Windows 7 taskbar and screen saver?

I have two questions about Windows 7:



1) The taskbar in Vista would view the screen of an icon (ex: would view what website I'm on). Is there a way I can update this feature?



2) For my screen saver, it gives a message like "The screen saver can't run because it requires a newer video card or one that's compatible with Direct3D". I Just bought a new desktop a couple months ago with a really good graphics card :S.



I'm a newbie to this...forgive my ignorance lol|||To answer both of your questions:



it might have been because your Windows Aero scheme has been forcibly turned off. Re-enable it and see if the problem is solved. Here's how:



Start ---> Right Click on "Computer" --->

"Properties" ---> "Advanced System Settings" (on the left) --->



Click on "Advanced tab"--->

Under "Performance," click on "Settings"



You want to choose either:

---Let Windows choose what's best

or

---Adjust for best appearance



Hit OK and see if it is fixed.





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Here's an explanation as to why this has happened:



Direct3D is a standard used for applications to communicate with the graphics card in your PC. The message that you receive usually only apply to old graphic cards--and by "old," I mean something like 5+ years ago.



Now, because you said that you've just bought your "new desktop a couple months ago with a really good graphic card" (quoted you), that means the graphic card is NOT the problem; the problem lies somewhere in your settings.





You might have messed with your computer's graphic interface settings somehow, most likely because you've downloaded and played some graphic-intensive games recently. Well, whatever it was, it seems to have forced Windows Aero color scheme to shut off.



So, to solve it, you'll need to turn it on again.|||To question 1: Windows 7 does this too... unless you are talking about the text. If you want to see the text, right-click the taskbar, click properties, and in taskbar buttons click the drop down option combine when taskbar is full.



To question 2: This is strange... you probably need to update the video driver. I can help you do this if you ask me on my website. http://thepctechguy.webs.com/contactthep…



P.S. please report lovergirl9304's answer; answer is totally unrelated, is spam, and kind of what you expect in chain mail.