Vista trouble
Wednesday, May 16, 2007 by fawster | Discussion:
Whenever i try to apply one of the skins i have installed, it converts to windows classic theme, does anyone have a solution for this, and please explain it in beginner language. thanx in advance
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Hankers
Reply #2 Wednesday, May 16, 2007 1:16 PM
Reply #2 Wednesday, May 16, 2007 1:16 PM
Open the WindowBlinds Configuration screen and click on View my system information. Copy/paste that info here.
highlander
Reply #3 Friday, May 18, 2007 8:16 AM
Reply #3 Friday, May 18, 2007 8:16 AM
It may be a problem with access to the WB directory. Made sure it is accessible from your account.
Hitaku
Reply #4 Tuesday, May 22, 2007 6:09 PM
Reply #4 Tuesday, May 22, 2007 6:09 PM
I am having the same issue he is. I am sure its accessible from my account. Not sure what to do =/.
This is what it says in my view system info:
Your computer has a Windows Experience Index base score of 2
Your Windows Graphics Experience score is 2
WindowBlinds version : WindowBlinds 5 (5.50 (build 100 x86 - Vista Edition))
WindowBlinds is installed correctly on this PC
WindowBlinds appears to be activated on this PC
(Generic PnP Monitor) 1 is attached to RADEON X300/X550 Series (Microsoft Corporation - WDDM)
Wblind.dll 2007/02/21 16:07:20
Wbsrv.dll 2007/02/21 16:08:05
Wbconfig.exe 2007/02/21 15:06:33
Wbload.exe 2006/09/30 13:59:14
Wbhelp.dll 2004/09/18 15:37:07
Tray.dll 2006/04/28 18:27:49
Wbload.dll 2007/01/23 18:48:56
Thx to anyone who could help me.
This is what it says in my view system info:
Your computer has a Windows Experience Index base score of 2
Your Windows Graphics Experience score is 2
WindowBlinds version : WindowBlinds 5 (5.50 (build 100 x86 - Vista Edition))
WindowBlinds is installed correctly on this PC
WindowBlinds appears to be activated on this PC
(Generic PnP Monitor) 1 is attached to RADEON X300/X550 Series (Microsoft Corporation - WDDM)
Wblind.dll 2007/02/21 16:07:20
Wbsrv.dll 2007/02/21 16:08:05
Wbconfig.exe 2007/02/21 15:06:33
Wbload.exe 2006/09/30 13:59:14
Wbhelp.dll 2004/09/18 15:37:07
Tray.dll 2006/04/28 18:27:49
Wbload.dll 2007/01/23 18:48:56
Thx to anyone who could help me.
JediJosh
Reply #5 Monday, June 25, 2007 11:45 PM
Reply #5 Monday, June 25, 2007 11:45 PM
I have the same problem too but no one will give me a clear solution and stardock customer support won't respond to my emails.
Does ANYONE have a solution to our WindowBlinds problem on Vista Premium?
Does ANYONE have a solution to our WindowBlinds problem on Vista Premium?
starkers
Reply #6 Tuesday, June 26, 2007 1:49 AM
This may be the source of your problem....your graphics card may be below WB5 requirements.
Reply #6 Tuesday, June 26, 2007 1:49 AM
Your Windows Graphics Experience score is 2
This may be the source of your problem....your graphics card may be below WB5 requirements.
amlwaycooljr
Reply #7 Thursday, June 28, 2007 8:13 AM
Reply #7 Thursday, June 28, 2007 8:13 AM
Thats odd. Why does the latest beta work fine then when my system has a rating of a 1.0.
ShelbyGT_The_Car
Reply #8 Thursday, June 28, 2007 8:40 AM
Reply #8 Thursday, June 28, 2007 8:40 AM
I almost bet there is apple software on these systems... heheheeee
that and a few other apps installed wrong too!
Vista will do a lot of stuff wrong - when there is a good reason.
Check your logs for system errors and app loading erors.
If it comes back to some of the system 32 files. Then your Vista needs to be reinstalled.
This time be sure to not just put any apple software or something that was related to the log file reports.
[Inspect the log very well... it is your only key as to why what is in the programming that has gone wrong]
good luck
Look at this link and besure to notice what works and what is said to be compatible...
There is a big difference in the wording. I like the way they fool people with it!
WWW Link
SGT
that and a few other apps installed wrong too!
