Upgrading to windowblinds 5
Tuesday, November 22, 2005 by LIBBY | Discussion: WindowBlinds
Since it is a big change, are we going to have to uninstall Previous version first and then do a fresh install of wb5? or just apply wb5 to the existing version we have already installed.
Reply #2 Tuesday, November 22, 2005 10:49 PM
The new official release of SDC 2.20.357 now recognizes a previous version, and both requires and performs the uninstall of said previous version.
So it would seem that uninstalling 4.6 will at least be required. 
Reply #3 Tuesday, November 22, 2005 11:18 PM
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Reply #5 Tuesday, November 29, 2005 11:02 AM
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Reply #7 Tuesday, November 29, 2005 2:36 PM
- Rebuild List
Otherwise will you will miss out on the new builtin skins:
- AirFrame, Blackcomb, Cyclops, Fresco, Noire, Retro.
Reply #8 Tuesday, November 29, 2005 2:52 PM
Reply #10 Tuesday, November 29, 2005 3:17 PM
| Where do I force this 'rebuild list' ? |
There is a list of buttons in the middle of the WindowBlinds Config:
[Add skin] [Delete skin] [Rebuild list] [Advanced]
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
That one
Reply #11 Tuesday, November 29, 2005 3:18 PM
Hope this helps it worked OK for me all old and new skins working great
Reply #14 Tuesday, November 29, 2005 6:50 PM
EDITED: "DNS" to "DSN"
Just tried it again and it's looking for "data sources" to point to, of which I have no earthly idea where to look. Says it has to have the "ODBC" data source. Did search on "ODBC and found a folder in Common Files with that name. Opened it and there's a folder named "Data Sources" but there's nothing in it.
BTW, the WB skin I had assigned before the upgrade is active, but I can't "Rebuild List" or "Add New," and the list consists of only two blinds; Classic and XP. Can't install new skins without the DSN window stopping the process. Really need some help here please.
Reply #15 Tuesday, November 29, 2005 7:44 PM
| Is WB5 only valid for WinXP? |
Einstein,
The answer is yes, WB5 requires Windows XP.
Reply #16 Tuesday, November 29, 2005 7:58 PM
BlueStringer,
There were some users who have had issues in the beta versions of WB5 similar to yours.
Here is a link to a thread discussing the issue, and a fix in comment #14 for one user https://www.wincustomize.com/articles.aspx?AID=88885&c=1#729361
I would suggest that you create a new post in the Stardock Support forum (two sections below this one) - include the text from the "System Information" (found in the lower left corner of the WB config panel), and an explanation of your issue.
I know that official support personell are currently monitoring that section for issues with the new release, and would be your best bet to get an official answer - unless of course you want to edit the registry, etc. - which is indicated in comment #14 in the above link.
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Reply #1 Tuesday, November 22, 2005 8:15 PM