WindowBlinds 5 Trouble Already =(
Why Wont it Work?!
Tuesday, October 4, 2005 by xxZeroVirusxx | Discussion: WindowBlinds
I just upgraded my WindowBlinds to 5.0. It just put my computer into Windows Classic mode. I restarted. Same thing. I checked troubleshooting, and it gave me this message:
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WindowBlinds 5 BETA Troubleshooting Report:
WindowBlinds is not installed correctly on this PC. If you did not reboot after installing WindowBlinds 5 for the first time, then please reboot and try this again.
Your machine supports per pixel borders on WindowBlinds skins.
If you suffer visible corruption (overbright) on the frames and have a NVIDIA board then please be aware this is a NVIDIA bug. It has been seen on GeForce 4 cards and some FX series cards.
Video Information
You have one monitor in total.
(Gateway VX700) 1 is attached to RADEON 9600 PRO Family (Microsoft Corporation)
'RADEON 9600 PRO SEC Family (Microsoft Corporation)' also exists as device '\\.\DISPLAY2', but is not attached to the desktop.
'NetMeeting driver' also exists as device '\\.\DISPLAYV1', but is not attached to the desktop and is a mirror driver.
'RDPDD Chained DD' also exists as device '\\.\DISPLAYV2', but is not attached to the desktop and is a mirror driver.
PLEASE report all this information when submitting a problem report, especially anything related to per-pixel skinning. We don't know what's in that Dell you bought last July or the notebook the office gave you. Per-pixel skinning requires your drivers to at least claim to support the functions needed for it.
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Isn't installed correctly?! So I uninstalled it, then reinstalled it, and rebooted again. Still, same problem, same message.
By the by, I have Windows XP x64. Is this going to be a problem?
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WindowBlinds 5 BETA Troubleshooting Report:
WindowBlinds is not installed correctly on this PC. If you did not reboot after installing WindowBlinds 5 for the first time, then please reboot and try this again.
Your machine supports per pixel borders on WindowBlinds skins.
If you suffer visible corruption (overbright) on the frames and have a NVIDIA board then please be aware this is a NVIDIA bug. It has been seen on GeForce 4 cards and some FX series cards.
Video Information
You have one monitor in total.
(Gateway VX700) 1 is attached to RADEON 9600 PRO Family (Microsoft Corporation)
'RADEON 9600 PRO SEC Family (Microsoft Corporation)' also exists as device '\\.\DISPLAY2', but is not attached to the desktop.
'NetMeeting driver' also exists as device '\\.\DISPLAYV1', but is not attached to the desktop and is a mirror driver.
'RDPDD Chained DD' also exists as device '\\.\DISPLAYV2', but is not attached to the desktop and is a mirror driver.
PLEASE report all this information when submitting a problem report, especially anything related to per-pixel skinning. We don't know what's in that Dell you bought last July or the notebook the office gave you. Per-pixel skinning requires your drivers to at least claim to support the functions needed for it.
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Isn't installed correctly?! So I uninstalled it, then reinstalled it, and rebooted again. Still, same problem, same message.
By the by, I have Windows XP x64. Is this going to be a problem?
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Robbie_Boy
Reply #142 Wednesday, October 5, 2005 5:03 PM
sounds good do you have a time??
or will you just post it up on homepage??
thanks for all your hard work. guy's
Reply #142 Wednesday, October 5, 2005 5:03 PM
| There will a new build tonight which I hope will help with many of the reported issues. Until then if you have problems with it not skinning then please wait for the new build. |
sounds good do you have a time??
or will you just post it up on homepage??
thanks for all your hard work. guy's
Robbie_Boy
Reply #143 Wednesday, October 5, 2005 5:05 PM
sounds good do you have a time??
or will you just post it up on homepage??
thanks for all your hard work. guy's
Reply #143 Wednesday, October 5, 2005 5:05 PM
| There will a new build tonight which I hope will help with many of the reported issues. Until then if you have problems with it not skinning then please wait for the new build. |
sounds good do you have a time??
or will you just post it up on homepage??
thanks for all your hard work. guy's
Robbie_Boy
Reply #144 Wednesday, October 5, 2005 5:06 PM
sounds good do you have a time??
