Chiprincess wrote:
I am not new to computers, but very new to Vista.   A brand new computer with Vista and I cannot get my screen saver to work.   I have spent endless hours on the help line.   Formated the system and reinstalled,   put in a new and bigger graphics card and to no avail I still cannot get my Screen Saver bubbles to come across my screen when not in use.   Can anyone please let me know if this is a software conflict with Vista and another program I am running?   I have been going nuts trying to make it work.

Chiprincess,
I need to know some things and one thing I can share with you.

What vidoe card are you running?

Did your PC come with Vista PREMIUM Installed? BASIC does not support transparencies.

I know the bubbles work. I have used it and I see it running at Office Depot all the time.

Cheap video cards that do what you need: Check out
Nvideo 6200
Nvideo 6800
ATI X1950

Better and newer video cards are a much better choice
NVIDIA 8500, 8600, Gamers grab the 8800.
ATI HD 2400, and up models

the Nvideo8xxxx models and the ATI HD models support Direct X 10 which is not required for VISTA Desktop but if you're buying a new card, consider it if   you play games.

ALSO.. Please note that VISTA-DESKTOP DOES REQUIRE a minimum of Microsoft® DirectX® 9.0C Shader Model 3.0 Support from the video card.