Vista will do a lot of stuff wrong - when there is a good reason.
Check your logs for system errors and app loading erors.
If it comes back to some of the system 32 files. Then your Vista needs to be reinstalled.
This time be sure to not just put any apple software or something that was related to the log file reports.
[Inspect the log very well... it is your only key as to why what is in the programming that has gone wrong]
good luck
Look at this link and besure to notice what works and what is said to be compatible...
There is a big difference in the wording. I like the way they fool people with it!
WWW Link
SGT
[email protected]
Reply #9 Thursday, June 28, 2007 9:11 AM
Reply #9 Thursday, June 28, 2007 9:11 AM
If your graphics score is that low with that video card the first thing I would do is make sure you have the absolute latest Vista driver from ATI. I have a reasonably fast Nvidia card and the MS driver scores a 1.5 or so, but when I installed the Nvidia driver it went up to 4.6 for desktop and 4.7 for gaming.
The MS drivers for a lot of cards are absolute cr4p.
The MS drivers for a lot of cards are absolute cr4p.
Hapkido
Reply #10 Thursday, June 28, 2007 6:50 PM
Those "MS drivers" which you call cr4p are only provided as a service by Microsoft. They are provided TO Microsoft FROM the manufacturers, generally as interim drivers until they release the full updated drivers for their respective products. It is always prudent to check the manufacturer's website for updated drivers rather than relying upon what came with the O/S, whether it is Win 98, XP or Vista.
Reply #10 Thursday, June 28, 2007 6:50 PM
The MS drivers for a lot of cards are absolute cr4p.
Those "MS drivers" which you call cr4p are only provided as a service by Microsoft. They are provided TO Microsoft FROM the manufacturers, generally as interim drivers until they release the full updated drivers for their respective products. It is always prudent to check the manufacturer's website for updated drivers rather than relying upon what came with the O/S, whether it is Win 98, XP or Vista.
Gingergrams
Reply #11 Saturday, June 30, 2007 12:23 AM
Reply #11 Saturday, June 30, 2007 12:23 AM
Ok my windowblinds worked great until I installed the latest update to windowblinds and now it won't install any of my themes at all I uninstalled and reinstalled it did not fix the problem when I try to apply a theme it installs windows classic only I really need some help
Neil Banfield
Reply #12 Saturday, June 30, 2007 4:31 AM
Reply #12 Saturday, June 30, 2007 4:31 AM
Please post the information from the WB System Information page.
jane ral
Reply #13 Saturday, June 30, 2007 2:18 PM
Reply #13 Saturday, June 30, 2007 2:18 PM
i have the same problem Whenever i try to apply one of the skins i download from this site, it converts to windows classic theme it bugs me..........i have vista ultimate, my graphics index is 1.0 my windows blinds enhanced is active and everything please someone tell me what can i do????
Bichur
Reply #14 Saturday, June 30, 2007 2:47 PM
Reply #14 Saturday, June 30, 2007 2:47 PM
Please post the information from the WB System Information page
jane ral
Reply #15 Saturday, June 30, 2007 9:26 PM
Reply #15 Saturday, June 30, 2007 9:26 PM
This is what it says......
Your computer has a Windows Experience Index base score of 1
Your Windows Graphics Experience score is 1
WindowBlinds version : WindowBlinds 5 (5.50 (build 100 x86 - Vista Edition))
WindowBlinds is installed correctly on this PC
WindowBlinds appears to be activated on this PC
(Generic PnP Monitor) 1 is attached to Standard VGA Graphics Adapter
Wblind.dll 2007/02/21 16:07:20
Wbsrv.dll 2007/02/21 16:08:05
Wbconfig.exe 2007/02/21 15:06:33
Wbload.exe 2006/09/30 13:59:14
Wbhelp.dll 2004/09/18 15:37:07
Tray.dll 2006/04/28 18:27:49
Wbload.dll 2007/01/23 18:48:56
PLEASE report all this information when submitting a problem report. We don't know what's in that Dell you bought last July. Per-pixel skinning requires your hardware has WDDM drivers and a graphics experience score of at least 2
Your computer has a Windows Experience Index base score of 1
Your Windows Graphics Experience score is 1
WindowBlinds version : WindowBlinds 5 (5.50 (build 100 x86 - Vista Edition))
WindowBlinds is installed correctly on this PC
WindowBlinds appears to be activated on this PC
(Generic PnP Monitor) 1 is attached to Standard VGA Graphics Adapter
Wblind.dll 2007/02/21 16:07:20
Wbsrv.dll 2007/02/21 16:08:05
Wbconfig.exe 2007/02/21 15:06:33
Wbload.exe 2006/09/30 13:59:14
Wbhelp.dll 2004/09/18 15:37:07
Tray.dll 2006/04/28 18:27:49
Wbload.dll 2007/01/23 18:48:56
PLEASE report all this information when submitting a problem report. We don't know what's in that Dell you bought last July. Per-pixel skinning requires your hardware has WDDM drivers and a graphics experience score of at least 2
CowGuy
Reply #16 Sunday, July 8, 2007 6:11 PM
Reply #16 Sunday, July 8, 2007 6:11 PM
Same problem, I've looked threw many topics and yet to find a real answer.
