Lots of bugs!
Sunday, January 25, 2004 by Paulmarshall | Discussion: WinCustomize Talk
Not very impressed so far!
When I try to download new skins,
i get the error "wbload.exe has encountered an error" and then nothing, no news skins or anything.
Windows randomly 'unskin'
information for some windows can't be seen as the skin doesn't adjust to the size properly.
IE quits when I try to fill in forms (4th time trying to post this message!).
I hope someone has a fix, as I'm pretty pi**ed at having spent $20 on something that doesn't work!
Also, does anyone have an email for the guys that sold me this crap?
Thanks
Paul.
When I try to download new skins,
i get the error "wbload.exe has encountered an error" and then nothing, no news skins or anything.
Windows randomly 'unskin'
information for some windows can't be seen as the skin doesn't adjust to the size properly.
IE quits when I try to fill in forms (4th time trying to post this message!).
I hope someone has a fix, as I'm pretty pi**ed at having spent $20 on something that doesn't work!
Also, does anyone have an email for the guys that sold me this crap?
Thanks
Paul.
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Doreen
Reply #3 Sunday, January 25, 2004 9:54 AM
Reply #3 Sunday, January 25, 2004 9:54 AM
you can contact the guys that sold you that crap at:
[email protected]
once you get WB's working you might feel silly for saying that up there cuz you're prob going to like it alot... (or you'll feel silly until the next bug jumps you, not sure) hehe
[email protected]
once you get WB's working you might feel silly for saying that up there cuz you're prob going to like it alot... (or you'll feel silly until the next bug jumps you, not sure) hehe
Essencay
Reply #4 Sunday, January 25, 2004 9:55 AM
Reply #4 Sunday, January 25, 2004 9:55 AM
You never mentioned what you bought 
Stardock Products Support mailto:[email protected]
WinCustomize https://www.wincustomize.com/index.asp?Cmd=about
Stardock Products Support mailto:[email protected]
WinCustomize https://www.wincustomize.com/index.asp?Cmd=about
Doreen
Reply #5 Sunday, January 25, 2004 9:56 AM
Reply #5 Sunday, January 25, 2004 9:56 AM
and yes like wreck said some skins are not compat w/ certain versions of WB's too... (forgot about that which could be the issue) since there has been alot of changes made to WB's.
White_Moth
Reply #6 Sunday, January 25, 2004 9:59 AM
Reply #6 Sunday, January 25, 2004 9:59 AM
It's not like you can simply click a button and everything is perfected on screen just the way you want, you need to tweak stuff, learn how it all works together, then you can get down and do some serious customizing.
Paulmarshall
Reply #7 Sunday, January 25, 2004 11:01 AM
Reply #7 Sunday, January 25, 2004 11:01 AM
OK, I re-installed and tried loads of different skins but still no joy.
How do I find out which skins are compatible with my version of Windowblinds (4.2).
How do I go about tweaking?
And IE just crashed when I tried to enter a URL.
Has anyone else encountered these things?
How do I find out which skins are compatible with my version of Windowblinds (4.2).
How do I go about tweaking?
And IE just crashed when I tried to enter a URL.
Has anyone else encountered these things?
DK61650
Reply #8 Sunday, January 25, 2004 11:19 AM
Reply #8 Sunday, January 25, 2004 11:19 AM
If you IE is a crashing
and your 'puter you are smashing
and your hard drive it is trashing
and your heart is in days of yore,
Then you have other troubles
It's not WB bursts your bubbles
When will it work?
Quoth the raven, NEVERMORE!
Thank you, thank you very much!
Ladies and Gentleman the Citizen has left the building!
>
and your 'puter you are smashing
and your hard drive it is trashing
and your heart is in days of yore,
Then you have other troubles
It's not WB bursts your bubbles
When will it work?
Quoth the raven, NEVERMORE!
Thank you, thank you very much!
Ladies and Gentleman the Citizen has left the building!
>
White_Moth
Reply #9 Sunday, January 25, 2004 11:27 AM
Reply #9 Sunday, January 25, 2004 11:27 AM
What OS are you using?
Windowblinds 4.2 should run any Blinds, but may have a problem with Windows ME.
People are very willing to help you here, just be nice and be patient.
Windowblinds 4.2 should run any Blinds, but may have a problem with Windows ME.
People are very willing to help you here, just be nice and be patient.
wombat_1
Reply #10 Sunday, January 25, 2004 11:30 AM
Reply #10 Sunday, January 25, 2004 11:30 AM
IE crashing is not an issue with WB4.
