Start button disappearing
Thursday, August 25, 2011 by aczubak | Discussion: Windows 7
For some reason when i activate most of the visual styles my start menu disappears . like igraphite or mezzanine or pricision or any of the downloadables.
anyone experienced this before? i'm new to WinCustomize but i'd like to get it working as it is pretty awesome lol.
Reply #2 Friday, August 26, 2011 7:44 AM
Well it wouldn't let me hit the "copy to clipboard" button. So just manually highlighted and copied. I do use 2 monitors, not that i think that should matter?
Your Windows Graphics Experience score is 7.2
WindowBlinds version : WindowBlinds 7.2 (build 297 - Windows 7 Edition) - Shareware - 64 bit OS
WindowBlinds is installed correctly on this PC
(Dell S2409W(Digital)) 1 is attached to NVIDIA GeForce GTX 260
(Dell 2007FP (Digital)) 2 is attached to NVIDIA GeForce GTX 260
Wblind.dll 2010/11/30 17:49:ll
Wblind64.dll 2010/11/30 17:49:42
Wbsrv.dll 2010/11/23 14:38:43
SevenConfig.exe 2010/11/23 16:10:18
Wbload.exe 2010/10/20 15:08:35
Wbhelp.dll 2010/10/20 15:08:34
Tray.dll 2009/10/23 19:12:19
Wbload.dll 2010/06/07 14:59:25
Screen.exe 2010/06/07 14:59:42
I've also attached screenshots of what default aero looks like and then what happens after i activate a different style. notice the start button 
Thanks!!!
Reply #3 Friday, August 26, 2011 8:18 AM
Do you have any other customizing software installed (like Visual Styles or msstyles)?
Did you recently update Windowblinds?
Reply #4 Friday, August 26, 2011 8:33 AM
When did you install the trial? Did it work when first installed?
Reply #5 Friday, August 26, 2011 8:52 AM
I have neither of those programs installed.
i installed it fresh yesterday when i discovered the problem.
Reply #6 Friday, August 26, 2011 8:59 AM
If that is the case, it sounds like you didn't get a clean install. Uninstall WB and run CCleaner or similar. Reboot and re-install WB's with any AV/Malware apps disabled. Reboot when prompted and check for functionality.
Reply #7 Friday, August 26, 2011 9:10 AM
Also... download from Stardock, not from download.com.
https://www.stardock.com/products/windowblinds/downloads.asp
Reply #8 Friday, August 26, 2011 11:55 AM
i downloaded from cnet...everytime i hit download from the stardock website it brings me to cnet. but i will remote in when i get a chance and try this. (i'm at work).
Reply #9 Friday, August 26, 2011 3:39 PM
So i uninstalled, ran ccleaner through the registry. then reinstalled. same issue. i can actually hit the space that the start button is suppoed to be, and a very see through menu appears. so its kind of like the button doesn't show a graphic but is still function there??
Reply #10 Friday, August 26, 2011 9:38 PM
try this uninstall, run ccleaner, reboot then reinstall.
Reply #11 Saturday, August 27, 2011 12:18 AM
I Did reboot, it forces u to when u uninstall windowblinds. I just forgot to mention in the steps I followed
Reply #12 Saturday, August 27, 2011 12:44 AM
I had a thought, and I could be way off base here, but all the skins you mentioned were made with "vista style positioning' on the start button. Try one that does not have that enabled. Garnet Storm is one that I know does not have that (cause I made it). If you load that one, and your problem goes away, then maybe your computer is having trouble with that setting.
It's just a shot in the dark, but it can't hurt to give it a try.
Reply #13 Sunday, August 28, 2011 2:21 PM
Tried the garnet storm. same issue. start button is gone LOL. so bizzare.
Reply #14 Sunday, August 28, 2011 4:58 PM
Bummer. Well at least that eliminated one possibility.
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Reply #1 Thursday, August 25, 2011 11:11 PM
To help find the problem please open WindowBlinds and click on About WindowBlinds. You then click on Copy to clipboard button and paste the file info here in your post.