or will you just post it up on homepage??
thanks for all your hard work. guy's
OPPS seems to have come out 3 times
Reply #144 Wednesday, October 5, 2005 5:06 PM
| There will a new build tonight which I hope will help with many of the reported issues. Until then if you have problems with it not skinning then please wait for the new build. |
sounds good do you have a time??
or will you just post it up on homepage??
thanks for all your hard work. guy's
OPPS seems to have come out 3 times
iseekserendipity
Reply #145 Wednesday, October 5, 2005 5:17 PM
that's an interesting take, i personally have a french xp sp2 version.
this said, i did want to say to those with the ati radeon 9200 serie: if you get a message under the troubleshooting dialog in wb5 that your graphic card does not support per-pixel it isn't true! i'd been getting this, researched it on the net, and discovered that the serie indeed does support it. then i followed advice gently and generously offered to update my drivers. but as i still haven't been able to upgrade them (ati's download server has an invalid certificate, and i even sent them a ticket to which they responded that they were hoping it would be fixed soon), i was interested in reading that others (with updated and latest drivers) had the same issue.
so, after a whole night not sleeping trying to download wb5 (dialup) and struggling to get the ati drivers (25 mb!) i spent the day wondering of ways to see what could be the problem. i opened the ati dialogue as soon as i got home (advanced propreties or something in the display config) and messed around with various details. after repetitive tries (i load with "f3" my wbconfig.exe) i managed to get the per-pixel support working by: a) lowering my resolution (i generally use 1280 x 1024 and modified it to become 1152 x 864);
uping my frame rate (i use to be at 60 and brought it up to 75) and voilà! it suddenly recognizes per-pixel.
if that in itself doesn't work, i've also messed around to optimize the rendering in the 3d tab of the ati display configuration.
interestingly, i now have several issues left.
i still get error messages with rundll32
the part with the text (title of the window) on the top left side of the window (i know there is a name for it, but i'm so exhausted i can't remember!) shows up as white background with the aura skin but dissapears (the white background) when i click it
note: i adooooore the arrow skin so far. well, i'm tired. i haven't slept in nearly 48 hours in my obsession with wb5, and it's already 1:14 am. i hope my comment helps some. if i find that i'm being to incoherent and my description is not clear, i'll repost something tomorrow (later) in the morning with pics/captures.
take care all!
Reply #145 Wednesday, October 5, 2005 5:17 PM
| I think the problem of Rundll32 could come from non-english or non-US versions of XP (Rundll32 could be different). It's just an idea. AbrahamLincoln & Peppi, what is your regional version of XP ? |
that's an interesting take, i personally have a french xp sp2 version.
this said, i did want to say to those with the ati radeon 9200 serie: if you get a message under the troubleshooting dialog in wb5 that your graphic card does not support per-pixel it isn't true! i'd been getting this, researched it on the net, and discovered that the serie indeed does support it. then i followed advice gently and generously offered to update my drivers. but as i still haven't been able to upgrade them (ati's download server has an invalid certificate, and i even sent them a ticket to which they responded that they were hoping it would be fixed soon), i was interested in reading that others (with updated and latest drivers) had the same issue.
so, after a whole night not sleeping trying to download wb5 (dialup) and struggling to get the ati drivers (25 mb!) i spent the day wondering of ways to see what could be the problem. i opened the ati dialogue as soon as i got home (advanced propreties or something in the display config) and messed around with various details. after repetitive tries (i load with "f3" my wbconfig.exe) i managed to get the per-pixel support working by: a) lowering my resolution (i generally use 1280 x 1024 and modified it to become 1152 x 864);
uping my frame rate (i use to be at 60 and brought it up to 75) and voilà! it suddenly recognizes per-pixel.if that in itself doesn't work, i've also messed around to optimize the rendering in the 3d tab of the ati display configuration.
interestingly, i now have several issues left.
i still get error messages with rundll32
the part with the text (title of the window) on the top left side of the window (i know there is a name for it, but i'm so exhausted i can't remember!) shows up as white background with the aura skin but dissapears (the white background) when i click it
note: i adooooore the arrow skin so far. well, i'm tired. i haven't slept in nearly 48 hours in my obsession with wb5, and it's already 1:14 am. i hope my comment helps some. if i find that i'm being to incoherent and my description is not clear, i'll repost something tomorrow (later) in the morning with pics/captures.
take care all!
