Won't Load Any Skin - Domain Issue?
Friday, March 18, 2011 by Einstein | Discussion: WindowBlinds
Hey all,
With help from support I was able to get Impulse to restore from archive; however, now it will not load any skin.
I can get the "SevenConfig.exe" to run - that's good. And it even sees my list of about 50 skins - that's nice. It can change the wallpapers, so I know it is functional. BUT BUT when I select a skin and click "Apply" it just sits there. Okay, to be fair, it does unload the "Win XP" theme and switches to the "Windows Classic" theme, but that is it.
I am wondering if it might be some issue with my domain logon. Has anyone heard of issues with domain logon issues interfering with Window Blinds?
I have been stuck with the basic Windows XP theme for the last month. I have gone through withdrawals, but I refuse to give up. Curt and Anthony with Stardock Support have done a great job and have gotten me this far, but I know they are busy. So I wanted to ask the community at large to see if any of you might have some insightful advice.
This is what the "About WindowBlinds" reveals:
WindowBlinds version : WindowBlinds 7.2 (build 95 x86)
WindowBlinds is not installed correctly on this PC. If you did not reboot after installing WindowBlinds 7 for the first time, then please reboot and try this again.Your machine supports per pixel borders on WindowBlinds skins.
(Default Monitor) 1 is attached to NVIDIA GeForce FX 5200
(Default Monitor) 2 is attached to NVIDIA GeForce FX 5200
Wblind.dll 2010/11/29 14:40:20
Wbsrv.dll 2010/02/03 17:11:56
SevenConfig.exe 2010/11/10 17:21:27
Wbload.exe 2010/09/07 17:02:35
Wbhelp.dll 2010/09/07 17:02:34
Wbui.dll 2008/04/28 11:35:05
Tray.dll 2009/10/21 08:13:19
Screen.exe 2010/05/26 11:18:43
I DID reboot (multiple times), so I know that isn't it. I am running Windows XP Pro sp 3. (please don't laugh or roll your eyes)
Thanks
Dave (aka Einstein47)
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Reply #21 Friday, April 8, 2011 2:17 PM
Okay - something positive for once this week. I was able to upgrade to IE 8. It took a lot of searching, but I found that the security settings on some of my registry entries were messed up. Specifically those relating to my PC's Group Policy. I found a script on microsoft's site for a tiny utility called "SubInACL.exe" I created a script for it, and it was able to reset my PC security to something useful.
This was very good because several Scheduled Tasks that weren't able to run under my userid can now. This is good. So I did the install of IE 8, and it worked for once. This is also good. So I got brave and did the install of Impulse - initially it worked, but then .....
Impulse updated itself, and immediately crashed with the "We're sorry" message. Oh how frustrating.
Is this something Stardock support could help me with even though my subscription has expired?
Inquiring minds (like me) want to know - Einy