WindowBlinds 6 Beta Feedback

Wednesday, August 1, 2007 by Neil Banfield | Discussion: Stardock Support General

Please post all feedback about the WindowBlinds 6 beta on this thread.

Note that the beta is for 32 bit XP and Vista systems only.  Please do not post about it not working on 64 bit XP/Vista.  Please continue to use WB 5.51 on those platforms.

This beta is for Object Desktop customers ONLY.  Standalone WindowBlinds 5 owners will not be able to activate this build.

Please note that you must have Stardock Central 2.46 Build 154 or later to install the WindowBlinds 6 betas. If you try and use older versions, it'll eventually timeout and give you an error about an invalid URL.

If you have problems with it running at all, please uninstall WB6, reboot and then try reinstalling WB6 again.

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Moletai
Reply #181 Friday, August 3, 2007 4:45 AM
It seems that problem with the missing pixels above max. titlebar in Vienna skin was solved with the build .023

c242
Reply #182 Friday, August 3, 2007 5:16 AM
Miranda on XP fixed, too. Thanks !

danioc
Reply #183 Friday, August 3, 2007 9:30 AM
firstandonly

I just fixed the problem, the next update may come with it.

Thank you.

Neil Banfield
Reply #184 Friday, August 3, 2007 10:49 AM

I've tried a second time and the install webt great. When I RIGHT CLIKC on the desktop Explorer.exe crashes. When I RIGHT CLICK in IE6 it automatically closes. When I unload WB^ and RIGHT CLICK on desktop and IE6 all is fine. Anyone else with this problem?

I love the new WB6. Just wish I could use it. Finally had to go back to WB5. I guess I'll have to wait for the full release.

Did you have the .23 build installed?  That has a change to some menu related code which might have been conflicting with an IE and explorer addin on your pc.


S J N
Reply #185 Friday, August 3, 2007 12:11 PM
Neil, Yes I have the SD Version 2.46.471 build 154 installed. I keep getting this pop-up

explorer.exe - Application Error

The exception unknown software exception (Oxc00000fd) occurred in the application at location 0x66048c26.

Click on OK to terminatethe program.

Thanks.

S J N
Reply #186 Friday, August 3, 2007 12:48 PM
Neil, Sorry I misunderstood. Yes, I had build .23 installed. Kept getting same message as in reply #186 only when I right clicked on the desktop. Again, when I right clicked anywhere in IE6 it colsed automatically.
Thanks again.

bobbyhundreds
Reply #187 Friday, August 3, 2007 12:59 PM
This is really good.Uninstall of WB5 no problem,install of WB6 no problem,all features working great.I didn't think the blur and transparency was going to work on my GForce6200 and XP combo but it does and it looks absolutely amazing.
One tiny thing though,I can't get the progress anims for the Diamond skin to load up and they don't show in the WB preview window.They are in the skin folder for Diamond,I can see them,but no matter what I do I just get the plain none skinned xp anims.Any ideas? do I need to re-name them or something?
Excellent update though and great new skins.    

bilbo1930
Reply #188 Friday, August 3, 2007 1:07 PM
bobbyhundreds
Try wbconfig, reload skins

scott57
Reply #189 Friday, August 3, 2007 1:09 PM
where can I download WB 6 beta. I have OD whith the correct version but I can't seem to find where I can download the beta file. On my SDC page I show a "WindowBlinds 6 Beta with the following file in installed 5.09b.023. Is this the WB6 beta file....any help you can give would be greatly appreciated

thanks scott

Cavan1
Reply #190 Friday, August 3, 2007 1:28 PM
One tiny thing though,I can't get the progress anims for the Diamond skin to load up and they don't show in the WB preview window.They are in the skin folder for Diamond,I can see them,but no matter what I do I just get the plain none skinned xp anims.Any ideas? do I need to re-name them or something?


Another thing danilloOC needs to update, they are in skin folder but are not showing as being associated with skin when open in SkinStudio. I just added them to skin in SKS and they work fine now.

bobbyhundreds
Reply #191 Friday, August 3, 2007 1:31 PM
Is this the WB6 beta file


Yep that's the one Sargan.  

scott57
Reply #192 Friday, August 3, 2007 1:32 PM
sorry that should read as 5.90[b].023

bobbyhundreds
Reply #193 Friday, August 3, 2007 1:33 PM
I just added them to skin in SKS and they work fine now.


Hey there Cavan.I don't suppose you could give me a pointer or two as to how I do that?  

bobbyhundreds
Reply #194 Friday, August 3, 2007 1:34 PM
sorry that should read as 5.90[b].023


Still the one   

bobbyhundreds
Reply #195 Friday, August 3, 2007 1:35 PM
bobbyhundreds
Try wbconfig, reload skins


Thanks Bilbo,didn't work.Thanks anyway though.  

raisinjack
Reply #196 Friday, August 3, 2007 1:59 PM

Karmat, the odds are overwhelming you're using a 32-bit OS. Right click on your My Computer/Computer icon and select Properties. On Vista, it'll explicitly mention "System Type: 32-bit Operating system" (or 64). I think XP will also indicate it in a similar fashion, but I'm not rebooting tonight to check.


You really really have to work to get a 64-bit version of Windows installed still (doesn't tend to come preloaded), so you probably are on 32-bit.


Kris



I for one will patiently wait for the 64 bit version  

And as far as it being really really hard to get it installed - it was as easy as 32 bit to do it on my rig AND all my software from my 32 bit side works!!!!!  

Cavan1
Reply #197 Friday, August 3, 2007 2:20 PM
I don't suppose you could give me a pointer or two as to how I do that?


Open skin in SkinStudio, from explorer tree, Shell Animations-Animation Files, then on right, Section tab you will see the file sections, click on first one then from drop menu below preview select the proper file. Once you have set all save and apply.

Moletai
Reply #198 Friday, August 3, 2007 2:54 PM
Animations can be added in Skinstudio for Diamond. With my inexperience I found easily how to do that. But I could not find some animations, namely file copy, file move. Or I am wrong? May be this is the reason why default MS animations were left for Diamond...

Cavan1
Reply #199 Friday, August 3, 2007 3:00 PM
namely file copy, file move. Or I am wrong?


There is one animation for both, Diamond\ani_copy_move.avi

bobbyhundreds
Reply #200 Friday, August 3, 2007 3:07 PM
Great,thanks for that Cavan,I'll have a stab at it later and see how I go.Cheers.  

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