10.4.4 upgrade fouled screen savers, etc.

Dot mac recommended that to fix a problem with bookmarks sync I upgrade to 10.4.4 (from 10.4.3) and reset bookmarks. I did it and it fixed the problem, however now I have screen savers that are "jerky" at best and my Mackiev 3D Weather Globe and Atlas bearly works at all. I put 10.4.4 on my imac and wisely did not put it on my powerbook so I have a comparison between the two systems which are virtually identical except for the new upgrade. Everything still works on the power book with 10.4.3. Any suggestions to fix the problems would be appreciated.
iMac, 15" LCD Mac OS X (10.4.4)

Robert, which screensavers are jerky now? If they are third party screensavers, it is the responsibility of the third party to make the screensaver work with the Mac OS. Before you updated to 10.4.4, did you Verify Disk or Repair Disk Permissions using Disk Utility?

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