comp wont start
Sunday, December 9, 2007 by cory burchett | Discussion: BootSkin
I just downloaded the boot skins...and it said to restart and my damn computer wont get 
ast the stage where it says to start in repair mode or normal mode...and i dont know what the hell to do because i dont have my boot disk on me and im currently stuck in germany and this sucks....if anyone knows what i can do then please email me at [email protected] be shy please i need my laptop. thx for the help and reading this.
ast the stage where it says to start in repair mode or normal mode...and i dont know what the hell to do because i dont have my boot disk on me and im currently stuck in germany and this sucks....if anyone knows what i can do then please email me at [email protected] be shy please i need my laptop. thx for the help and reading this.
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milksama
Reply #2 Monday, December 10, 2007 11:16 AM
Reply #2 Monday, December 10, 2007 11:16 AM
Once in safe mode, you can also rename the vidstub.sys file located within C:\Windows\System32\Drivers to anything else (i.e. vidstub.sys.old) as a fallback option.
-Mike
[Stardock Support]
bypasscompulsory
Reply #3 Sunday, January 6, 2008 3:23 PM
Reply #3 Sunday, January 6, 2008 3:23 PM
Don't use BootSkin. It will render your system useless. The program installs malware called vidstub.sys that will prevent your system from booting. You will have to reset your BIOS and reconfigure your entire system after removing the BootSkin malware virus.
Bichur
Reply #4 Sunday, January 6, 2008 3:33 PM
Reply #4 Sunday, January 6, 2008 3:33 PM
The program installs malware called vidstub.sys that will prevent your system from booting. You will have to reset your BIOS and reconfigure your entire system after removing the BootSkin malware virus.
killajosh
Reply #5 Sunday, January 6, 2008 3:45 PM
That may be the most rediculuos statement I have read in these forums. And no doubt, it was made by someone who is uninformed. I use bootskin, and have never had any kind of problem starting my pc.....
Reply #5 Sunday, January 6, 2008 3:45 PM
Don't use BootSkin. It will render your system useless. The program installs malware called vidstub.sys that will prevent your system from booting. You will have to reset your BIOS and reconfigure your entire system after removing the BootSkin malware virus.
That may be the most rediculuos statement I have read in these forums. And no doubt, it was made by someone who is uninformed. I use bootskin, and have never had any kind of problem starting my pc.....
elvee
Reply #7 Sunday, January 6, 2008 3:56 PM
Reply #7 Sunday, January 6, 2008 3:56 PM
Don't use BootSkin. It will render your system useless. The program installs malware called vidstub.sys that will prevent your system from booting. You will have to reset your BIOS and reconfigure your entire system after removing the BootSkin malware virus.
What?
killajosh
Reply #8 Sunday, January 6, 2008 5:13 PM
Reply #8 Sunday, January 6, 2008 5:13 PM
For anyone reading this who is not sure, just do a search for vidstub.sys. In all the pages my search returned, there was not a single reference to it being 'malware'....
bypasscompulsory
Reply #9 Monday, January 7, 2008 1:21 AM
Reply #9 Monday, January 7, 2008 1:21 AM
Don't risk your system with BootSkin. It's not worth all the hassle. Just Google "vidstub.sys" and see all the problems caused by this application.
HG_Eliminator
Reply #10 Monday, January 7, 2008 1:27 AM
Reply #10 Monday, January 7, 2008 1:27 AM
Ive been running boot skin for years...no problems here, as well as no Viruses...
beats the heck out of me what hes going on about..
beats the heck out of me what hes going on about..
Bebi Bulma
Reply #11 Monday, January 7, 2008 1:27 AM
Don't risk your system with BootSkin. It's not worth all the hassle. Just Google "vidstub.sys" and see all the problems caused by this application.
You obviously don't have the slightest clue what you're talking about. Stardock is a Microsoft certified partner and doesn't put malware in ANY of their products. You should do some real research before coming on this site and making those kinds of false accusations.
The reason bootskin might not work is because of BIOS incompatibilities, not because of imaginary malware. It is easily reversible as Zubaz and milksama have explained.
Reply #11 Monday, January 7, 2008 1:27 AM
Don't risk your system with BootSkin. It's not worth all the hassle. Just Google "vidstub.sys" and see all the problems caused by this application.
You obviously don't have the slightest clue what you're talking about. Stardock is a Microsoft certified partner and doesn't put malware in ANY of their products. You should do some real research before coming on this site and making those kinds of false accusations.
