Computer freezes whenever I turn on screensaver, and . . .

System Preferences freezes whenever I try to edit/change the screensaver.
I have my mac set to "hot corners" so that if I drag my mouse to the lower right corner, my screensaver will turn on. I sent in my macbook a few weeks ago to have the optical drive repaired, and when it came back, I began having another problem:
Whenever I turn my screensaver on, my macbook freezes. My screensaver is set to mosaic pictures, I think. When I drag my mouse to the lower right corner, the screensaver doesn't start and all I can see is the time (if the time ever shows up). Then I shake my mouse, etc, to try to get back to my desktop and my computer freezes and I have to restart it.
So I figured maybe it was something with my screensaver, so I went to system preferences to try and change it. I cannot click ANYTHING beyond "screensaver" (which is next to desktop at the top of the desktop/screensaver window without system preferences freezing! I can't change my screensaver, I can't change the options, I can't select different pictures, I can't click anything without system preferences freezing, and when that happens I have to force quit the application.
Any idea what is wrong here? Has this happened to any of you? What should I do?

I started having a problem with screensaver immediately after installing a batch of Apple updates, including a security update, the JAVA update and a compatibility update to QuickTime, plus the Camera RAW Update, after which I could install the Safari update to 3.2.1, which I did. The computer freezes, evidently when attempting to end the screensaver either manually, by a mouse movement, or automatically when "time is up" and it is supposed to exit screensaver and put the monitors to sleep. I have been unable to determine the cause, though my suspicions are with JAVA and Safari, because I happen to know that those running the Safari 4 beta have a problem where any QuartzComposer screensaver will not work. However, I am not getting ANY log reports of any problems whatsoever. I've tried several different things but am still ignorant of what's going on.
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