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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Fred Hall
Reply #162 Sunday, October 9, 2005 11:16 AM
Reply #162 Sunday, October 9, 2005 11:16 AM
I can't get new skins to install by just clicking on them in Wincustomize.com and clicking the popup window. Even though they are listed in the WB directory, they don't apply when I click the popup, nor do they appear in the WB list of available skins.
I have to right click and download the .WBA file to disk, then open the WB config and tell it to "load a skin from disk" and then it works.
I have to right click and download the .WBA file to disk, then open the WB config and tell it to "load a skin from disk" and then it works.
cmuggle
Reply #163 Monday, October 10, 2005 9:00 AM
Reply #163 Monday, October 10, 2005 9:00 AM
I have gotten an e-mail back with a sig.bin file included from Stardock, but that did not help. I copied off all my old skins to a "WB_old" directory and uninstalled the WB5 beta then re-installed. This time it said it activated and installed successfully. I rebooted, but the WB Config started up right after reboot and would not load when I clicked on "Apply Changes" after choosing a skin. I can copy my sig.bin file into the directory and click on Troubleshooting and it shows as "it appears to be activated", but after I click on "Apply Changes", I can see that file disappear from the directory and nothing happens and I have the following show up when I click on "Troubleshooting".
Please help!!!!
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 supports per pixel borders on WindowBlinds skins.
You have one monitor in total.
(Plug and Play Monitor) 1 is attached to Intel(R) 82865G Graphics Controller
'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 help!!!!
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 supports per pixel borders on WindowBlinds skins.
You have one monitor in total.
(Plug and Play Monitor) 1 is attached to Intel(R) 82865G Graphics Controller
'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.
brewman
Reply #164 Sunday, October 16, 2005 2:47 PM
Reply #164 Sunday, October 16, 2005 2:47 PM
Still have black boxes in WBConfig ....
My Animations, My Toolbars, User Overrides.
Everything else seems to be working perfectly.
Is this problem being address?
I have not seen a response from anyone on this problem.
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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.
(IBM 6558 P202 ) 1 is attached to NVIDIA GeForce 6600 GT
'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.
My Animations, My Toolbars, User Overrides.
Everything else seems to be working perfectly.
Is this problem being address?
I have not seen a response from anyone on this problem.
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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.
(IBM 6558 P202 ) 1 is attached to NVIDIA GeForce 6600 GT
'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 #165 Sunday, October 16, 2005 6:40 PM
Reply #165 Sunday, October 16, 2005 6:40 PM
The black boxes appears to be limited to nvidia cards.
If you unload WindowBlinds and then open wbconfig, do you still get the black boxes?
brewman
Reply #166 Sunday, October 16, 2005 6:54 PM
Reply #166 Sunday, October 16, 2005 6:54 PM
After unloading WB, the only area that is still black (on the screenshot above),
is the wide band in the "Inclusion list" box.
The "Per Application" section also has a wide black area.
I've tried three different sets of video drivers ... no difference.
is the wide band in the "Inclusion list" box.
The "Per Application" section also has a wide black area.
I've tried three different sets of video drivers ... no difference.
Biglee1
Reply #167 Tuesday, October 18, 2005 9:39 AM
Reply #167 Tuesday, October 18, 2005 9:39 AM
Hi,
I have just checked SDC and have noticed that BETA G has been released. Well i think it has anyway, the history shows an update but the file name still shows F. Has anyone installed this update and does it fix the problem with skins not applying?
Any help gratefully received.
BigLee
I have just checked SDC and have noticed that BETA G has been released. Well i think it has anyway, the history shows an update but the file name still shows F. Has anyone installed this update and does it fix the problem with skins not applying?
Any help gratefully received.
BigLee
xgman
Reply #168 Tuesday, October 18, 2005 11:39 AM
Reply #168 Tuesday, October 18, 2005 11:39 AM
No you still have to reisntall 4.6 and then unisntall it to get skins to stick. .
brewman
Reply #169 Tuesday, October 18, 2005 9:56 PM
Problem fixed with "g" release! Thanks.
Reply #169 Tuesday, October 18, 2005 9:56 PM
| Still have black boxes in WBConfig .... My Animations, My Toolbars, User Overrides. |
Problem fixed with "g" release! Thanks.
DadBart
Reply #170 Saturday, November 12, 2005 10:31 PM
Reply #170 Saturday, November 12, 2005 10:31 PM
So, has anyone found a way to get per pixel to work with a Radeon 9200 or is the card just not as capable as it says it is?
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Reply #161 Sunday, October 9, 2005 9:54 AM
Under the theme section, The preview window is not skinned, and under the Appearence tab, the UXTheme.dll themes won't appear:
(Note that in this case, VistaXP is the UXTheme skin, not the WB5 one)
Also some scrollbars aren't skinned, such the one in Add or Remove programs applet:
I found that in some installation programs (i.e. the MSN Toolbar and Windows Desktop Search installer), the progress bar isn't skinned and it appears as a black bar.
Also I tried to see if the photoshop bug described in my last post was solved but unfortunately is still there.
I also had some problems switching back from WB5 and the classic themes, but I'll check again later for this problem and if the problem persist I'll report here
My troubleshooting report from this new version:
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.
(Schermo predefinito) 1 is attached to NVIDIA GeForce 6800
'NVIDIA GeForce 6800' 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.