still no fix? for the bootskin pro app for uk users

It's a US holiday now.  I'd not expect to hear anything until the weekend is over.

Stardock is well aware of the issue and wioll address it on thier return.

I dont get it, why does Stardock release a prog that does not work ?

It does work but not on all systems. Many are having no issues at all running the program. Give the developers time and they will find the solution.

It does work but not on all systems. Many are having no issues at all running the program. Give the developers time and they will find the solution.

This is a pretty lame comment.

People pay for a working copy, they do NOT pay to purchase "Alpha" or "Beta" programs. The problem predominately exists in SP1 versions of Vista.

It is obvious that "Stardock" took little/no notice of how "Microsoft" changed how the "BootUp" procedure worked in their release of SP1.

As Zubaz said, the offices are closed for the Thanksgiving Holiday.

We are aware of users having problems with BootSkin Pro and are working to resolve them.  There really isn't anything more that can be said beyond that.

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Vista Home Premium 32 bit

English

UAC off

Not Working on Mine Either.

Did not realise the program was still being worked on, there is no mention it is an Alpha or Beta version, if that is so i would never have dowloaded it in the first place. I also endorse the comments made by Ian.

Programs that interact directly with an OS will by their very nature be at the mercy of OS revisions and subsequently require amendment.  This won't be the case with a 'standard' program such as Photoshop.  Such a program is typically only ever altered/updated to enhance features, etc.

OS-interfacing programs such as [many of] Stardock's may at times require actual alteration/s to reflect changes that Microsoft makes to 'updates'/service packs, etc.

This does NOT mean a program is released as an 'untested beta' as some insinuate, but at the time of its testing it DID function as intended but subsequent OS revision/s have caused it to fail on some systems.

As Zoomba said... a resolution is being worked on.

Anyone who has been familiar/using Stardock's products will already have seen occasions when SD Program updates were released simply to keep up with Microsoft's OS revisions.  Windowblinds would be just one example....

I am too having the same problem, Vista 32, SP1 (what is UAC?). I also noticed that after the updates the program is not being registerd cause whenever I try to apply a downloaded Bootskin I receive a message asking with what program should I open it, and, after looking if it was or not there, I discovered that the folder exists, but after opening msconfig, it does not seem to be registered not in services and not in startup programs, so it is as if it where not being properly installed. 

Hey Guys,

I was having the same problem with Bootskin Pro on Vista 32Bit.  I temporarily disabled my Firewall and VirusScan (am using WindowsLiveOneCare right now) and that seemed to fix ALL the problems I was having with the Stardock/Impulse problems.  Hope this helped.

Well here we ar two weeks after the release of "Bootskin Pro," and still not working, nor any further patches.

I noticed that both "Deskcape" and "LogonStudio" Vista, (Programs that both were working), have again been updated....why not Bootskin Pro?

It's Stardock . . they'll come through. 

There is a beta version available through Impulse now that should address many of the issues.  Please reply here and let me know if it's fixed your issues or you still have problems.

Thanks

It appears the true root of the problem has been for users with an English version of Vista that were using a non-US locale (such as the UK).  Unfortunately, the code that was looking for the location of the winload.exe.mui file ended looking in the wrong folder because it was assuming there would be a folder for that locale on the system, which there is not always.  However, there has been a beta released that should address this issue.  Please let us know if you are still having the same problems and whether you're using an English version of Vista or some other language version, and what locale you have set.

Looks like working ok now in UK just made and applied bootskin, just going to reboot to check.

work perfectly thanks.

Bootskin Pro now loads a Bootskin without error, but sadly upon reboot, I get the Visa Aura Screen.

My "Locale" is set for English (Australia). The Bootscreen change appears in the "Windows\System32\en-US" directory. There is no "en-AU" directory.

Please keep trying.

yah works ok for me in the uk thx stardock

I have a german system Win Vista 32 Ultimate. Set to german/germany. No error messages so far, but everytime I boot up, for me the Vista Aura Screen appears too. No selected bootskin is shown.

Please help.

Unfortunately, there is a separate issue for users with international versions of Vista.  This issue is currently being investigated as well, but at this time we don't have an ETA for a fix.