WB illegal
Tuesday, June 29, 2004 by PurrBall | Discussion: WinCustomize Talk
On win98se, I am having serious serious serious serious serious serious serious serious serious serious serious serious problems with WB. Every time I open a program twice without rebooting inbetween, it gives me an illegal operation, and the the proggy isn't skinned. Then when I open a any program at all no matter if I haven't opened it, it gives me an illegal operation and then it isn't skinned either. How2fix?
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NightTrainthedark
Reply #4 Tuesday, June 29, 2004 3:08 PM
Reply #4 Tuesday, June 29, 2004 3:08 PM
I am compelled not to help because you left a nasty and immature message on one of my skins.
but, It's probably internet explorer (if you use it) I am stuck with windows 98 at work and I get that every once in a awhile. I don't have any stardock products on that computer. When it first started happening a couple years ago I went through the whole Dell award winning support run around. I got nowhere. I did the whole aol support run around and got nowhere. I just got fed up with the 2 helpful support groups.
I never re4ally resolved it but I did come away knowing it was internet explorer related. I just got used to it. Now that I got rid of aol it hasn't happened since. Even though you may not be using explorer it still may be effecting your system. Thats all.
but, It's probably internet explorer (if you use it) I am stuck with windows 98 at work and I get that every once in a awhile. I don't have any stardock products on that computer. When it first started happening a couple years ago I went through the whole Dell award winning support run around. I got nowhere. I did the whole aol support run around and got nowhere. I just got fed up with the 2 helpful support groups.
I never re4ally resolved it but I did come away knowing it was internet explorer related. I just got used to it. Now that I got rid of aol it hasn't happened since. Even though you may not be using explorer it still may be effecting your system. Thats all.
yrag
Reply #5 Tuesday, June 29, 2004 3:11 PM
That's not a good thing...
Here's my two cents:
Considering it's been going on since March...updating was the last thing I would have suggested. Since this is a four month old problem, it makes it a little hard to put a finger on it. My guess is that some program is faulting the memory section that WB is using....see if you can narrow it down to one program that sets it off and then exclude it from WB.
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Reply #5 Tuesday, June 29, 2004 3:11 PM
| I am compelled not to help because you left a nasty and immature message on one of my skins. |
That's not a good thing...
Here's my two cents:
Considering it's been going on since March...updating was the last thing I would have suggested. Since this is a four month old problem, it makes it a little hard to put a finger on it. My guess is that some program is faulting the memory section that WB is using....see if you can narrow it down to one program that sets it off and then exclude it from WB.
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Fuzzy Logic
Reply #6 Tuesday, June 29, 2004 6:04 PM
Reply #6 Tuesday, June 29, 2004 6:04 PM
Hmmm, sure you should be only using 3.5 on 98... 
Essencay
Reply #7 Tuesday, June 29, 2004 7:07 PM
Reply #7 Tuesday, June 29, 2004 7:07 PM
From the WB4 site...WindowBlinds 4 will run on Windows 98*, ME*, 2000, and Windows XP. * Requires WindowBlinds 4.2 or later.
Koasati
Reply #8 Tuesday, June 29, 2004 8:02 PM
Reply #8 Tuesday, June 29, 2004 8:02 PM
Your biggest problem is your OS. 98 needs no help to go crash crazy.
neophil78
Reply #9 Tuesday, June 29, 2004 8:53 PM
Reply #9 Tuesday, June 29, 2004 8:53 PM
neophil78 thinks as Fuzzy Logic (as i run both Win98 and XP ...)
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PurrBall
Reply #10 Thursday, July 1, 2004 2:55 PM
The updates never work right(so don't tell me to). I have tried reinstalling. I reinstalled IE. No fix. It isn't one prog. It is wb itself not working correctly.
Reply #10 Thursday, July 1, 2004 2:55 PM
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The updates never work right(so don't tell me to). I have tried reinstalling. I reinstalled IE. No fix. It isn't one prog. It is wb itself not working correctly.
