Error with WindowBlinds 3.98a
Thursday, March 20, 2003 by stark23x | Discussion: WinCustomize Talk
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Loading: C:\Program Files\Stardock\StardockCentral\data\public\wb\beta\wb.xml
Result: Success
Loading: C:\Program Files\Stardock\StardockCentral\installed\wb.xml
Result: Success
Downloading: C:\Program Files\Object Desktop\Downloads\Base\readme.tx_
Result: Success
Downloading: C:\Program Files\Object Desktop\Downloads\Base\wblind.dl_
Result: Skipped (already exists)
Downloading: C:\Program Files\Object Desktop\Downloads\Base\wbload.ex_
Result: Skipped (already exists)
Downloading: C:\Program Files\Object Desktop\Downloads\Base\wbui.dl_
Result: Skipped (already exists)
Extract File: C:\Program Files\Object Desktop\Downloads\Base\readme.tx_
Result: Failed (deleted file)
Installation aborted (failed)
Is this on my end???
Loading: C:\Program Files\Stardock\StardockCentral\data\public\wb\beta\wb.xml
Result: Success
Loading: C:\Program Files\Stardock\StardockCentral\installed\wb.xml
Result: Success
Downloading: C:\Program Files\Object Desktop\Downloads\Base\readme.tx_
Result: Success
Downloading: C:\Program Files\Object Desktop\Downloads\Base\wblind.dl_
Result: Skipped (already exists)
Downloading: C:\Program Files\Object Desktop\Downloads\Base\wbload.ex_
Result: Skipped (already exists)
Downloading: C:\Program Files\Object Desktop\Downloads\Base\wbui.dl_
Result: Skipped (already exists)
Extract File: C:\Program Files\Object Desktop\Downloads\Base\readme.tx_
Result: Failed (deleted file)
Installation aborted (failed)
Is this on my end???
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brazil
Reply #23 Friday, March 21, 2003 1:18 AM
Reply #23 Friday, March 21, 2003 1:18 AM
Look at FX for instance,Is it still in development?It certainly does not work for me.And by the look of the FX choices at WC it's not working very well for anyone.Maybe we could edit the registry or re-install single DLL files that were forgotten in other failed updated programs.Sorry yarg,I'm losing faith.
yrag2
Reply #24 Friday, March 21, 2003 1:30 AM
Reply #24 Friday, March 21, 2003 1:30 AM
Have heart..I played with FX and it works fine,however DesktopX seems to be the culprit. Desktop icons go nuts for some reason. I'll play with that for a while and see if I can really screw up my machine. Think how boring this would be if everything worked 
brazil
Reply #25 Friday, March 21, 2003 2:13 AM
Reply #25 Friday, March 21, 2003 2:13 AM
I wish I could run DX.I used to really like it.I installed some version of Winstyles just for fun and that wacked DX,Winstyles and any kind of regular reboot.The computer would halfway load then freeze,even the Task Manager.So I put those programs in the LiteSTEP/FX catagory.Thus lightening even further my ObjectDesktop options and load.Now with my new computer even the programs that are left that I can use are being delivered corrupt.What did you "play with" in FX to get it to work "Fine"? Just curious,,,
yrag2
Reply #26 Friday, March 21, 2003 2:40 AM
Reply #26 Friday, March 21, 2003 2:40 AM
I just took it down to where I used it for shadows and fade effects and disabled everything else. I didn't have any problems with DX (and I too really like it) until the last update of WB and then it went wacko.... 
yrag2
Reply #27 Friday, March 21, 2003 2:42 AM
Reply #27 Friday, March 21, 2003 2:42 AM
One further thought about FX...I disabled any proggies that it seemed to effect. You can do that in 'App. exclusions"
brazil
Reply #28 Friday, March 21, 2003 2:53 AM
Reply #28 Friday, March 21, 2003 2:53 AM
Thanks yrag for your responses.I wish you well on your DX adventure.I followed a couple of threads of late about DX and you might be in for one heck of a LiteSTEP battle.As for FX,eye candy that drops all window content on restore,I guess I'll have to wait for another alpha or beta,,the vicious circle feeds on itself.
pjpowell
Reply #30 Friday, March 21, 2003 3:06 AM
Reply #30 Friday, March 21, 2003 3:06 AM
brazil: Have you enabled fall back mode in WFX? You have an Nvidia card and their drivers are extremely buggy in the bits that WFX needs. I have a ti4600 and a Radeon 8500. The Radeon is smooth and fast. The ti4600 has delays in transtions and other issues. Stardock has been waiting for Nvidia to fix it's drivers for a long time now. It's not something Stardock can fix. They have already provided fall-back mode specifically to get round these problems.