Your computer has a Windows Experience Index base score of 4.2
Your Windows Graphics Experience score is 5.9
WindowBlinds version : WindowBlinds 5 (5.50 (build 100 x86 - Vista Edition))
WindowBlinds is installed correctly on this PC
WindowBlinds appears to be activated on this PC
(Dell P991) 1 is attached to NVIDIA GeForce 6800 XT
Wblind.dll 2007/02/21 16:07:20
Wbsrv.dll 2007/02/21 16:08:05
Wbconfig.exe 2007/02/21 15:06:33
Wbload.exe 2006/09/30 13:59:14
Wbhelp.dll 2004/09/18 15:37:07
Tray.dll 2006/04/28 18:27:49
Wbload.dll 2007/01/23 18:48:56
Your computer has a Windows Experience Index base score of 4.2
Your Windows Graphics Experience score is 5.9
WindowBlinds version : WindowBlinds 5 (5.50 (build 100 x86 - Vista Edition))
WindowBlinds is installed correctly on this PC
WindowBlinds appears to be activated on this PC
(Dell P991) 1 is attached to NVIDIA GeForce 6800 XT
Wblind.dll 2007/02/21 16:07:20
Wbsrv.dll 2007/02/21 16:08:05
Wbconfig.exe 2007/02/21 15:06:33
Wbload.exe 2006/09/30 13:59:14
Wbhelp.dll 2004/09/18 15:37:07
Tray.dll 2006/04/28 18:27:49
Wbload.dll 2007/01/23 18:48:56
Hankers
Reply #17 Sunday, July 8, 2007 6:31 PM
Reply #17 Sunday, July 8, 2007 6:31 PM
The "shareware" version has a time limit. After this time period you will only be able to use the windows classic theme. If you wish to continue with being able to use the great skins and the WindowBlinds program, you will need to purchase it.
Hippie
Reply #18 Sunday, July 8, 2007 6:45 PM
Reply #18 Sunday, July 8, 2007 6:45 PM
I have Vista Ultimate. It does the same thing, and I'm running Dreamscapes. If that is the only problem you're having, you don't have a problem. If you want it to be in "Aero", right click on the desktop, click personalize, then Windows Color and Appearance. Then click Open classic properties and appearance, and set it to Aero. When you do that, it'll last until the next time you start you're computer. Every computer changes to Windows Classic when you apply a WB.
Gingergrams
Reply #19 Wednesday, July 11, 2007 5:49 AM
Reply #19 Wednesday, July 11, 2007 5:49 AM
I fixed my problem and I have restarted my computer 3 times to test it and I do not have to turn off anything. the problem appears with stardock central and windowblinds when I installed 5.51.025 (the latest upgrade) I uninstalled windowblinds and then uninstalled stardock central the applied the classic theme, and restarted my computer the I installed stardock central and then installed windowblinds. and restarted my computer it worked I was able to intall a skin again Hooray I don't know if it will help anyone else but I hope so. I restarted my computer two more times to make sure it still worked so far it is running great. good luck
dreaux
Reply #20 Monday, October 15, 2007 8:57 AM
Reply #20 Monday, October 15, 2007 8:57 AM
that is exactly what is happening to me. The only way I can get my Vista Areo back it to load WB6 again. If I unload it I can go back to Vista Areo but as soon as I reboot I am back to Vista basic theme with no Areo to choose from.
I am getting no help from Stardock support. Not even a 'we are working on that'.
I am getting no help from Stardock support. Not even a 'we are working on that'.
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Reply #1 Wednesday, May 16, 2007 1:14 PM