Natsgm
Reply #146 Wednesday, October 5, 2005 5:42 PM
Reply #146 Wednesday, October 5, 2005 5:42 PM
Well, just for the record, I'm having the same Rundll problems several other people are having. And my language is English.
Otherwise, a really great product.
WindowBlinds 5 BETA Troubleshooting Report:
WindowBlinds is installed correctly on this PC.
Your machine supports per pixel borders on WindowBlinds skins.
If you suffer visible corruption (overbright) on the frames and have a NVIDIA board then please be aware this is a NVIDIA bug. It has been seen on GeForce 4 cards and some FX series cards.
Video Information
You have one monitor in total.
(Plug and Play Monitor) 1 is attached to NVIDIA GeForce4 MX 420
'NetMeeting driver' also exists as device '\\.\DISPLAYV1', but is not attached to the desktop and is a mirror driver.
'RDPDD Chained DD' also exists as device '\\.\DISPLAYV2', but is not attached to the desktop and is a mirror driver.
Otherwise, a really great product.
WindowBlinds 5 BETA Troubleshooting Report:
WindowBlinds is installed correctly on this PC.
Your machine supports per pixel borders on WindowBlinds skins.
If you suffer visible corruption (overbright) on the frames and have a NVIDIA board then please be aware this is a NVIDIA bug. It has been seen on GeForce 4 cards and some FX series cards.
Video Information
You have one monitor in total.
(Plug and Play Monitor) 1 is attached to NVIDIA GeForce4 MX 420
'NetMeeting driver' also exists as device '\\.\DISPLAYV1', but is not attached to the desktop and is a mirror driver.
'RDPDD Chained DD' also exists as device '\\.\DISPLAYV2', but is not attached to the desktop and is a mirror driver.
Hapkido
Reply #147 Wednesday, October 5, 2005 11:09 PM
Reply #147 Wednesday, October 5, 2005 11:09 PM
1. Could someone confirm that bug reports are to be reported here on this forum? If not where/how are we to file a report?
2. Arrow skin item: Drop down menus in both IE 6.0 and Windows Explorer display as transparent EXCEPT for the "Favorites" drop down menu.
WindowBlinds 5 BETA Troubleshooting Report:
STATUS : WB+ SRV+ HLP+ UI+
WindowBlinds is installed correctly on this PC.
WindowBlinds appears to be activated on this PC
Your machine supports per pixel borders on WindowBlinds skins.
You have one monitor in total.
(Plug and Play Monitor) 1 is attached to NVIDIA GeForce2 MX/MX 400
'NetMeeting driver' also exists as device '\\.\DISPLAYV1', but is not attached to the desktop and is a mirror driver.
'RDPDD Chained DD' also exists as device '\\.\DISPLAYV2', but is not attached to the desktop and is a mirror driver.
2. Arrow skin item: Drop down menus in both IE 6.0 and Windows Explorer display as transparent EXCEPT for the "Favorites" drop down menu.
WindowBlinds 5 BETA Troubleshooting Report:
STATUS : WB+ SRV+ HLP+ UI+
WindowBlinds is installed correctly on this PC.
WindowBlinds appears to be activated on this PC
Your machine supports per pixel borders on WindowBlinds skins.
You have one monitor in total.
(Plug and Play Monitor) 1 is attached to NVIDIA GeForce2 MX/MX 400
'NetMeeting driver' also exists as device '\\.\DISPLAYV1', but is not attached to the desktop and is a mirror driver.
'RDPDD Chained DD' also exists as device '\\.\DISPLAYV2', but is not attached to the desktop and is a mirror driver.
Peppi
Reply #148 Thursday, October 6, 2005 12:51 AM
Reply #148 Thursday, October 6, 2005 12:51 AM
I just installed the new Beta 1b (Version 4.90b[b].003) and all my problems seem to have been solved. No more RunDll32.exe crashes. It might really have been a problem with non-US Windows XP versions, as mine is German.
