DeskScapes 10 Release Version
Can't!
Wednesday, May 1, 2019 by RedneckDude | Discussion: DeskScapes
Guys, support, I simply just can't run the new DS 10. My main monitor blurs every time I change a WB skin primary screen only, the other 2 stay fine. If I'm not running a Dream, all 3 screens go black when loading a WB. None of this happened before going to the DS beta 3, then the relese.
Honestly, I dunno if it's DS or WB.
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Reply #22 Thursday, May 2, 2019 7:01 PM
Ok, after a few more WBs loaded, I just loaded one and all 3 monitors went and stayed black. So, I loaded another WB, and all 3 screens show the dream, only it isn't animated. Just a static version of the dream I was running. I must be in the Twilight Zone.
Upon loading DeskScapes config, after that, the screens again all went black, just by opening DS config. Loaded dream again, all is well, until I load a wb.
Reply #23 Thursday, May 2, 2019 7:37 PM
Maybe your computer isn't powerful enough 
Mine shows on the second monitor, but the main goes black. It's alright I found an alternative program and it let's me keep DisplayFusion. W
DS works great on my laptop.
Reply #25 Friday, May 3, 2019 2:28 AM
Are you all using Display fusion?
If you are, goto the settings in it and disable the option to let Display Fusion handle the wallpaper.
It looks like if it is set it automatically changes the desktop wallpaper back to whatever it thinks it should be after a few seconds overriding DeskScapes! This is liable to happen on a WB theme apply too.
Reply #26 Friday, May 3, 2019 3:50 AM
It looks like DisplayFusion has a setting under wallpaper settings to "Autofix wallpaper images when wallpaper feature is enabled". This is what is making it change the wallpaper all on its own. With this disabled you get a prompt from DisplayFusion warning you something else has changed the wallpaper and to click it if you wish to change it back.
DeskScapes is designed to be cooperative with other ways of changing wallpaper (it is just a wallpaper after all), so if you change your wallpaper via any other method it will disable itself and let you have that wallpaper.
There may be an issue with a black paint though when DeskScapes is disabled which we are investigating.
Reply #27 Friday, May 3, 2019 8:17 AM
I have DisplayFusion. It has been disabled since DeskScapes 10 beta 1, on Stardock's request/suggestion.
Reply #28 Friday, May 3, 2019 9:01 AM
I have DisplayFusion. It has been disabled since DeskScapes 10 beta 1, on Stardock's request/suggestion.
Are you 100% sure that setting is disabled (it is hidden away) as enabling it produces the exact symptoms as you are reporting.
After things turn black, what does it say for the WallPaper key at this registry location : HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop
Reply #29 Friday, May 3, 2019 10:05 AM
Are you 100% sure that setting is disabled (it is hidden away) as enabling it produces the exact symptoms as you are reporting.
Not certain if the setting is disabled, but DisplayFusion as a whole is supposedly disabled. I'll just uninstall it, easy enough to install again if I decide to drop DeskScapes.
Reply #30 Friday, May 3, 2019 10:13 AM
Ok, uninstalled DisplayFusion, rebooted. Main screen goes black after applying a windowblind. Secondaries running a dream.
After things turn black, what does it say for the WallPaper key at this registry location : HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop
C:\Users\puter\AppData\Local\stardock\deskwall.bmp
Reply #31 Friday, May 3, 2019 10:17 AM
Ok, uninstalled DisplayFusion, rebooted. Main screen goes black after applying a windowblind. Secondaries running a dream.
After things turn black, what does it say for the WallPaper key at this registry location : HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop
C:\Users\puter\AppData\Local\stardock\deskwall.bmp
and if you right click on deskscape.dll in the deskscapes install directory it has a signing date of when?
Reply #33 Friday, May 3, 2019 2:15 PM
RND, Neil wanted Deskscape.dll (singular) not Deskscapes.dll (plural).
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Reply #34 Friday, May 3, 2019 2:59 PM
There were 2. So, SHA 1 ^^^
And below is SHA 256.
Sorry, I thought Neil's was a typo. lol
Reply #35 Friday, May 3, 2019 3:09 PM
I get confused between Deskscape.dll and deskcapes.dll myself. In hindsight I would have named them a little differently!
Reply #36 Friday, May 3, 2019 3:27 PM
OK. I installed ds 10 over beta3. Wrong. Uninstall DS b3. Run purge. Deleted all references to DS. Rebooted.
Installed DS 10. Rebooted. OK. I did however deactivated DS as a service. Now the only thing wrong is after rebooting is when I right click on desktop I get a blank white screen. Then I go to MY wallpapers and set as Background.
Guess I'll have to live with this. DS8 never gave me a Blank white or black desktop
Why did you deactivate DS as a service? It MUST be set to enabled. Otherwise DeskScapes will only load on a right click and if you have Fences may well cause the two to get upset with each other.
I can click on the context menu, & the start menu icon and DS starts without the service
I re enabled service. Now when boot or reboot my screen comes up white. Also, when I disable DS the screen is white again.
Reply #37 Friday, May 3, 2019 3:27 PM
I hope the info helps. Anything else I can try to get? I was thinking of becoming a dream maker.....
Reply #39 Friday, May 3, 2019 3:45 PM
I hope the info helps. Anything else I can try to get? I was thinking of becoming a dream maker.....
We may have found an issue we believed was already resolved.
That said, if you apply a dream, then do a skin apply with WB, likely get a black screen, can you use DS to apply to each monitor individually:
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Sean Drohan
Stardock Customer Service Manager
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Reply #21 Thursday, May 2, 2019 5:11 PM