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 #162 Monday, December 19, 2005 1:42 PM
I will respond to one bit of this.
The last time WB customers had to pay for an upgrade was in April 2003 I believe. 2 and a half years seems fair for us to charge an upgrade fee again. WB5 has a lot of new features and features take development time and development costs money. Unlike many companies, Stardock are not releasing major new versions every year & expecting an upgrade fee.
Much as Brad would perhaps love everyone to work for nothing and for rent, food, clothing, electricity etc to be free, thats just not going to happen!
Reply #163 Monday, December 19, 2005 1:55 PM
If you want a really good deal on WB5 and all the other products, get Object Desktop Network. For something like $50 a year you get access to most of their skinning software as a bundle and any upgrades that occur over the 1 year sub period. Some years, you'll get a great deal when most of the apps get an update. Heck, I got my ODNT sub value alone with WB since I used WB4 and WB5. At $20 each, I've just about made up my subscription in just WB. Add in DesktopX, IconPackager etc... excellent deal. So drop the "greedy" argument, it doesn't work here.
Reply #164 Monday, December 19, 2005 2:26 PM
u shouldnt use warez but if u choose to, then ur responsible for whatever happens..
and no matter how much the company charge for udpates or whatnot has nothing wrong.. they are ALLOWed to do that.. as they programmed the damn thing.
if u dont want to pay thats another thing, but dont make it sound like its their fault that ppl use warez. becuz no matter WHAT the company does, some ppl out there will STILL use warez.
(btw i use warez myself, i dun think n e one on this planet pays for every single freaking software that they use. but im just saying it is not the companies fault, becuz its wrong to use warez, its illegal)
Reply #165 Monday, December 19, 2005 2:28 PM
| OK, and how old are you? I have finansial problems and that's normal, because of my age. I'm 13. |
Check my profile, it's all in there. Age isn't the issue here anyway, either save for it or get your parents to buy it for you as a Christmas gift. Let me reiterate, if you can afford to have a PC and net access, I'm sure you'll be able to save up 60zl. Might not be within a week or two, but eventually, you will.
If I can't afford something, I don't go out and steal it. I just don't buy it and live without it. PCs, net, software, they're luxuries, not life's necessities. Though I have a feeling saying this will have an effect akin to bashing one's head against a brick wall.
Reply #166 Monday, December 19, 2005 3:35 PM
| Let me reiterate, if you can afford to have a PC and net access, I'm sure you'll be able to save up 60zl. |
I? Look, my parents are paying it. I MUST pay the rest. And I have no affordance. I paid the whole PC, and I want to have something in my pocket. And what? Should I work, to have 60zl?
I must not steal what I want. I'm not silly!
Reply #168 Monday, December 19, 2005 3:47 PM
u've got to be kidding me....
Reply #169 Monday, December 19, 2005 3:49 PM
if u can't afford things, then u can't have it... unless u steal it... which is what ur doing with warez.. no matter what the reason is... its still not right to use warez.. whether u can or cant afford.
Reply #170 Monday, December 19, 2005 3:52 PM
enough talk....pass the popcorn Bichur
Reply #171 Monday, December 19, 2005 4:43 PM
I used a pirated copy and my system got messed up so I uninstalled it.
You claim that it was not windoblinds that did this but the crack I used. The crack was software I can see where software would mess my system up. HOWEVER, people who shared registry keys with their friends also had their systems chewed up. They didn't install anything other than windowblinds that would do this to their system??? Someone please explain what happened to their systems for me. I think I'm just not understanding something.
Was this just WB's responce to cracks or did the crack-maker decide to be an ass? Can someone clear this up for me? I'm confused...
And before someone tells me "just go buy it HUR." No, I won't buy software from a company that's that mean. So unless I get some questions answered and confromation that it WAS the crack I used and NOT windowblinds, I'm not paying for anything.
Reply #172 Monday, December 19, 2005 5:05 PM
User banned.
Warez talk is not permitted on this site. Attacks on other members are not permitted on this site. Unsuitable language too. [Admin Edit]
Reply #173 Monday, December 19, 2005 5:10 PM
I'm posting this here because some people who have actually bought the software claimed to have issues; if anyone from Stardock sees this as a workaround against their "copy protection", feel free to delete my post - it was only made in order to help some of the users here out.
And before you ask, I'm using the trial version of Windowblinds. Can't afford the full version as a student with shipping to Europe and all that shit, so I'll just stay clean and use this as long as I'm allowed to - even if I'll have to look for a different skinning program in a few weeks I guess, although I really love WB :/ But no can do, right?
Reply #175 Monday, December 19, 2005 5:18 PM
TheLain: Purchasing WB does not normally involve shipping unless you need it on a CD.
Its $19.95 for electronic download. Thats less than £12 for UK users for example.
Reply #178 Monday, December 19, 2005 5:25 PM
ok thats what you do why dont you ban c242 instead of me???
cause i was able to help cause i talked in german????damn you isnt that what you did
Reply #179 Monday, December 19, 2005 5:33 PM
not an accepted way of paying here anyway...But it's okay, I don't want to whine here or anything. Basically I just wanted to mention that there's no reason to use the illegal warez copy because the trial does the job well. Hell, some programs don't give you any trial at all, so be grateful!
Reply #180 Monday, December 19, 2005 5:34 PM
| I'm posting this here because some people who have actually bought the software claimed to have issues |
haven't seen that (except for the few who didn't fully clean out the warez version first)
have seen quite a few people claim to have bought it, but didn't
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Reply #161 Monday, December 19, 2005 1:37 PM