The other problem, concerning transparent menus screwing up after starting an OpenGL application, have been solved as well, by checking the "Enable if you have corrupted titlebar buttons & text backgrounds" check box in the Troubleshooting section. Seems that whatever it is does not only affect titlebar buttons, but menus as well. This problem was only noticeable when using the Arrow skin anyway.
The other problem, concerning transparent menus screwing up after starting an OpenGL application, have been solved as well, by checking the "Enable if you have corrupted titlebar buttons & text backgrounds" check box in the Troubleshooting section. Seems that whatever it is does not only affect titlebar buttons, but menus as well. This problem was only noticeable when using the Arrow skin anyway.
xgman
Reply #149 Thursday, October 6, 2005 3:17 PM
Reply #149 Thursday, October 6, 2005 3:17 PM
The transparent skins crash Acrobat 7 when you hit the "File" menu button. Normal skins are fine as an override there.
KearneyiteNIBC
Reply #150 Thursday, October 6, 2005 3:25 PM
Reply #150 Thursday, October 6, 2005 3:25 PM
I realize I do not have the correct graphics card to display WB5 correctly; however, I still wanted to use it. My troubleshooting report states that WB has not been activated correctly on my machine, and to go to SD to activate. When I do that, I get an error report that says "There was an error activating the selected product. Error: 0". Any suggestions?
Thanks,
WindowBlinds 5 BETA Troubleshooting Report:
STATUS : WB+ SRV+ HLP+ UI+
WindowBlinds is installed correctly on this PC.
WindowBlinds has not been activated correctly on this PC. Please activate it from SDC.
Your machine does not support per pixel borders on WindowBlinds skins.
This is because :
Your computer graphics hardware does not support acceleration of per pixel alpha. WindowBlinds requires this for per pixel alphablended borders as without it performance would be poor. Please see if you can obtain new drivers for your graphics hardware. Recent ATI & NVIDIA boards should support this feature. Onboard graphics tend not to.
You have one monitor in total.
(Dell E770s) 1 is attached to Rage 128 Pro
'NetMeeting driver' also exists as device '\\.\DISPLAYV1', but is not attached to the desktop and is a mirror driver.
'RDPDD Chained DD' also exists as device '\\.\DISPLAYV2', but is not attached to the desktop and is a mirror driver.
Thanks,
WindowBlinds 5 BETA Troubleshooting Report:
STATUS : WB+ SRV+ HLP+ UI+
WindowBlinds is installed correctly on this PC.
WindowBlinds has not been activated correctly on this PC. Please activate it from SDC.
Your machine does not support per pixel borders on WindowBlinds skins.
This is because :
Your computer graphics hardware does not support acceleration of per pixel alpha. WindowBlinds requires this for per pixel alphablended borders as without it performance would be poor. Please see if you can obtain new drivers for your graphics hardware. Recent ATI & NVIDIA boards should support this feature. Onboard graphics tend not to.
You have one monitor in total.
(Dell E770s) 1 is attached to Rage 128 Pro
'NetMeeting driver' also exists as device '\\.\DISPLAYV1', but is not attached to the desktop and is a mirror driver.
'RDPDD Chained DD' also exists as device '\\.\DISPLAYV2', but is not attached to the desktop and is a mirror driver.
Neil Banfield
Reply #151 Thursday, October 6, 2005 3:35 PM
Reply #151 Thursday, October 6, 2005 3:35 PM
KearneyiteNIBC: Please contact [email protected] so he can assist you with the activation issue.
mitchec
Reply #152 Friday, October 7, 2005 1:58 AM
Reply #152 Friday, October 7, 2005 1:58 AM
I'm havng problems getting it to work
The Troubleshooting Report says WindowBlinds is installed correctly on this PC.
Your machine supports per pixel borders on WindowBlinds skins.
Wndowblinds is not activated on this PC. Activate through SDC
When I try activating through Stardock Central I get an Error Code 5. What does this mean
The Troubleshooting Report says WindowBlinds is installed correctly on this PC.
Your machine supports per pixel borders on WindowBlinds skins.
