I really need help getting Windowblinds 4.90B to work...Classic skin everytime !!!
the only version I can get to workis 4.60 , please help me fix this..........
Thursday, October 13, 2005 by Heike Cooper | Discussion: WindowBlinds
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Reply #2 Thursday, October 13, 2005 11:15 AM
I looked for activate.log where you said - It's not there , my folders & files are not hidden...I can't locate that file...are there any other ones you could use or need ?? Thanks. I do have 2 accounts one under my name and one under my Husbands
Heike
Reply #3 Thursday, October 13, 2005 5:42 PM
Reply #4 Friday, October 14, 2005 10:49 AM
Reply #5 Saturday, October 15, 2005 5:02 PM
Hi, dont know if this helps, but...I had a same problem with my system, every one fifth of windows startups I had only classic theme, no Windowsblisds enhancements. My system is Win XP X64 and Windowsblinds 4.6.
What I did was to add wbload.exe to Startup folder and to modify that file to start in NT4 combatiliby mode. Now works fine every time.
Reply #6 Sunday, October 16, 2005 5:43 PM
I tried your method , Didn't work either
Reply #7 Tuesday, October 18, 2005 7:42 AM
Heike,
I drove myself crazy with this one as well. Try this: Use XGMan's method (#4 above), but BEFORE UNINSTALLING make certain that you have reverted to 'Windows Classic' theme, i.e. NO SKINS, rather than uninstalling with a Windowblinds theme still 'registered'. That was my mistake, since the instructions state that you must reboot before applying a skin with WB5, and my installation was already showing a skin as applied during/after the reboot. This worked for me, hope it does for you.
Reply #8 Tuesday, October 18, 2005 8:55 AM
CAN STARDOCK PLEASE FIX THIS!!! Every minor upgrade to WB5 including the latest one now involves repeating these tedious steps. 
Reply #9 Wednesday, October 19, 2005 9:11 AM
Tried the whole reboot/reinstall circus one last time, thinking I might have missed something like TheDruid47's idea, but no go. Upon uninstall, I even had it override all skins and such.
Still no functional WB5. Won't apply a skin at all. 
Reply #10 Wednesday, October 19, 2005 10:20 AM
After getting a bit fed up with the install/uninstall routine that you mentioned i finaly gave up and reinstalled WB4. But when i saw the "G" update i thought i.d give it another go. Here's the steps i took to get it working
Uninstalled WB4 > Restarted > Deleted all files except themes in the OD\WB folder > Downloaded and installed WB5 > restarted > Started WB5 and activated using the new activate window (had to let it through Norton firewall).
Bingo skins now apply.
Reply #11 Wednesday, October 19, 2005 12:41 PM
alphadog and xgman: I've fixed an error in your account info.
Heike Cooper: I've fixed two errors in your account info.
You shouldn't have any more problems.
-Mike
[Stardock Support]
Reply #12 Wednesday, October 19, 2005 1:52 PM
Much appreciated, Mike, but I don't think activation or my Stardock account was an issue. My Troubleshooting window has always stated "appears to be activated".
As it is WB5 still doesn't work after whatever you did. Hitting "Apply Changes" has absolutely no visible effect, as if I didn't click at all. (Well, if in Classic mode. If in Windows XP mode it flashes a lot and ends up in Classic mode.)
- alphadog
Reply #13 Wednesday, October 19, 2005 2:15 PM
Biglee1: Tried your suggestion, to no avail. Uninstalled, rebooted, deleted WB folder, installed WB5, rebooted and still get the same end result.
Bizarre.
Reply #14 Wednesday, October 19, 2005 4:46 PM
Reply #15 Thursday, October 20, 2005 9:02 AM
alphadog: Though your application might have reported itself as activating properly, there was in fact an error in your account info nonetheless. In reference to post#13, had you uninstalled/rebooted/reinstalled/rebooted after I made my post? If this doesn't work for your system, it's a known problem that happens with a few systems and the development team is aware of this issue and working on a fix.
Which version of Windowblinds are you using?
-Mike
[Stardock Support]
Reply #16 Thursday, October 20, 2005 2:26 PM
Reply #17 Friday, October 21, 2005 8:45 PM
I always have to uninstall 4.6, reisntall 4.6 then install the latestb 5 beta. this blows!!!!!
Reply #18 Friday, October 21, 2005 9:45 PM
| xgman wrote: By the way, my WB5 version in SD only says 490 with no .xx extention numbers, but there are no updates listed. |
This was my situation a little while back too. What I did to resolve the problem was to totally uninstall WB.... everything (I saved all the skins folders to my Desktop first. 
), rebooted and then downloaded/installed just WB 5.0 beta via Stardock Central, which resolved the problem(s) I was having. If you have already done this, then disregard this. hehe
Reply #19 Tuesday, October 25, 2005 9:07 PM
Milksama:
Problem continues with WB5. I've tried reinstalling with rebooting after your account fix and still no joy. I guess I'll have to wait for a new version of WB5. Presumably, I am afflicted the issue you mysteriously refer to.
BTW, WB4 works fine everytime.
- alphadog
Reply #20 Wednesday, October 26, 2005 10:53 AM
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Reply #1 Thursday, October 13, 2005 10:49 AM
Error 5 ones have to do with your account info on the servers, did you order under a different email address than the one you are currently using?
Or some people wind up with multiple records under the same email, which I have to go in and fix. So email.