Got a really weird problem .....
Friday, November 28, 2003 by MakeyourMark | Discussion: WinCustomize Talk
I'm running WindowsBlinds 4.1 (build 107) on XP. The WindowBlinds 4.1 icon is running on System Tray, processes are present in Task Manager, and also the 'WindowBlinds' dialog button is present on Display properties, Appearance.
Everything is skinned perfectly, running fine...except...
When I double-click the WindowBlinds icon on the System Tray to launch the WindowBlinds application to try to change the colors, change settings, etc., the application won't open.
When I go to the Stardock Central application, and try to launch it from there to change colors, etc., the application won't open.
When I double-click on the C:\Program Files\Stardock\Object Desktop\WindowBlinds\wbload.exe , the application won't open.
When I right-click on the WindowBlinds icon on the System Tray, and choose "Configuration Settings", the application won't open.
When I go into the Display properties (either from the Control Panel, or from right-clicking on the Desktop), and try to open the WindowBlinds application from there, the application won't open.
When I go into the Start, All Programs, Stardock, Object Desktop, WindowBlinds, Windowblinds, the application won't open.
My last two options are:
1. To go into the registry, and tweak a setting or two, (or maybe several), but I don't know which keys have to be modified.
2. Reinstall WindowBlinds 4.1, which I really don't want to do, since it took me forever to get the blinds I really wanted, the way I wanted them to appear. I know I can copy the .wba files to another directory, and then reinstall WindowBlinds, but I don't want to.
Suggestions, anyone, on why everything is skinned beautifully, and I'm able to swap skins in the Display properties, but aren't able to launch the WindowBlinds application to change Configuration Settings? It's obviously running, otherwise nothing would be skinned. Yet, I can't access the settings to change any of the configuration.
.Dll problem?
Registry tweak?
Corrupt program?
I've got the full version of Object Desktop. I'm not running Object Dock, or Desktop X. I'm running NextStart (newest version), and WindowBlinds, WebBlinds, also Cursor XP, Rainlender, and SysMetrix.
I've rebooted numerous times, my antivirus is up-to-date with the newest definitions, my temp files are deleted, my t.i.f. files are deleted, and everything that's related to Object Desktop installs to the same directory that it's always installed to.
I've downloaded 7 .wba files since Tuesday or so, but can't install them because I can't get the stupid WindowBlinds application to open to change any settings, etc. Can't even install the .wba's by clicking on them (as normal), or by clicking "Add" in the Display properties.
XP, P4 1.5Ghz processor, 40G hard drive, 768Mb RAM, 64Mb Nvideo video card. Up until two days ago, the program worked fine. I could access WindowBlinds' settings. Now, no. No changes to system. Haven't tried Last Known Good, since I've already rebooted several times. No uninstalled programs, no new installed programs, nothing unusual (including error messages). No lockups....
Weird...
Can anyone help?
Everything is skinned perfectly, running fine...except...
When I double-click the WindowBlinds icon on the System Tray to launch the WindowBlinds application to try to change the colors, change settings, etc., the application won't open.
When I go to the Stardock Central application, and try to launch it from there to change colors, etc., the application won't open.
When I double-click on the C:\Program Files\Stardock\Object Desktop\WindowBlinds\wbload.exe , the application won't open.
When I right-click on the WindowBlinds icon on the System Tray, and choose "Configuration Settings", the application won't open.
When I go into the Display properties (either from the Control Panel, or from right-clicking on the Desktop), and try to open the WindowBlinds application from there, the application won't open.
When I go into the Start, All Programs, Stardock, Object Desktop, WindowBlinds, Windowblinds, the application won't open.
My last two options are:
1. To go into the registry, and tweak a setting or two, (or maybe several), but I don't know which keys have to be modified.
2. Reinstall WindowBlinds 4.1, which I really don't want to do, since it took me forever to get the blinds I really wanted, the way I wanted them to appear. I know I can copy the .wba files to another directory, and then reinstall WindowBlinds, but I don't want to.
