problem installing windowblinds beta with stardock central
Saturday, March 22, 2003 by jark | Discussion: WinCustomize Talk
Anyone have any idea why I would be getting this error and then unable to install the latest beta of WB4? Better yet, anyone have any clues how to fix it?
-- [Installation] ---------------------------------------------------
Loading: C:\Program Files\Stardock\data\public\wb4\beta\wb4.xml
Result: Failed (could not open file list.)
Installation aborted (failed)
-- [Installation] ---------------------------------------------------
Loading: C:\Program Files\Stardock\data\public\wb4\beta\wb4.xml
Result: Failed (could not open file list.)
Installation aborted (failed)
Wommers
Reply #2 Saturday, March 22, 2003 9:51 PM
Reply #2 Saturday, March 22, 2003 9:51 PM
uninstall and reinstall thru sdc though. NOT add/remove in control panel!!!!!
DavidK
Reply #3 Saturday, March 22, 2003 9:54 PM
Reply #3 Saturday, March 22, 2003 9:54 PM
Use Component manager... I couldn't get SDCentral to work either but CM worked fine.
jark
Reply #4 Saturday, March 22, 2003 9:59 PM
Reply #4 Saturday, March 22, 2003 9:59 PM
i tried component manager but when it finished the download and i clicked "install" i got a dialog box telling me not to install using component manager because its old and doesn't know enough, like stardock central does (paraphrased obviously). it then proceeded to abort the installation and left me high and dry. 
i'll try uninstall and install via sdc and see what happens.
on another note, is anyone noticing weird behavior with the skinning of the system tray? seems to have this odd background no matter what skin is chosen. even mouseover on the icons in the system tray looks odd.
i'll try uninstall and install via sdc and see what happens.
on another note, is anyone noticing weird behavior with the skinning of the system tray? seems to have this odd background no matter what skin is chosen. even mouseover on the icons in the system tray looks odd.
White_Moth
Reply #5 Saturday, March 22, 2003 10:07 PM
Reply #5 Saturday, March 22, 2003 10:07 PM
Greenreaper would know, I think he may have posted the answer in sdcentral chat, because he helped so many people with this same thing.
JamMeister33
Reply #6 Saturday, March 22, 2003 10:15 PM
Reply #6 Saturday, March 22, 2003 10:15 PM
jark, does anyone on DA actually read emails from paid subscribers like myself or are they just thrown out?
I am *jim373 on DA and have a very legitimate problem that has gone ignored.
I am *jim373 on DA and have a very legitimate problem that has gone ignored.
JamMeister33
Reply #7 Saturday, March 22, 2003 10:32 PM
Reply #7 Saturday, March 22, 2003 10:32 PM
When my subscription comes back up for renewal, I do believe that will go ignored also....
jark
Reply #8 Saturday, March 22, 2003 10:48 PM
Reply #8 Saturday, March 22, 2003 10:48 PM
seems that the uninstall/reinstall of windowblinds got stardock central to recognize whatever it couldn't previously, so now the latest beta installed flawlessly. now if i could figure out the issue with the system tray. 
thanks folks!
jake: cool, thanks. i'll see if i can find out from him.
jam: yes, we do read emails from *everyone*. i do not believe *this thread* or *wincustomize* is the place to attempt to handle your issues with deviantART. please email me directly or note me on deviantART.
thanks folks!
jake: cool, thanks. i'll see if i can find out from him.
jam: yes, we do read emails from *everyone*. i do not believe *this thread* or *wincustomize* is the place to attempt to handle your issues with deviantART. please email me directly or note me on deviantART.
JamMeister33
Reply #9 Saturday, March 22, 2003 11:06 PM
Reply #9 Saturday, March 22, 2003 11:06 PM
jark, I apologize for coming at you from this direction.
I have sent you an email explaining the situation.
please forgive my presumptuousness.
I have sent you an email explaining the situation.
please forgive my presumptuousness.
JamMeister33
Reply #10 Saturday, March 22, 2003 11:52 PM
Reply #10 Saturday, March 22, 2003 11:52 PM
Thanks so much for resolving this quickly and with extreme empathy..... 
brazil
Reply #11 Sunday, March 23, 2003 12:49 AM
Reply #11 Sunday, March 23, 2003 12:49 AM
jark,Be sure to go to Tools/Refresh Application Data,Seemed to work for some.I used Componet Mnager and it pointed WB to a different File location than SDC.
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Reply #1 Saturday, March 22, 2003 9:50 PM