Windowblinds Acting Up
Saturday, October 9, 2010 by PoSmedley | Discussion: Stardock Support General
This may be the first issue I have ever had with Windowblinds. It's blacking out parts of windows. On other windows, it's blacking out the details pain and showing the menu bar there. If I maximizer it and reduce it, some of it goes away.
I uninstalled and reinstalled WB today and no change.
When I had it uninstalled, the problems did not occur.
 |
|
Page 2 of 3 | |
|
|---|
Reply #22 Saturday, October 9, 2010 7:07 PM
I would try it as it may have been a restore point created by the driver install.
Also, did you click on the show more restore points?
Reply #23 Saturday, October 9, 2010 7:17 PM
Yes. That is the last one available.
Reply #24 Saturday, October 9, 2010 7:20 PM
Not sure I understand why you won't try the roll back before restoring, but it wouldn't hurt to try... you won't break anything.
Reply #25 Saturday, October 9, 2010 7:31 PM
Doc...Po edited reply 20 saying it didn't work.
If the restore doesn't work you could try a ATI driver from around the time you installed Windows 7.
Also, did you uninstall your ATI drivers before you updated them or did you install on top of the old ones? I ask because sometimes installing on top of drivers can cause issues. You should uninstall and then do a clean install of the new ones when updating.
Reply #26 Saturday, October 9, 2010 7:51 PM
So I see. He added the edit after I wrote 21 I think.
Restore is the only thing he can do. Maybe it'll work. Did he reboot after doing all this stuff?
The original driver should be dated, as you suggested. He can always research the prior driver by date with ATI... but one thing bugs me. Why did it act up only a week later?
Did he uninstall the prior driver or install one on top of the other?
Reply #27 Saturday, October 9, 2010 7:58 PM
I did. No good.
This is on my Vista boot. (Dual boot...Vista and 7)
Did the restore and the windows are fine now. The detail panel is showing again and all the other little window things that were borked seem okay so far.
I now have a Windows Update to redo. Hopefully, it was nothing in the WIndows update that caused all of this,
Reply #28 Saturday, October 9, 2010 8:06 PM
Shouldn't. But you still have corrupt files windows couldn't fix...so it might recurr. If it does, you'll probably have to do a repair with your Vista Disk...if you have one...
Reply #29 Saturday, October 9, 2010 8:11 PM
Happy to see you worked it out.
Vista...that explins the lack of restore points. I would create a restore point prior to allowing the update.
I had to turn off auto updates on my Vista machine. I had a couple updates bork the machine a few months ago so I had to restore. Turned them off at that point. I'd rather pick and choose what to install.
Besides, I mainly use the Win 7 machines in the house...keep the Vista one going due to it renders so well. It took a while to get it tweaked just right so I tend to leave shit alone when it works. 
Reply #30 Saturday, October 9, 2010 8:30 PM
I'm missing something... why have Vista if you have 7? What does Vista do that 7 doesn't do better?
Reply #31 Saturday, October 9, 2010 8:44 PM
Fudge!
Did the WIndows Update and updated windowblinds and it has done it again!!!!
*Just got done my Chinese Take-Out and opened the fortune cookie.....
Reply #32 Saturday, October 9, 2010 8:58 PM
Restore...and quit messing with it.
Right click on that update and hide it.
Reply #34 Saturday, October 9, 2010 9:08 PM
I did the restore. It fixed it.
Then I had to redo my Windows Updates and WIndowblinds update and it did it again.
I restored again and took out the Windows Update and now it's fine again.
Reply #36 Saturday, October 9, 2010 9:14 PM
If you are using the beta release of WB on Vista then you may have problems with it when the skin uses explorer transparency.
Revert to the non beta release or disable explorer transparency and you should be fine.
Reply #37 Saturday, October 9, 2010 9:18 PM
If so, 1) roll back by unchecking the "pre-release" option in Impulse Preferences, closing Impulse and then reopening it. 2) Doing the "Verify" again. That will take you back to the last "ready for release" version, which should work correctly for you.
Reply #38 Saturday, October 9, 2010 9:19 PM
Okay. Everything looks the way it should.
Now...
WIndows Update wants to run 5 updates
and WIndowblinds, Deskscape, ObjectDock2, and Skinstudio want to update as well. When I uncheck the 'Show Pre-release Version' on Impulse, the Windowblinds Update goes away. Can I assume it was that and go ahead and do my Windows Updates (again),?
Reply #39 Saturday, October 9, 2010 9:20 PM
I wish I was. This is screwy.
The fortune cookie thing really freaked me out.
Reply #40 Saturday, October 9, 2010 9:21 PM
Revert to the non beta release or disable explorer transparency and you should be fine.
Missed this.
Thanks! 
Please login to comment and/or vote for this skin.
Welcome Guest! Please take the time to register with us.
There are many great features available to you once you register, including:
- Richer content, access to many features that are disabled for guests like commenting on the forums and downloading skins.
- Access to a great community, with a massive database of many, many areas of interest.
- Access to contests & subscription offers like exclusive emails.
- It's simple, and FREE!
|
|
Page 2 of 3 | |
|
|---|
Reply #21 Saturday, October 9, 2010 7:04 PM
Won't help you. Try the driver roll back first....it's very simple. Just follow the instructions in the link.