Issue with wallpapers and Norton Internet Security
Internet Security Window pops up behind wallpaper
Saturday, April 16, 2005 by madvox | Discussion: WindowFX
Hi,
I need some help with an important issue. I am not exactly sure it is WindowsFX that is causing this, I just suspect it. But it could be another ObjectDesktop application since I have them all installed anyway.
The problem is this: unless I use a standard windows wallpaper (which I don't because they are boring and thus I use your custom wallpapers, whether from a theme set or not), whenever I receive alers from norton internet security these alerts (the ones that ask you to permit or block some traffic) appear behind the wallpaper so I can't see the window which results in symantec ccapps.exe application hogging the CPU in the background waiting from a reply from me.
I am certain this is a problem with an ObjectDesktop application because if I remove them, this does not happen. Any ideas what I can do to solve this?
thanks
Madvox
I need some help with an important issue. I am not exactly sure it is WindowsFX that is causing this, I just suspect it. But it could be another ObjectDesktop application since I have them all installed anyway.
The problem is this: unless I use a standard windows wallpaper (which I don't because they are boring and thus I use your custom wallpapers, whether from a theme set or not), whenever I receive alers from norton internet security these alerts (the ones that ask you to permit or block some traffic) appear behind the wallpaper so I can't see the window which results in symantec ccapps.exe application hogging the CPU in the background waiting from a reply from me.
I am certain this is a problem with an ObjectDesktop application because if I remove them, this does not happen. Any ideas what I can do to solve this?
thanks
Madvox
Corky_O
Reply #2 Saturday, April 16, 2005 6:56 PM
Reply #2 Saturday, April 16, 2005 6:56 PM
Madvox,
Are you using ".bmp" files for your walls, and are they stored in "C:\WINDOWS" (where "C" is the letter drive)?
If not, I would suggest trying this. You can change walls in other formats to ".bmp" with a graphics editing program.
Windows set-up installs wall images to two locations: (1) "C:\WINDOWS" (".bmp" files), and (2) "C:\WINDOWS\Web\Wallpapers" (".jpeg" files) - where "C" is the letter drive.
Are you using ".bmp" files for your walls, and are they stored in "C:\WINDOWS" (where "C" is the letter drive)?
If not, I would suggest trying this. You can change walls in other formats to ".bmp" with a graphics editing program.
Windows set-up installs wall images to two locations: (1) "C:\WINDOWS" (".bmp" files), and (2) "C:\WINDOWS\Web\Wallpapers" (".jpeg" files) - where "C" is the letter drive.
Jafo
Reply #3 Saturday, April 16, 2005 7:14 PM
Reply #3 Saturday, April 16, 2005 7:14 PM
| Windows set-up installs wall images to two locations: (1) "C:\WINDOWS" (".bmp" files), and (2) "C:\WINDOWS\Web\Wallpapers" (".jpeg" files) - where "C" is the letter drive. |
All of mine are in C:\WINDOWS\Web\Wallpapers. None is elsewhere...
Corky_O
Reply #4 Saturday, April 16, 2005 7:24 PM
Reply #4 Saturday, April 16, 2005 7:24 PM
Sorry, Jafo -
I should have been more explicit and not used the generic "wall images".
Tile pattern ".bmp"s are in "C:\WINDOWS" - Blue Lace 16, Coffee Bean, etc.
My mistake.
I should have been more explicit and not used the generic "wall images".
Tile pattern ".bmp"s are in "C:\WINDOWS" - Blue Lace 16, Coffee Bean, etc.
My mistake.
Koasati
Reply #5 Saturday, April 16, 2005 7:40 PM
Reply #5 Saturday, April 16, 2005 7:40 PM
The walls I use aren't in the Windows folder at all. 
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Reply #1 Saturday, April 16, 2005 6:30 PM
i use NAV and NPF and I've never had that issue.
Do you have "lock desktop items" checked in the desktop properites?
I have bought the OD disk, so I have almost all installed.