brazil
Reply #31 Friday, March 21, 2003 3:17 AM
Reply #31 Friday, March 21, 2003 3:17 AM
Thanks pipowell I'll defiantly give that a look see.I've been looking at the same drivers on the Nvidia site since December 3rd.I guess the fall-back mode is an option in the FX program itself?I guess I overlooked it.Going to see,,,,
brazil
Reply #32 Friday, March 21, 2003 3:22 AM
Reply #32 Friday, March 21, 2003 3:22 AM
Yep,I had that option checked.It is a fun program.I'm gonna run it till it fails!!Thanks again for the words and advice.
brazil
Reply #33 Friday, March 21, 2003 3:43 AM
Reply #33 Friday, March 21, 2003 3:43 AM
It failed,,FX unloaded.It did work for a few minutes though,,
stark23x
Reply #34 Friday, March 21, 2003 3:52 AM
Reply #34 Friday, March 21, 2003 3:52 AM
Getting back to SD Central...
One thing that makes me CRAZY is the new default installation directory crap. WHy is SD deciding where my software is installed?
I want the option to install ALL stardock/ODNT apps by default in ONE location. As it stands now, by not manually installying each one, I have THREE locations, and it aggravates me.
As for the bugginess, hey, we're on the bleeding edge here, running up-to-the-minute alphas and betas. Things are gonna go wrong. My suggestion to Stardock would be to create an archive of ANY app that is updated through SDC automatically, so that if an update sends a system into a tailspin, a rollback is a one-button process.
One thing that makes me CRAZY is the new default installation directory crap. WHy is SD deciding where my software is installed?
I want the option to install ALL stardock/ODNT apps by default in ONE location. As it stands now, by not manually installying each one, I have THREE locations, and it aggravates me.
As for the bugginess, hey, we're on the bleeding edge here, running up-to-the-minute alphas and betas. Things are gonna go wrong. My suggestion to Stardock would be to create an archive of ANY app that is updated through SDC automatically, so that if an update sends a system into a tailspin, a rollback is a one-button process.
brazil
Reply #35 Friday, March 21, 2003 4:17 AM
Reply #35 Friday, March 21, 2003 4:17 AM
stark23x:Right on.After installing the latest WB version update thru the Component Manger I'm gettin kinda confused,,or should I say even more confused that usual.Now that it has been brought to my attention there are at least two places you might find WB skins,where will my system reach for them next?The SDC chosen file or the Component Managers chosen file.I think the issue of restoring earlier versions is being covered in the Stardock Central thread,I think.Sorry I didn't mean to hijack yer thread.
pjpowell
Reply #36 Friday, March 21, 2003 8:21 AM
Reply #36 Friday, March 21, 2003 8:21 AM
stark23x: You can set the directory to install to in the config. Or you can set it to ask for every install. It's up to you. I have had it switch a couple of times but going in and resetting the path brought it back in line again.
knatzz
Reply #37 Friday, March 21, 2003 8:29 AM
Reply #37 Friday, March 21, 2003 8:29 AM
I think some of you with the most serious WB errors wight have two versions. Check for a c:\...\object desktop and a c:\...\stardock\object desktop folder and see if you have duplicate programs. I did last week, 2 WB and 2 skin studios among others. I uninstalled everything and reinstalled using only stardock central and no more problems, but man is that annoying, they should know better! >
T-Man
Reply #38 Friday, March 21, 2003 11:30 AM
Reply #38 Friday, March 21, 2003 11:30 AM
NOTICE: Please try Refreshing Application Data. It appears SDC is not properly auto fetching the data files. I think this will clear up many of the install issues.
pjpowell
Reply #39 Friday, March 21, 2003 11:39 AM
Reply #39 Friday, March 21, 2003 11:39 AM
T-Man: Is there any reason why it can't autorefresh for you?
goodmorphing
Reply #40 Friday, March 21, 2003 12:00 PM Um.... when I refreshed my application data it changed so that I have 3.98(
installed and 3.5 available. Before I was thinking, I clicked 3.5... but I canceled it. There is still a second windows 3.98 available there as before (so there are two windowblind application lines, one with a windowblind icon and one with a data icon as in the screenshot).
Reply #40 Friday, March 21, 2003 12:00 PM
Um.... when I refreshed my application data it changed so that I have 3.98(
installed and 3.5 available. Before I was thinking, I clicked 3.5... but I canceled it. There is still a second windows 3.98 available there as before (so there are two windowblind application lines, one with a windowblind icon and one with a data icon as in the screenshot).Please login to comment and/or vote for this skin.
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Reply #21 Friday, March 21, 2003 1:06 AM