Wndowblinds is not activated on this PC. Activate through SDC
When I try activating through Stardock Central I get an Error Code 5. What does this mean
Diafragma
Reply #153 Friday, October 7, 2005 2:08 AM
Reply #153 Friday, October 7, 2005 2:08 AM
You may have a firewall blocking the connection...
mitchec
Reply #154 Friday, October 7, 2005 2:20 AM
Reply #154 Friday, October 7, 2005 2:20 AM
I tried activating it with the firewall off. It didn't make any difference
Shadows Edge
Reply #155 Friday, October 7, 2005 2:39 AM
Reply #155 Friday, October 7, 2005 2:39 AM
I had the same thing and followed the advice below that was taken from another thread:-
Copy activate.exe from within the sdcentral install folder in to the windowblinds
then try a skin!! then it will ask you for your e-mail and OD code.
This worked for me
Copy activate.exe from within the sdcentral install folder in to the windowblinds
then try a skin!! then it will ask you for your e-mail and OD code.
This worked for me
milksama
Reply #156 Friday, October 7, 2005 3:35 PM
Reply #156 Friday, October 7, 2005 3:35 PM
mitchec: I do not see any account subscription under this name. Please send an email to [email protected] with any of your personal information (name, mailing address, phone#, product serial#) that will be affiliated with your account.
-Mike
[Stardock Support]
-Mike
[Stardock Support]
milksama
Reply #157 Friday, October 7, 2005 3:40 PM
Reply #157 Friday, October 7, 2005 3:40 PM
KearneyiteNIBC: I fixed a glitch in your account information. Things should be working now. Try uninstalling/reinstalling WB5Beta if it doesn't work at first.
-Mike
[Stardock Support]
-Mike
[Stardock Support]
JJ-Ying
Reply #158 Sunday, October 9, 2005 1:44 AM
Reply #158 Sunday, October 9, 2005 1:44 AM
WindowBlinds 5 BETA Troubleshooting Report:
STATUS : WB+ SRV+ HLP+ UI+
WindowBlinds is installed correctly on this PC.
WindowBlinds appears to be activated on this PC
Your machine supports per pixel borders on WindowBlinds skins.
You have one monitor in total.
(Plug and Play Monitor) 1 is attached to NVIDIA GeForce4 MX 440 with AGP8X
'NetMeeting driver' also exists as device '\\.\DISPLAYV1', but is not attached to the desktop and is a mirror driver.
'RDPDD Chained DD' also exists as device '\\.\DISPLAYV2', but is not attached to the desktop and is a mirror driver.
STATUS : WB+ SRV+ HLP+ UI+
WindowBlinds is installed correctly on this PC.
WindowBlinds appears to be activated on this PC
Your machine supports per pixel borders on WindowBlinds skins.
You have one monitor in total.
(Plug and Play Monitor) 1 is attached to NVIDIA GeForce4 MX 440 with AGP8X
'NetMeeting driver' also exists as device '\\.\DISPLAYV1', but is not attached to the desktop and is a mirror driver.
'RDPDD Chained DD' also exists as device '\\.\DISPLAYV2', but is not attached to the desktop and is a mirror driver.
JJ-Ying
Reply #159 Sunday, October 9, 2005 1:46 AM
Reply #159 Sunday, October 9, 2005 1:46 AM
Window-border shows right but without the per-pixel alpha effect and other parts remains as Windows Classic style in my PC 
Majic7
Reply #160 Sunday, October 9, 2005 2:09 AM
Reply #160 Sunday, October 9, 2005 2:09 AM
Just downloaded after waiting a couple of days. d version. Updated on top of 4.6. No activation problems, no problems with applying skins, old or 4.90 bundled skins, newly downloaded 4.90 skins, or any display problems. Either I got lucky or most of the reported bugs have already been dealt with.
HP Pavilion a614n
2.6 GHz P4
512 MB
BFG NVidia GeForce FX 5500 OC 256 MB PCI
HP Pavilion a614n
2.6 GHz P4
512 MB
BFG NVidia GeForce FX 5500 OC 256 MB PCI
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Reply #141 Wednesday, October 5, 2005 4:57 PM
I'm really sorry, I didn't noticed the post where ppl spoke about WFX compatibility.
Well done Stardock! I'll wait impatiently for the new version of WB5... This new software is already impressive despite these few bugs and now I can't work on my XP box without it and its great visual effects!