Folder is empty? HELP!
Sunday, July 18, 2004 by IllNevadie | Discussion: WinCustomize Talk
Hi,
I am new here...
Ummm...
I am having trouble downloading skins for Windowblinds.
Before, I would download, and when it had finished, a popup notification would tell me that a skin had been added.
I would go to my control panel, display, and there it was.
Now, I go to control panel, display, and it is not there with the others.
I go looking for it, and when I fine the folder in the Objectdesktop:Windowblinds file, it has a folder listed, but it tells me Folder is empty!
So, where did the information go that I spent 5 minutes waiting for it to download.
I have no idea what changes I might have made on my computer that would cause this...
Any ideas?
I am new here...
Ummm...
I am having trouble downloading skins for Windowblinds.
Before, I would download, and when it had finished, a popup notification would tell me that a skin had been added.
I would go to my control panel, display, and there it was.
Now, I go to control panel, display, and it is not there with the others.
I go looking for it, and when I fine the folder in the Objectdesktop:Windowblinds file, it has a folder listed, but it tells me Folder is empty!
So, where did the information go that I spent 5 minutes waiting for it to download.
I have no idea what changes I might have made on my computer that would cause this...
Any ideas?
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goodmorphing
Reply #24 Monday, July 26, 2004 7:44 PM
Reply #24 Monday, July 26, 2004 7:44 PM
hehe... its hot, humid..... no tradewinds. When they do come though, it will be fine. It would take a lot of heavy duty kidnapping to get me away from these islands.....
yrag
Reply #25 Monday, July 26, 2004 7:48 PM
Reply #25 Monday, July 26, 2004 7:48 PM
hot, humid....no winds....
....and more importantly....no Sis
....and more importantly....no Sis
IllNevadie
Reply #28 Tuesday, July 27, 2004 12:36 AM
Reply #28 Tuesday, July 27, 2004 12:36 AM
Ok, ummm...let me see...
yrag: When I try to download skins from the Wincustomize site, everything seems normal, but when it is done, it no longer tells me that a new skin has been downloaded.
Then, when I go to control panel: Display: there are several "tabs"(if we are talking about the little labels at the top).
I don't see one for windowblinds, but there is a button lower...doesn't seem to do anything now...
Anyway, I see Themes, Desktop, Screensaver, Appearance, Suites, Settings...
Those are the only tabs I see at the top.
Usually what I would do, is click on appearance, and that would give me a drop down menu(windows & buttons)of skins downloaded, I would find the one I wanted and choose it, and bingo!
Now, the ones I downloaded before are there, but the ones I have tried to download lately are not there.
When I look for them, I find them under program files\object desktop\windowblinds
When I would click on the file, it would tell me that the folder is empty.
Recently I tried again, and everything seems to be in the folder, size 17.2 MB...
Still it is not making it to the control panel so I can use it!
I don't know...I must have mad my computer mad at some point in the last few months!
yrag: When I try to download skins from the Wincustomize site, everything seems normal, but when it is done, it no longer tells me that a new skin has been downloaded.
Then, when I go to control panel: Display: there are several "tabs"(if we are talking about the little labels at the top).
I don't see one for windowblinds, but there is a button lower...doesn't seem to do anything now...
Anyway, I see Themes, Desktop, Screensaver, Appearance, Suites, Settings...
Those are the only tabs I see at the top.
Usually what I would do, is click on appearance, and that would give me a drop down menu(windows & buttons)of skins downloaded, I would find the one I wanted and choose it, and bingo!
Now, the ones I downloaded before are there, but the ones I have tried to download lately are not there.
When I look for them, I find them under program files\object desktop\windowblinds
When I would click on the file, it would tell me that the folder is empty.
Recently I tried again, and everything seems to be in the folder, size 17.2 MB...
Still it is not making it to the control panel so I can use it!
I don't know...I must have mad my computer mad at some point in the last few months!
yrag
Reply #29 Tuesday, July 27, 2004 12:50 AM
Reply #29 Tuesday, July 27, 2004 12:50 AM
OK..first of all re-read #14....you shouldn't have a folder program files\object desktop\windowblinds. Having said that, if and when you get things straightened out per that post, when you find a skin you want to download, right click on it and click on 'Save Target As' and save to a temp folder. Double click on the saved file and it will install. Open Display Properties and it will be there. BTW: you don't need to go thru Display to apply WB skins....just open wbconfig.exe.
IllNevadie
Reply #30 Thursday, July 29, 2004 1:16 AM
Reply #30 Thursday, July 29, 2004 1:16 AM
Still working on it...
Having some trouble getting all the old stuff uninstalled...
Don't have a lot of time to work on it right now, but hope to get everything done soon.
May have more questions...stay tuned.
Having some trouble getting all the old stuff uninstalled...
Don't have a lot of time to work on it right now, but hope to get everything done soon.
May have more questions...stay tuned.
IllNevadie
Reply #31 Monday, August 2, 2004 12:14 AM
Reply #31 Monday, August 2, 2004 12:14 AM
UPDATE:
Well, it's getting better, but still not perfect...
I can now download skins!
YEAH!
They go where I want them to and everything!!!
Still some bugs...I am not sure if it is the skin or something else...I will play around with it...
Also, when I download cursors for CursorXP...I have to do some copy/paste to get the file to open in the Theme file...
I need to work that out...
A question about a skin, if I may...
Windowblind: BXSilverWB...
The start menu looks funky in a few places, a little out of line...and when I try to open it full screen, it messes up and I can't work with it...is that me, or is that the skin?
Just didn't know if anybody else had that problem...
Well, I am going to keep pushing buttons, and see what happens...thanks to everyone for all the help.
Well, it's getting better, but still not perfect...
I can now download skins!
YEAH!
They go where I want them to and everything!!!
Still some bugs...I am not sure if it is the skin or something else...I will play around with it...
Also, when I download cursors for CursorXP...I have to do some copy/paste to get the file to open in the Theme file...
I need to work that out...
A question about a skin, if I may...
Windowblind: BXSilverWB...
The start menu looks funky in a few places, a little out of line...and when I try to open it full screen, it messes up and I can't work with it...is that me, or is that the skin?
Just didn't know if anybody else had that problem...
Well, I am going to keep pushing buttons, and see what happens...thanks to everyone for all the help.
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Reply #21 Monday, July 26, 2004 7:15 PM
You say you can't download skins....are you talking about from the site and if so what error is it giving you? If you are able to download them, where are you putting the file and what are you doing with it then? I'm not clear as to whether you can see the WindowBlinds tab in Display Properties...not the skins, just the tab. Can you see the Tab?