Help!! WB is messing up my computer!! (with screenshots)
I don't know what to do anymore... I tried everything!
Friday, December 16, 2005 by Link632 | Discussion: WindowBlinds
I have been using WB5 for about 4 days now and I haven't gotten any types of errors, whatsoever, up until a few hours ago.. I didn't even do a thing! I was using Mormegil's ChristmasTime theme (and ran it for 4 days without errors), then when I decided to come to WinCustomize.com to browse for new Objects and such, my computer hung up on me! I don't know if that had anything to do with my visiting wincustomize.com, but it couldn't have been a virus or a spyware because I just performed a general maintenance on my computer a few hours earlier (and I have been doing that since January).. Then I restarted my computer using the button on my CPU and when I entered my Windows XP account, the entire "start" bar below (the whole thing, not just the start button, but the entire bar -- sorry, i have no idea what it's called) didn't even show up! The only thing that showed up was the digital clock, and that's it.. Ok, hold on.. I don't know where I'm going anymore. I think it's better if I just show you a screenshot and maybe you can just help me out and tell me what's wrong (also, I tried uninstalling+re-installing WB5, but apparently, that didn't fix my problem)..
http://tinypic.com/ionkf5.jpg
That's my whole screen.. No "start button" and the entire "bar" at the bottom of the screen is messed up! WB also got rid of my Windows XP theme.. I tried accessing through desktop/right-click/bah blah but then that didn't work.. all it's showing me is nothing (sorry, I'm really, really sleepy and i have been trying to fix this problem since 5 PM (and now it's about (9:00).. so, that should explain why my grammar is skewed. i haven't even eaten yet!) I tried righ clicking on "My Computer" and going to "Manage" / "Services" / etc. (as one poster explained in another thread), but that didn't work -- it didn't bring my Windows XP theme back..
Please help me! I am totally clueless about what's going on! And once again, excuse the grammar. I'm typing this up real fast because I'm about to collapse.. 
I really hope you guys can help me! Please!
Moderator Note:
This issue is caused by the cracked version of WindowBlinds. Don't run the cracked version of WindowBlinds and this won't happen.
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Reply #43 Saturday, December 17, 2005 5:28 PM
and i've installed the windows update as well..
we'll see how it works after i reboot... (scared)
Reply #44 Saturday, December 17, 2005 5:30 PM
Reply #45 Saturday, December 17, 2005 5:34 PM
| im going to try the public (shareware?) version downloaded from the stardock website and i've installed the windows update as well.. we'll see how it works after i reboot... (scared) |
Already said it works fine 
The people who said they were using the trial weren't.
Reply #48 Saturday, December 17, 2005 5:54 PM
is that correct?
Reply #49 Saturday, December 17, 2005 5:55 PM
Reply #50 Saturday, December 17, 2005 6:05 PM
Reply #51 Saturday, December 17, 2005 6:16 PM
so warez doesnt work after windows update i guess
Reply #52 Saturday, December 17, 2005 6:31 PM
Reply #53 Saturday, December 17, 2005 6:45 PM
i only want to try it out. i'll purchase it after i find it stable for more than a couple of days maybe...
Reply #54 Saturday, December 17, 2005 7:35 PM
Reply #55 Saturday, December 17, 2005 7:56 PM
Note: Not all reg cleaners, including some of the best like RegSeeker, get all the entries...do a search for the software...but be careful as to what you find, where you find it, and make sure you back it up in case you need it. You can back up individual files, or the entire registry before beginning.
@Link....yeah, a restart doesn't always clear everything. Especially from RAM. Only a cold boot does that.
Reply #56 Sunday, December 18, 2005 12:31 AM
Pirated copies is not the culprit.
I had this same problem, but I am currently using the shareware version.
Uninstall (you will need to go into safe mode for this, as your computer is totally mucked up). Reboot normally.
Go to START > RUN and type "regedit". Click on EDIT > Find and type in "stardock".
Delete all the keys with "stardock" in the name. Press F3 and it will find more stardock keys. Delete them all. Keep doing this untill it says "Finished searching registry".
Re-install and re-boot. Works like a charm now!
problem is the same.Reply #58 Sunday, December 18, 2005 2:46 AM
everything worked fine after that
it's only 19.95.. certainly worth the money.
Reply #59 Sunday, December 18, 2005 3:22 AM
Reply #60 Sunday, December 18, 2005 4:48 AM
I will say it again. Trial versions cannot do this.
I have a trial right here and its skinning perfectly.
This can only happen if you downloaded a copy of our software illegally (copyright infringement) and installed a crack to bypass the activation system (illegal)
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Reply #41 Saturday, December 17, 2005 5:02 PM
After I uninstalled it (the warez WB copy) a few hours ago, it still didn't fix my Windows XP theme.. And, when I got tired of trying to fix it (yes, I check if my Themes service is running. Yes, it has "started" but it was still messed up) I turned my system off for a few hours. When I came back, just now, when I went to check for my Windows XP theme again, for some odd reason, it's as good as new! I'm not sure if it fixed itself or whatever, because it couldn't have been someone from my house since I am the only one who uses the computer and no one else has access to it. Regardless, my Windows XP theme is fixed.