New icon thingy in upper-right corner of folder windows

Monday, June 30, 2008 by riredale | Discussion: WinCustomize Talk

Hi; new to WindowBlinds.  I downloaded the program and it looks great, but now in all my folder windows I get a triangular-shaped icon thingy in the upper-right corner of the folder window, just under the minimize-maximize-close buttons.

What is it, and how can I get rid of it?
Bebi Bulma
Reply #1 Monday, June 30, 2008 4:19 AM
It's called a throbber, it doesn't do anything and won't cause any harm (default Windows has one too, just the Windows flag).

You can get rid of it with this. Download it, unzip it, copy the ShellThrobOff.reg to your desktop, close any open Windows Explorer windows, and run it. Afterwards you may have to reset your toolbars in explorer, but it will work fine (I use it myself).
starkers
Reply #2 Monday, June 30, 2008 6:14 AM
It's called a throbber...

You can get rid of it with this.


Now who in their right mind would get rid of a perfectly good throbber???

Wait 'til Bichur reads this... given all the hassle he had with his broken one, he's gonna be spitting chips.
riredale
Reply #3 Monday, June 30, 2008 11:10 AM
Thank you.

By the way, there seem to be literally hundreds of themes for WindowBlinds. Which are most popular? Is there a rating or ranking listed somewhere?

I would assume a lot of people use the program to make XP look like Vista, but maybe there are much cooler themes out there.
Wizard1956
Reply #4 Monday, June 30, 2008 11:24 AM
You can sort them by date,downloads,etc by setting the filter on the gallery page."Sort by.."just above the first thumbnail.
Bebi Bulma
Reply #5 Monday, June 30, 2008 5:28 PM
Thank you.By the way, there seem to be literally hundreds of themes for WindowBlinds. Which are most popular? Is there a rating or ranking listed somewhere?I would assume a lot of people use the program to make XP look like Vista, but maybe there are much cooler themes out there.

I've actually compiled a rather large list of skins I would recommend.

Recommended Windowblinds Skins
pjdark
Reply #6 Monday, June 30, 2008 5:41 PM
easy as pie to get rid of......
http://toastytech.com/files/throboff.html
pjdark
Reply #7 Monday, June 30, 2008 5:43 PM
man was i late. nice call Bebi.
Lantec
Reply #8 Monday, June 30, 2008 7:44 PM
Pretty thin list Steph....
Bebi Bulma
Reply #9 Monday, June 30, 2008 7:59 PM
Pretty thin list Steph....

I'm picky.
Bichur
Reply #10 Monday, June 30, 2008 9:30 PM

Now who in their right mind would get rid of a perfectly good throbber???


Often wondered that myself.


Next thing you know someone will come along with some type of little app that wil.....

easy as pie to get rid of......http://toastytech.com/files/throboff.html






Could it get any worse?????



It's called a throbber, it doesn't do anything






ouch.


sounds like my 1st wife....

Bebi Bulma
Reply #11 Monday, June 30, 2008 9:52 PM
starkers
Reply #12 Monday, June 30, 2008 10:05 PM
Could it get any worse?????



"It's called a throbber, it doesn't do anything"






ouch.


sounds like my 1st wife....


Sad, isn't it... that the fate of the poor old throbber has come down to a solitary click of a button... one click *poof*, and there it is, gone ((but then again, one solitary thought of my ex-wife has the same effect))!!

mike b1954
Reply #13 Monday, June 30, 2008 11:47 PM
Bebi , thats a really nice little site you have there ...     
Bebi Bulma
Reply #14 Monday, June 30, 2008 11:55 PM
Could it get any worse?????"It's called a throbber, it doesn't do anything"ouch.sounds like my 1st wife....Sad, isn't it... that the fate of the poor old throbber has come down to a solitary click of a button... one click *poof*, and there it is, gone ((but then again, one solitary thought of my ex-wife has the same effect))!!

You guys....I swear.
Bebi , thats a really nice little site you have there ...     

Thanks.
starkers
Reply #15 Tuesday, July 1, 2008 3:27 AM
You guys....I swear.


Yup, we sure are an incorrigible bunch orright.

Oh, and I wouldn't swear (cuss in Oz-speak if I were you... well not too audibly! Back in my more rebellious days I got charged with swearing, and when I muttered a couple more expletives in disgust over the $200 fine, the judge ordered my mouth washed out with soap n' water as well.

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