Alienguise question

Sunday, February 24, 2008 by bobraymund | Discussion: Stardock Support General

Hi all,

Well, I recently heard about AlienGUIse, so decided to download it, but before using it I looked around the internet and heard quite a few people have had major problems with it.

So, my first question is: How risky is it to use it and can it cause some major problems? How can I avoid these?

Second question: Do I need anything else downloaded and installed on my computer before I install a theme from AlienGUIse?

Thanks in advance,

Bob
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bobraymund
Reply #1 Sunday, February 24, 2008 7:31 PM

scorpNZ
Reply #2 Sunday, February 24, 2008 8:43 PM
Just install it & see what happens

bobraymund
Reply #3 Sunday, February 24, 2008 9:27 PM
Just install it & see what happens


So, you're saying: Just install it and see if it screws anything up, eh? Heh.

Cavan1
Reply #4 Sunday, February 24, 2008 9:34 PM
If you downloaded it from Alienware it is perfectly safe.

bobraymund
Reply #5 Sunday, February 24, 2008 9:37 PM
If you downloaded it from Alienware it is perfectly safe.


Alrighty, so I don't need any other programs like Windows Blinds, Desktop X, etc. for it to work correctly, right?

Cavan1
Reply #6 Sunday, February 24, 2008 9:38 PM
so I don't need any other programs like Windows Blinds,


The required apps are included in the download.

bobraymund
Reply #7 Sunday, February 24, 2008 10:24 PM
so I don't need any other programs like Windows Blinds,The required apps are included in the download.


Ok...guess I'll go ahead and test it out either today or tomorrow. *gulps*

DonDodds
Reply #8 Sunday, February 24, 2008 10:47 PM
I'm downloading it now, and will give it a whirl as soon as it comes through. I probably won't keep it, but it's worth trying.

bobraymund
Reply #9 Sunday, February 24, 2008 11:09 PM
Well, just tried applying a theme and it froze kinda, so I hit cancel and the theme wasn't really installed, besides a few icons. So, I had to restart and when it came back on, it was the same. So, I tried changing the theme back to XP from the Alienguise menu and it froze. So had to restart again. This time when it came on I switched it back to XP through the control panel. Then restarted because it started freezing up, then when it came back on I tried uninstalling alien guise and it froze when I clicked uninstall. So, you know what? Fuck this program. Any help would be appreciated on how to get rid of this stupid thing.

bobraymund
Reply #10 Sunday, February 24, 2008 11:11 PM
Yes, so my question is. How do I uninstall this frigging thing without it freezing up?

karmat
Reply #11 Sunday, February 24, 2008 11:20 PM
Not sure why you're computer is freezing up, I installed it and all four themes a couple of months ago, and didn't have any problems. I'm not a computer genius, so couldn't tell you why yours is freezing up, that's too bad. Did you try uninstalling from the Start menu, click on... All Programs, Alienguise, Uninstall Alienguise.

DonDodds
Reply #12 Sunday, February 24, 2008 11:38 PM
With no information on your system, it's hard to tell you why. It's working perfectly on my system - well, once I uninstalled my trial for IconPackager (so AlienGUIse could apply its icons, as IP itself had expired).

bobraymund
Reply #13 Sunday, February 24, 2008 11:51 PM
I've tried going to My Computer/Add Remove Programs, but it brings up the same installer and says when it installs it will set back the default theme, and when I click yes or whatever it freezes. Is there a way to just delete all the files for the program or?

yrag
Reply #14 Monday, February 25, 2008 12:25 AM
System Restore.

bobraymund
Reply #15 Monday, February 25, 2008 12:40 AM
Uh, no thank you.

yrag
Reply #16 Monday, February 25, 2008 12:48 AM
Do you know what System Restore is??

DonDodds
Reply #17 Monday, February 25, 2008 12:50 AM
I suppose you don't have TweakUI installed. That includes several repair functions, for icons and the like.

Also, I do find it a bit surprising that for all your concern about AlienGUIse (and thanks for letting me know about it - looks awesome on my end) you didn't take the simple step of setting a system restore point.

bobraymund
Reply #18 Monday, February 25, 2008 1:37 AM
I don't really know what system restore is, but it sounds evil.

I suppose I'll just not uninstall it, everything is running smoothly now without the Alienguies thing running.


yrag
Reply #19 Monday, February 25, 2008 1:45 AM
It's hardly evil. Start/ All Programs/ Accessories/ System Tools/ System Restore. When it opens, pick the Restore Point prior to the AlienGUIse install. After the reboot, your system will be just as it was...minus AlienGUIse.

bobraymund
Reply #20 Monday, February 25, 2008 1:54 AM
I may try that in the morning, getting late here.

Can anyone else confirm that this will help? And not cause more problems...

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