PurrBall
Reply #11 Thursday, July 1, 2004 2:56 PM
Reply #11 Thursday, July 1, 2004 2:56 PM
I am not updating my os. I will wait until my 500Mhz processor is 8x slower than the latest.
CerebroJD
Reply #12 Thursday, July 1, 2004 3:00 PM
Reply #12 Thursday, July 1, 2004 3:00 PM
Apparently you'll be updating by December then. Thats Intel's target month for the 4 gig processor.
SelfExiled
Reply #13 Thursday, July 1, 2004 4:29 PM
Wow, you mean I have six whole months before my new 3 Ghtz Pentium 4 upgrade is obsolete. Whoopie!!!
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Reply #13 Thursday, July 1, 2004 4:29 PM
| Apparently you'll be updating by December then. Thats Intel's target month for the 4 gig processor |
Wow, you mean I have six whole months before my new 3 Ghtz Pentium 4 upgrade is obsolete. Whoopie!!!
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Essencay
Reply #14 Thursday, July 1, 2004 5:44 PM
Reply #14 Thursday, July 1, 2004 5:44 PM
I usually upgrade when the latest greatest is 3x faster than mine, that's about when the recommended minimum processor speed equals what I'm running on new software. So I'll be with XP and my 3gig until there's a 9gig. Then I'll jump on the Longhorn (it's gotta be out by then ) bandwagon
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Essencay
Reply #16 Monday, July 12, 2004 3:32 PM
Reply #16 Monday, July 12, 2004 3:32 PM
Solution #1
which I would take to mean to roll back your version of WindowBlinds
Solution #2
This is the official answer from the Stardock Website.
Solution #3: https://www.stardock.com/support.asp is the place to go for technical support for your Stardock software. There you'll find support documentation, an FAQ, an address of the Stardock News Server and the email address for Stardock Technical Support have a nice day
| #6 by Wizop Fuzzy Logic - 6/29/2004 6:04:13 PM Hmmm, sure you should be only using 3.5 on 98... |
Solution #2
| #7 by Scribe Essencay - 6/29/2004 7:07:13 PM From the WB4 site...WindowBlinds 4 will run on Windows 98*, ME*, 2000, and Windows XP. * Requires WindowBlinds 4.2 or later. |
Solution #3: https://www.stardock.com/support.asp is the place to go for technical support for your Stardock software. There you'll find support documentation, an FAQ, an address of the Stardock News Server and the email address for Stardock Technical Support
have a nice day
Orion
Reply #17 Monday, July 12, 2004 6:10 PM
Reply #17 Monday, July 12, 2004 6:10 PM
This whole thread reads like:
"I want help, but I'm not going to try any of the things you suggest."
Pathetic. W2k will run fine on a 500Mhz proc. Still running 98 today is just begging for problems...
"I want help, but I'm not going to try any of the things you suggest."
Pathetic. W2k will run fine on a 500Mhz proc. Still running 98 today is just begging for problems...
Fuzzy Logic
Reply #18 Monday, July 12, 2004 6:26 PM
Reply #18 Monday, July 12, 2004 6:26 PM
At work I run a dual boot W98 / XP pc. I ended up removing WB from the W98 machine simply because it doesn't have the GDI resources to run WB later than 3.5. It's not a problem with WB, just inadequacies with W98
Fuzzy Logic issues subliminal message... *UPDATE NOW...*
HG_Eliminator
Reply #19 Monday, July 12, 2004 11:40 PM
Reply #19 Monday, July 12, 2004 11:40 PM
***Warning ****windows has been running for 1 hr 30 min** windows was not designed to run that long**** your system will now crash****
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Reply #1 Tuesday, June 29, 2004 2:27 PM
Now....what version of WB, what does the error message say (and don't say 'Illegal') and was this setup working prior to today...
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