base/applications/screensavers/3dtext/3dtext.c | 8 +++++++-
 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/base/applications/screensavers/3dtext/3dtext.c b/base/applications/screensavers/3dtext/3dtext.c
index a64e3252ec..bf177a9cb2 100644
--- a/base/applications/screensavers/3dtext/3dtext.c
+++ b/base/applications/screensavers/3dtext/3dtext.c
@@ -257,6 +257,7 @@ ScreenSaverProc(HWND hWnd, UINT message, WPARAM wParam, LPARAM lParam)
 {
     RECT Screen;                            // Used Later On To Get The Size Of The Window
     GLuint PixelFormat;                     // Pixel Format Storage
+    static UINT uTimer;                     // timer identifier 
     static PIXELFORMATDESCRIPTOR pfd=       // Pixel Format Descriptor
     {
         sizeof(PIXELFORMATDESCRIPTOR),      // Size Of This Pixel Format Descriptor
@@ -338,6 +339,8 @@ ScreenSaverProc(HWND hWnd, UINT message, WPARAM wParam, LPARAM lParam)
 
             // Initialize The GL Screen Using Screen Info
             InitGL(Screen.right, Screen.bottom);
+
+            uTimer = SetTimer(hWnd, 1, 40, NULL);
             break;
 
         case WM_DESTROY:
@@ -355,9 +358,12 @@ ScreenSaverProc(HWND hWnd, UINT message, WPARAM wParam, LPARAM lParam)
 
             // Free The DC
             ReleaseDC(hWnd, hDC);
+            
+            if (uTimer) 
+                KillTimer(hWnd, uTimer); 
             break;
 
-        case WM_PAINT:
+        case WM_TIMER: 
             DrawGLScene();
             SwapBuffers(hDC);
             break;