Just realized that the fix is actually in this thread!

Thanks for all the help guys.

Updated to FireFox v35.0, and it's now crashing immediatly on startup.  The error listing is "wbload.dll".

Firefox 35.0 Crash Report [@ wbload.dll@0xbae8 ]

If I exclude FF from being skinned, then it will start, but the titlebar is solid black, (no tabs or buttons available).

Edit:  I did the customization tweak LightStar outlined above, and now FF is runnign again in a usable fashion, albeit without any skinning applied...

Do you have any custom addons in Firefox which possibly mess with text rendering?

A bunch, yeah,  but even starting FF in safe mode, (or Private mode) without loading any add-ons or extensions
results in the same crash immediatly at startup.

Would it help any if I send you a screenshot of the FF error page entry ?

Thank goodness I found this thread. I was going crazy uninstalling firefox and whatnot. Anyway, experiencing the same problem as above. Crash on startup. Titlebar error. Right now, I have firefox as an exclusion on WB (Beta one) and all seems to be ok.

My first post here so firstly thanks to those who have offered their assistance with these issues. It is very much appreciated.

Regarding Firefox 35 crashing and the title bar showing no controls etc.

This worked for me (Running Windows 7 Home premium 64 bit and WindowBlinds 8.09).

To stop Firefox crashing on startup: (this workaround involves turning of FF's hardware acceleration)

1 Unload WindowBlinds.
2 Start Firefox 35, then Go to 'Options'.
3 Click the 'Advanced' tab and then untick the 'Use hardware acceleration when possible'.
4 Start WindowBlinds again and reapply.

Alternatively instead of unloading WindowBlinds, you could:

-Add Firefox to the 'Per Application' settings and select "Ignore this application and do not skin it'.
-Perform step 2 then 3 mentioned above.
-Before you Reapply the theme; either untick the "Ignore this application and do not skin it' or simply delete the entry since if this works you no longer need it.

Then to restore the title bar and 'minimise/maximise/close' buttons so everything looks right and works:

Do as has been suggested elsewhere here and

1 Start Firefox and select 'Customize'.
2 Turn the 'Title Bar' in the bottom left corner off then on again.

You may need to reapply WindowBlinds again.

This solved both my crashing and title bar issues.

My first post here since I don't stop by very often but I hope this is helpful.

Cheers

Unfortunately the address in that error is no help as that's just the throw exception handler and not where the issue is.

If you have further info from the crash could you send it to [email protected] please.

I've been a member here since 2004 and I joined because the software made a nice change to an other wise boring desk top. I renew every year my subscription to Object Desktop for basically WindowBlinds, SoundPackager, and IconPackager. I use Firefox as my default browser and now I find that I can no longer do that because of windowBlinds. First, let say that I don't know my butt from my elbow about software that's the writers job. I purchase it expecting it to work across the board. I've read to do this and not to do the other. I tried to install Firefox 35, it downloaded and installed  but it crashed upon launch, so I opened WindowBlinds and exited the skin that I was in and chose one of the Aero skins, Aero metal by Stardock Design and Firefox launched and was also skined, but if I choose any other than the Aero skins by Stardock Design well we all know what happens.

Also, I've noticed that the WindowBlinds selections seen to have at least 4 pay skins on almost all the pages, it was not always this way, there seems to only be a handful of skinners. the Last time there was a new IconPackage was back in November of 2014. Soundpackager is worse yet with only two in 2014.

I sincerely hope that this trend will stop or I will have to rethink the value of your product to me.

Thanks for the ten years

Dave Crowell

If you read Post #27 above davecrowell it should resolve the issues you are having, it has for others. As far as the amount of skins available for the Stardock software that you use, but unfortunately Stardock cannot force people to design for their products. I too would like to see more icon packages, more of everything for that matter, ut unfortunately it may never happen. I was hoping that Stardock themselves would hire designers to create packages for their software, but then that may mean they may have to charge for them to stay ahead. All we can do is hope.

I've read your reply and would like to know how to unload WindowBlinds as I stated I know very little about software. Dumb it down works best lol.

Thanks Dave

Just right click on the icon in the system tray (far right of bottom taskbar) and select Unload Windowblinds Dave. When you do that Windows will apply a classic theme. Then just follow the instructions in Reply #27. 

I'm happy, all is again well. Thank You.

 Hey, it's WindowBlinds, not Mozilla frackin  Blinds.-  It works just fine with WINDOWS and IE....... maybe not so well with some sorry damn browser that wants to break stuff at every turn. Use FireFox, fine, but stop whining every time they update the damn thing and it breaks something. You FF users take the proverbial cake. Now, enjoy it.

Such a nice response there. Just an FYI, complaints or concerns are not always "whining". I have been using Firefox for years, now, without it "breaking stuff" at every turn. It really has been compatible with Windowblinds for most of those years. This year, not so much. I'm not complaining or even whining, just putting it out there. If I have to go through multiple tweaks in order to have Firefox properly skinned by Windowblinds, then I will likely go without Windowblinds. My choice in browsers is deliberate and suits my needs. Windowblinds is mostly eye candy that I can do with or without.

Reading through these comments I might be the only one having this problem. 8.09 of WB seems to be cutting off the top of the start menu in Win 8.1 using Start 8. I went back to 8.06 and everything is fine. Sorry I didn't take a screenshot of this. It's no big deal since I don't use any other browsers except IE. Just thought I'd throw in a report just in case someone else was having the same problem. 

Might just be your system AlMonty. Works perfectly here on Windows 8.1. Was it doing it on just one skin, or all skins? Did you try to apply the skin more than once to see if it cleared up?

No it did it on all skins. Might just be me. It cut off about an 1/8 of an inch on the top of the start menus.

What DPI are you using?