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Organic Art Screen Saver Hangs Computer with Multiple Monitors

Article ID: 190787

Article Last Modified on 1/23/2007


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IMPORTANT: This article contains information about editing the registry. Before you edit the registry, make sure you understand how to restore it if a problem occurs. For information about how to do this, view the "Restoring the Registry" Help topic in Regedit.exe or the "Restoring a Registry Key" Help topic in Regedt32.exe.

SYMPTOMS

When you use one of the Organic Art screen savers included in Plus! 98 on a computer configured to use multiple monitors, the computer may stop responding (hang). You may also see two red horizontal lines on the secondary display.

CAUSE

This behavior can occur if your secondary display adapter is based on the Trident 9680 chipset.

RESOLUTION

WARNING: Using Registry Editor incorrectly can cause serious problems that may require you to reinstall your operating system. Microsoft cannot guarantee that problems resulting from the incorrect use of Registry Editor can be solved. Use Registry Editor at your own risk.

For information about how to edit the registry, view the "Changing Keys And Values" Help topic in Registry Editor (Regedit.exe) or the "Add and Delete Information in the Registry" and "Edit Registry Data" Help topics in Regedt32.exe. Note that you should back up the registry before you edit it.

To resolve this issue, use one of the following methods:

MORE INFORMATION

The following screen savers included in Plus! 98 use the Organic Art screen saver engine:

The third-party product discussed here is manufactured by a vendor independent of Microsoft; we make no warranty, implied or otherwise, regarding these products' performance or reliability.

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