Suggestions, anyone, on why everything is skinned beautifully, and I'm able to swap skins in the Display properties, but aren't able to launch the WindowBlinds application to change Configuration Settings? It's obviously running, otherwise nothing would be skinned. Yet, I can't access the settings to change any of the configuration.
.Dll problem?
Registry tweak?
Corrupt program?
I've got the full version of Object Desktop. I'm not running Object Dock, or Desktop X. I'm running NextStart (newest version), and WindowBlinds, WebBlinds, also Cursor XP, Rainlender, and SysMetrix.
I've rebooted numerous times, my antivirus is up-to-date with the newest definitions, my temp files are deleted, my t.i.f. files are deleted, and everything that's related to Object Desktop installs to the same directory that it's always installed to.
I've downloaded 7 .wba files since Tuesday or so, but can't install them because I can't get the stupid WindowBlinds application to open to change any settings, etc. Can't even install the .wba's by clicking on them (as normal), or by clicking "Add" in the Display properties.
XP, P4 1.5Ghz processor, 40G hard drive, 768Mb RAM, 64Mb Nvideo video card. Up until two days ago, the program worked fine. I could access WindowBlinds' settings. Now, no. No changes to system. Haven't tried Last Known Good, since I've already rebooted several times. No uninstalled programs, no new installed programs, nothing unusual (including error messages). No lockups....
Weird...
Can anyone help?
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Jafo
Reply #22 Sunday, November 30, 2003 3:16 PM
Reply #22 Sunday, November 30, 2003 3:16 PM
MakeyourMark....don't post the quarantine files [or links] anywhere....the chances are that the reported trojan WAS in fact a trojan, hence its removal.
Put simply, it's 'odd' that Norton hadn't removed the file/s prior....when you said WB had been working perfectly...but has done so later....implies the file 'changed'...
MakeyourMark
Reply #23 Sunday, November 30, 2003 7:31 PM
Reply #23 Sunday, November 30, 2003 7:31 PM
Hey Jafo,
I've had Norton report that some files were trojans before, and they weren't. For example, the program 'pskill.exe', which you can use to kill a process at the command prompt (similar to the 'kill' .exe that's included with the Windows 2000 Resource Kit). Norton reports 'pskill.exe' as a potential virus, and it's not. It's just a process-killer, and that sends Norton a 'red flag'.
The best guess about the changed file was that I had updated Stardock Central's programs (everything included in the full version) several days ago, and then my 'wbconfig.exe' and other files then just disappeared.
Mentioning changes, any time a program changes (such as an updated or new version installed) and tries to access the Internet, my ZoneAlarm Pro lets me know it. I still think that Norton had a whole lot to do with it, but anyway, if it happens again, I know how to fix it.
Thanks Jafo.
I've had Norton report that some files were trojans before, and they weren't. For example, the program 'pskill.exe', which you can use to kill a process at the command prompt (similar to the 'kill' .exe that's included with the Windows 2000 Resource Kit). Norton reports 'pskill.exe' as a potential virus, and it's not. It's just a process-killer, and that sends Norton a 'red flag'.
The best guess about the changed file was that I had updated Stardock Central's programs (everything included in the full version) several days ago, and then my 'wbconfig.exe' and other files then just disappeared.
Mentioning changes, any time a program changes (such as an updated or new version installed) and tries to access the Internet, my ZoneAlarm Pro lets me know it. I still think that Norton had a whole lot to do with it, but anyway, if it happens again, I know how to fix it.
Thanks Jafo.
Jafo
Reply #24 Sunday, November 30, 2003 7:49 PM
Reply #24 Sunday, November 30, 2003 7:49 PM
Yes...changing through updating a file can throw a virus scanner at times....particularly those with CRC checks....one I used was constantly warning me of 'changes' but only really got upset when I tried to DL one version of Sonique....as its installer had a strange compression algorithm that raised the 'flag'....and deleted every attempt at a DL...
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Reply #21 Sunday, November 30, 2003 9:32 AM
That is the whole point of them...