The reason bootskin might not work is because of BIOS incompatibilities, not because of imaginary malware. It is easily reversible as Zubaz and milksama have explained.
HG_Eliminator
Reply #12 Monday, January 7, 2008 1:33 AM
Reply #12 Monday, January 7, 2008 1:33 AM
the very first Google search item... WWW Link
File net one of the many File explanatory sites that give Details about services and files on your PC.... no where does it say malware etc..
Try really researching before offering bogus accusations ...
File net one of the many File explanatory sites that give Details about services and files on your PC.... no where does it say malware etc..
Try really researching before offering bogus accusations ...
Erk.
Reply #13 Monday, January 7, 2008 3:46 AM
Reply #13 Monday, January 7, 2008 3:46 AM
bypasscompulsory:
...another thread was not needed for your gripe.
You had a bad run with bootskin.
It will not work on all computers.
There is NO malware/spyware/virus or ANYTHING harmful there.
There are instructions in THIS thread on how to remove the program if it does not work for your computer.
I have removed your post. Please do not post another.
killajosh
Reply #14 Monday, January 7, 2008 7:00 AM
Reply #14 Monday, January 7, 2008 7:00 AM
The guy's been a member (though not a subscriber) since May 2006. He's only dl'd 4mb of stuff. Why do you come here? Hopefully not just to post this drivel.....
mike b1954
Reply #15 Monday, January 7, 2008 10:07 PM
Reply #15 Monday, January 7, 2008 10:07 PM
.. I have used Bootskin since 2005 no problems ... and that was a year before I bought Object Desktop ...
DorkCoffeez
Reply #16 Tuesday, January 8, 2008 5:01 PM
Reply #16 Tuesday, January 8, 2008 5:01 PM
Bootskin is pretty hit and miss. Since there have been no updates in a long time we just offer a few different versions. If one does not work just grab one of the two other links on the download site. If none then there isn't much that can be done.
MarsVoltron
Reply #17 Sunday, August 31, 2008 7:28 PM
Reply #17 Sunday, August 31, 2008 7:28 PM
I'm so glad i came across this post, my computer would not start it would loop about 30 times before it would actually load up my Vista Ultimate.
and the error recovery screen would continue to pop up every time i restarted, but i uninstalled boot skin and deleted vidstub.sys and all the values from my reg that had anything to do with boot skin, and every thing worked again, it worked fine before on my previous computer not sure what caused it to slaughter my computer now, i just hope they find a fix for this or actually update the program since it's pretty ancient
and the error recovery screen would continue to pop up every time i restarted, but i uninstalled boot skin and deleted vidstub.sys and all the values from my reg that had anything to do with boot skin, and every thing worked again, it worked fine before on my previous computer not sure what caused it to slaughter my computer now, i just hope they find a fix for this or actually update the program since it's pretty ancient
Bebi Bulma
Reply #18 Sunday, August 31, 2008 7:54 PM
Unfortunately, bootskin is unsupported.
Reply #18 Sunday, August 31, 2008 7:54 PM
i just hope they find a fix for this or actually update the program since it's pretty ancient
Unfortunately, bootskin is unsupported.
Bichur
Reply #19 Sunday, August 31, 2008 8:27 PM
you'da been happier actually reading the bootskin page and noticing it don't mention Vista
or you'da been happier perusing the bootskin forums where you might have come across one of these:
Reply #19 Sunday, August 31, 2008 8:27 PM
I'm so glad i came across this post, my computer would not start it would loop about 30 times before it would actually load up my Vista Ultimate.
you'da been happier actually reading the bootskin page and noticing it don't mention Vista
or you'da been happier perusing the bootskin forums where you might have come across one of these:
DorkCoffeez
Reply #20 Tuesday, September 2, 2008 2:41 PM
Reply #20 Tuesday, September 2, 2008 2:41 PM
MarsVoltron
i just hope they find a fix for this or actually update the program since it's pretty ancient
BootSkin will not be updated for Vista unfortunatly. There was some work being done on a BootVista however with SP1 coming out it was put on pause and certain criteria had to be met for it to go forward, or if it even would. At this time development is on pause. There will be news updates in the future on Wincustomize.com I'm certain. If something does come up I will be happy to post it.
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Reply #1 Sunday, December 9, 2007 10:03 PM
Uninstall Bootskin and reboot.