DEskscapes stopped working overnight
Wednesday, November 20, 2019 by gevansmd | Discussion: Animated Wallpapers
It was working yesterday but when I started the DreamTasks program today the controls for setting the background (to the right of the preview image) were missing. I rebooted, then uninstalled and reinstalled the latest version. Same problem and now it no longer recognizes dream files. When I select the folder containing all my dream files it says no suitable backgrounds exist.
No updates of any kind ran last night. What happened????
Reply #2 Thursday, November 21, 2019 12:14 AM
I didn't run the purge but 10 minutes after another reboot DS asked for my activation code. Once I entered that everything started working again. I ran CClearner last night, I wonder if it somehow messed up the activation.
Reply #3 Thursday, November 21, 2019 5:39 AM
I didn't run the purge but 10 minutes after another reboot DS asked for my activation code. Once I entered that everything started working again. I ran CClearner last night, I wonder if it somehow messed up the activation.
That probably was the problem .
Well your up and running now so that's good 
Reply #4 Thursday, November 21, 2019 9:58 AM
This morning the controls are lost again. No way to applay a change or get into the other options.
Reply #5 Thursday, November 21, 2019 10:17 AM
I just uninstalled, ran the purge and reinstalled. No controls appear!
Reply #6 Thursday, November 21, 2019 10:43 AM
I just uninstalled, ran the purge and reinstalled. No controls appear!
You don't uninstall then run the Purge .
Just Purge and reinstall newest version from your account .
Can you show us a screenshot .
and what versions are you running ?
Windows version ( use winver.exe ) for that info
and Deskscapes version ?
Reply #7 Thursday, November 21, 2019 12:20 PM
I'm still waiting for an answer from another thread. Still can't run DeskScapes. Codec stopped working overnight.
mp4's work though.
Reply #9 Thursday, November 21, 2019 2:11 PM
I just uninstalled, ran the purge and reinstalled. No controls appear!
You don't uninstall then run the Purge .
Just Purge and reinstall newest version from your account .
Can you show us a screenshot .
and what versions are you running ?
Windows version ( use winver.exe ) for that info
and Deskscapes version ?
Sorry, I typed too quickly earlier. I only did the Purge and then reinstall. Many of the purge functions returned an ERROR condition by the way. I have the free Photobucket account and can no longer link to uploads. Just picture the usual screen with the preview animation on the left but completely empty space to the right of the preview.
Windows version: 1903 build 18362.476
Reply #10 Thursday, November 21, 2019 2:19 PM
Hello,
Sorry to hear you are having issues.
It seems there is a third party causing an issue here .
Would you Please try a Clean Boot: https://forums.stardock.com/485954/deskscapes-support-faq#cleanboot
test and report back .
AzDude
Stardock Community Assistant
Reply #11 Thursday, November 21, 2019 2:24 PM
On a hunch, I unloaded Window Blinds and the controls immediately reappeared on an already open Dream Task configuration window. I reloaded WB, the controls remained, but when I closed DT and reopened it the controls were gone.
Windows 10 Enterprise (18362.19h1_release_svc_prod1.190628-1641)
WindowBlinds 10.83 (058 - Windows 10 Edition) - 64 bit OS
Window titlebar blur features are enabled on this operating system
Wblind.dll 2019/11/04 08:56:31
Wblind64.dll 2019/11/04 08:56:51
Wbsrv.dll 2019/05/03 23:29:46
WB10Config.exe 2019/06/25 14:37:54
Wbload.dll 2019/05/08 15:13:37
Screen10.exe 2017/03/28 08:53:17
Reply #12 Thursday, November 21, 2019 2:30 PM
Hello,
I have forwarded your report to the Stardock support team for their review and recommendations.
Please keep an eye on this thread for any updates.
We really do appreciate your feedback, thanks.
AzDude
Stardock Community Assistant
Reply #13 Thursday, November 21, 2019 3:50 PM
I discovered another trick. If I roll up the Dream Task window and then unroll it the controls appear.
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Reply #1 Wednesday, November 20, 2019 6:00 PM
Hello
Would you Please do this PURGE: https://forums.stardock.com/485954/deskscapes-support-faq#reinstalling
Reboot and ReInstall the latest version from your account https://store.stardock.com/myaccount/products/
Reboot then test again .
Report back here .
AzDude
Stardock Community Assistant