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by edmond_sng

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Hi,

Every time I tried to put a screen saver on my fujitsu lifebook it just frozen. The error message is "program ss3dfo.scr.exe has generated an error please restart the program".
After that the whole screen just freezes and I have to hit the power button to restart the laptop.
The helpdesk at fujitsu suggested to upgrade the bios to the latest version and I have done that but the same thing still happening.

It is only the screen saver that generates this error.

Please help !!

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by thechas

You may need to update / repair your DirectX files.

There is a known problem with Direct Draw screen savers and Windows XP.

http://tinyurl.com/6klj

It is also possible that the ss3dfo file is corrupt.

If you have the option for your version of Windows, use System File Checker (SFC from the run box) to replace a single file.

I am concerned about the reference to ss3dfo.scr.exe
The addition of the .exe onto the .scr file suggests a virus.

Chas

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