Never caused me any aggro.
You can exclude it from being skinned if you go through the applications panel.
Try and stick with the newer skins.
Most will be WB4 compatible.
Be a bloody good idea to include your OS version and some broad system specifications as well.
And of course, RTFM!
Never caused me any aggro.
You can exclude it from being skinned if you go through the applications panel.
Try and stick with the newer skins.
Most will be WB4 compatible.
Be a bloody good idea to include your OS version and some broad system specifications as well.
And of course, RTFM!
wombat_1
Reply #11 Sunday, January 25, 2004 11:30 AM
Reply #11 Sunday, January 25, 2004 11:30 AM
IE crashing is not an issue with WB4.
Never caused me any aggro.
You can exclude it from being skinned if you go through the applications panel.
Try and stick with the newer skins.
Most will be WB4 compatible.
Be a bloody good idea to include your OS version and some broad system specifications as well.
And of course, RTFM!
Never caused me any aggro.
You can exclude it from being skinned if you go through the applications panel.
Try and stick with the newer skins.
Most will be WB4 compatible.
Be a bloody good idea to include your OS version and some broad system specifications as well.
And of course, RTFM!
Paulmarshall
Reply #14 Sunday, January 25, 2004 12:30 PM
Reply #14 Sunday, January 25, 2004 12:30 PM
Win XP
Pentium 3.06
512DDR
IE version 6
Doesn't do it every time.
Thanks for the help.
Pentium 3.06
512DDR
IE version 6
Doesn't do it every time.
Thanks for the help.
Doreen
Reply #15 Sunday, January 25, 2004 1:03 PM
Reply #15 Sunday, January 25, 2004 1:03 PM
you shouldn't have any problems looking at that, try to download a "recently uploaded windowblind skin" save it to your HD first, and then unzip the file and grab the "skin folder" and dump it into your windowblinds program directory, restart windowblinds and go into "Configure Windowblinds" (via the lower right taskbar WB icon) and select the skin from the settings there and be sure to click on "Apply Changes" okay.
Doreen
Reply #16 Sunday, January 25, 2004 1:05 PM
Reply #16 Sunday, January 25, 2004 1:05 PM
of course there is tons of ways to get things working such as uninstall, reinstall, do a hard reboot and restart the app and try different skins and play around w/ all the options and configurations of the program and things will kick on when 9 X's out of 10 when our stubborn computer decides to accept something foreign being done to it...
I.R. Brainiac
Reply #17 Sunday, January 25, 2004 1:19 PM
Reply #17 Sunday, January 25, 2004 1:19 PM
never had any of the probs you mention.WB works flawlessly 99% of the time.I wouldnt skin for it if it didnt.Hope you find the glitch.Sounds like a bad install,I would remove everything and start over.I wouldnt think skin compatibility would be an issue,older skins work fine,they just dont have all the newer features.
.where are you getting windowblinds from?
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.where are you getting windowblinds from?
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Paulmarshall
Reply #18 Sunday, January 25, 2004 3:52 PM
Reply #18 Sunday, January 25, 2004 3:52 PM
just tried a system restore. then re-installation sing the links to the .exe files in the email i got on purchasing. all the other probs are fixd, just have trouble with IE. Plus, when it isn't skinned the status bar sits behind not on top of the start bar.
I am liking the nice skins though!
I am liking the nice skins though!
WebGizmos
Reply #19 Monday, January 26, 2004 5:37 AM
Reply #19 Monday, January 26, 2004 5:37 AM
Another thing...and I'm not sure if it applies to you only having the WB's app, but you have to access your WB's to make changes by right clicking your desktop and then clicking properties. Until I found this out I kept getting the "WBload.exe encountered a problem and has to close" prompt. And it also effected my skins as well for some reason. But everything works great now!
Doreen
Reply #20 Monday, January 26, 2004 9:44 AM
Reply #20 Monday, January 26, 2004 9:44 AM
yes what webgizmos said it does seem to skin everything better when the program is accessed through a right click on desktop rather then the task bar icon...
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Reply #1 Sunday, January 25, 2004 9:52 AM
Have you tried uninstalling/reinstalling?
If you need help, perhaps a different attitude will help, and I DO understand that you are frustrated.
No system is perfect 100% of the time, lots of programs get errors....
also, what version of WB you got?
I believe some of the later skins are not compatible withy earlier versions of WB's.....
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