Explorer freezing at start up
My computer starts up then explorer crashes
Sunday, November 12, 2006 by mauve | Discussion: WindowBlinds
This keeps happening, mainly when use restart function or when I have to turn it off at the switch coz its frozen. It boots up fine and everything, but explorer crashes and stops everything else from working as well, and I have to turn off and start up again.
I have worked out that if I get task manager up as soon as it does it I can end the explorer process and then run it again and everything runs perfect. But even if I wait 5 seconds after it starts freezing then it doesn't work
I can easily tell when it happens, because the strip of the task bar in either side of my show desktop quick launch icon goes see through. If I put my mouse over the task bar then it turns into the sand timer, but not if it's over the desktop.
I'm not sure if it's reacting to a skin, cause it does it with all the skins i've tried, or if it's theme manager (alien GUIes, beacse it's only started happening once that was installed.
Thanks in advance for your help
I have worked out that if I get task manager up as soon as it does it I can end the explorer process and then run it again and everything runs perfect. But even if I wait 5 seconds after it starts freezing then it doesn't work
I can easily tell when it happens, because the strip of the task bar in either side of my show desktop quick launch icon goes see through. If I put my mouse over the task bar then it turns into the sand timer, but not if it's over the desktop.
I'm not sure if it's reacting to a skin, cause it does it with all the skins i've tried, or if it's theme manager (alien GUIes, beacse it's only started happening once that was installed.
Thanks in advance for your help
mauve
Reply #2 Sunday, November 12, 2006 8:04 PM
Reply #2 Sunday, November 12, 2006 8:04 PM
Sorry i'm a noob. What config, like you mean my system info and stuff or window blinds skin settings?
ZubaZ
Reply #3 Sunday, November 12, 2006 8:48 PM
Reply #3 Sunday, November 12, 2006 8:48 PM
Open the Windowblinds Config.
In the lower left is a link labelled System Info
Click it, copy it, paste it.
In the lower left is a link labelled System Info
Click it, copy it, paste it.
mauve
Reply #4 Sunday, November 12, 2006 9:54 PM
Reply #4 Sunday, November 12, 2006 9:54 PM
WindowBlinds 5.0 System Information Report:
STATUS : WB+ SRV+ HLP+ UI+ TRAY+
WindowBlinds is installed correctly on this PC.
WindowBlinds appears to be activated on this PC
Your machine supports per pixel borders on WindowBlinds skins.
You have one monitor in total.
(Monitor SlimView 500 Packard Bell) 1 is attached to Intel(R) 82915G/GV/910GL Express Chipset Family
Wblind.dll 2006/03/21 14:33:46
Wbsrv.dll 2005/12/20 23:57:44
Wbconfig.exe 2006/03/19 15:33:44
Wbload.exe 2005/12/21 01:04:40
Wbhelp.dll 2004/09/18 16:37:00
Wbui.dll 2005/12/06 22:29:06
Tray.dll 2005/11/02 14:28:26
STATUS : WB+ SRV+ HLP+ UI+ TRAY+
WindowBlinds is installed correctly on this PC.
WindowBlinds appears to be activated on this PC
Your machine supports per pixel borders on WindowBlinds skins.
You have one monitor in total.
(Monitor SlimView 500 Packard Bell) 1 is attached to Intel(R) 82915G/GV/910GL Express Chipset Family
Wblind.dll 2006/03/21 14:33:46
Wbsrv.dll 2005/12/20 23:57:44
Wbconfig.exe 2006/03/19 15:33:44
Wbload.exe 2005/12/21 01:04:40
Wbhelp.dll 2004/09/18 16:37:00
Wbui.dll 2005/12/06 22:29:06
Tray.dll 2005/11/02 14:28:26
ZubaZ
Reply #5 Sunday, November 12, 2006 11:13 PM
Reply #5 Sunday, November 12, 2006 11:13 PM
You should uninstall and reinstall via Stardock Central.
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Reply #1 Sunday, November 12, 2006 7:27 PM