>> I have a problem wherein any screensavers I launch seem to work fine
>> for the first few minutes, then proceed to slowly stutter and move
>> haltingly, until they are hardly running at all. The screensavers are
>> basically running at only a few frames per second or, even worse,
>> frozen.
>>
>> I have checked that my video drivers are up to date and no viruses
>> are currently on the hard drive. This problem began after ridding my
>> PC of all traces of the Virtumonde virus some weeks ago. I have run
>> system file checker and performed a repair install of Windows itself,
>> all to no avail.
>>
>> What could cause a screensaver or any other graphics display to
>> appear initially fine, but then 'wear down' to a stuttering halt?
>>
>> Thanks,
>> John
>>

Kad, I hear you are having another tattoo this week...........


"Kadaitcha Man" <nospam.nospam.nospam@gmail.com> wrote in message
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> Merchantprince, thou bloodthirsty summer-fly, I do not like thy look, I
> promise thee, ye sniffed in
> news:xfednR9sTZSNycXVnZ2dnUVZ_q_inZ2d@ptd.net:
>
>> Yes, I actually uninstalled the device and reinstalled the drivers from
>> scratch.
>
> Ignore the ****ing idiot. He's full of ****, as is your machine; it simply
> cannot cope with whatever it is doing in the background, which is,
> presumably, caused by a stuffed system file (you say you did a repair
> install), and updating your screensaver at the same time.
>
> A repair install should be used only to get to your **** collection, after
> securing a copy of it you should blow it away and start clean, so backup
> your treasured **** and your **** collection then format and clean
> install.
> Alternatively, don't be such a ****ing cheapskate and buy higher-powered
> kit.
>
>
> HTH
>
>> "peter" <peter@nowhere.net> wrote in message
>> news:0HX5k.10049$kx.4937@pd7urf3no...
>>> and of course you reinstalled the Video drivers for your specific video
>>> card??
>>> peter
>>>
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>>> "Merchantprince" <spyderman.john@gmail.spam.com> wrote in message
>>> news:sqCdnWKUXbjwq8XVnZ2dnUVZ_jidnZ2d@ptd.net...
>>>> I have a problem wherein any screensavers I launch seem to work fine
>>>> for
>>>> the first few minutes, then proceed to slowly stutter and move
>>>> haltingly, until they are hardly running at all. The screensavers are
>>>> basically running at only a few frames per second or, even worse,
>>>> frozen.
>>>>
>>>> I have checked that my video drivers are up to date and no viruses are
>>>> currently on the hard drive. This problem began after ridding my PC of
>>>> all traces of the Virtumonde virus some weeks ago. I have run system
>>>> file checker and performed a repair install of Windows itself, all to
>>>> no
>>>> avail.
>>>>
>>>> What could cause a screensaver or any other graphics display to appear
>>>> initially fine, but then 'wear down' to a stuttering halt?
>>>>
>>>> Thanks,
>>>> John
>>>>
>>
>>
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On Tue, 17 Jun 2008 23:30:29 +0000, Kadaitcha Man wrote:

> peter, thou rude-growing wretch whose natural gifts are poor, thou are
> now sailed into the north of my ladies opinion, where you will hang like
> an icicle on a Dutchman's beard, ye crowed in
> news:0HX5k.10049$kx.4937@pd7urf3no:
>
>
>> and of course you reinstalled the Video drivers for your specific video
>> card??
>
> BWAHAHAHAHAHAH! You stupid ****.
>

Mheh. its a ****ing memory problem.
Some process is eating up cpu/gpu cycles.
Wipe drive with low level format tool and...

wait for it...



wait for it....


INSTALL BEOS!!!!111111!!!!!!!





>> peter
>>
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>>
>> "Merchantprince" <spyderman.john@gmail.spam.com> wrote in message
>> news:sqCdnWKUXbjwq8XVnZ2dnUVZ_jidnZ2d@ptd.net...
>>> I have a problem wherein any screensavers I launch seem to work fine for
>>> the first few minutes, then proceed to slowly stutter and move haltingly,
>>> until they are hardly running at all. The screensavers are basically
>>> running at only a few frames per second or, even worse, frozen.
>>>
>>> I have checked that my video drivers are up to date and no viruses are
>>> currently on the hard drive. This problem began after ridding my PC of
>>> all traces of the Virtumonde virus some weeks ago. I have run system file
>>> checker and performed a repair install of Windows itself, all to no
>>> avail.
>>>
>>> What could cause a screensaver or any other graphics display to appear
>>> initially fine, but then 'wear down' to a stuttering halt?
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>> John
>>>

On Wed, 18 Jun 2008 14:26:22 +0000, Kadaitcha Man wrote:

> =?iso-8859-1?b?p/H8aHfYo2Y=?=, thou droning painted maypole, what a
> slave art thou to hack thy sword as thou hast done, and then say it was
> in a fight, ye prated in
> newsan.2008.06.18.14.48.34.653243@netscape.net:
>
>>
>>> peter, thou rude-growing wretch whose natural gifts are poor, thou are
>>> now sailed into the north of my ladies opinion, where you will hang like
>>> an icicle on a Dutchman's beard, ye crowed in
>>> news:0HX5k.10049$kx.4937@pd7urf3no:
>>>
>>>
>>>> and of course you reinstalled the Video drivers for your specific video
>>>> card??
>>>
>>> BWAHAHAHAHAHAH! You stupid ****.
>>>
>>
>> Mheh. its a ****ing memory problem.
>> Some process is eating up cpu/gpu cycles.
>> Wipe drive with low level format tool and...
>>
>> wait for it...
>>
>>
>>
>> wait for it....
>>
>>
>> INSTALL BEOS!!!!111111!!!!!!!
>
> Good idea that.
>
>>

New project: try to make BeOS and Vista talk to eachother with a crossover
cable.
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"Merchantprince" <spyderman.john@gmail.spam.com> wrote in message
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>I have a problem wherein any screensavers I launch seem to work fine for
>the first few minutes, then proceed to slowly stutter and move haltingly,
>until they are hardly running at all. The screensavers are basically
>running at only a few frames per second or, even worse, frozen.
>
> I have checked that my video drivers are up to date and no viruses are
> currently on the hard drive. This problem began after ridding my PC of all
> traces of the Virtumonde virus some weeks ago. I have run system file
> checker and performed a repair install of Windows itself, all to no avail.
>
> What could cause a screensaver or any other graphics display to appear
> initially fine, but then 'wear down' to a stuttering halt?
>
> Thanks,
> John

You may want to also reinstall DirectX