I have a problem lately. Sometimes (often) when I minimize windows and/or switch back and forth between them, I'll get a big black square in the middle of my primary screen that won't go away even with an F5 refresh. There are no dialogue boxes indicated and the only way to get it to go away is to end the dwn (desktop windows manager) process. I have to do that twice and then the black box goes away. Problem is, that so does my WindowBlinds skin. I'm currently using Aero Brushed Metal. Haven't tried it with any other skins yet.
What to do?
(I accidentally posted this in the deskscapes forum as it was the only one that had a thread dealing with dwm). Sorry.
Reply #1 Sunday, December 26, 2010 7:04 AM
From your startmenu, type in "run" (without the " "). Open it and type in "msconfig" (again, without " ").
Choose the Services tab and scroll down until you find the item outlined in red. Make sure to choose it and make sure it's checked.
You then choose "Apply" and close it. You'll probably get a reboot message. Reboot. Does this solve your problem?
If not, I would suggest going to the Elevated Command Prompt and typing in sfc /scannow to verify your system files have not become corrupted.
Please supply your information from the "About Windowblinds" tab in your Windowblinds Configuration window also your computer brand, drivers RAM and video card so that if I can't help, someone else might see a correctable problem.
Hope you're having a good holiday season.