Please Read this if your UI is black and painting slowly
Saturday, December 17, 2005 by Neil Banfield | Discussion: WindowBlinds
If you have installed a pirate copy (AKA cracked) version of WindowBlinds 5, please be aware that the crack is faulty and WindowBlinds will cease to function correctly on your computer.
To fix this you just need to uninstall WB and if you wish install a purchased copy of WB, or the trial.
To uninstall, you can either wait for your computer to login, unload WB (either using wbconfig, display properties, or from a command prompt calling WBLOAD UNLOAD) and then uninstall WB. Or you can boot into safe mode & uninstall WB from there.
Your computer has not been harmed in anyway. Whoever made the crack did a poor job and patched out code that causes WindowBlinds to no longer be able to paint bitmaps (so title bars, borders, everything will be black).
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Reply #62 Sunday, December 25, 2005 7:20 PM
Either way you won't get a penny from them.
How about some attention to paying customers?
Reply #63 Sunday, December 25, 2005 8:49 PM
Reply #65 Monday, December 26, 2005 7:45 AM
| FYI there is a fully working patch (fixed) available. |
Lad....the first 'crack' failed, and quite spectacularly, too......just count the panic-stricken bed-wetters who came here crying. Who can say how or when this 'new' one will show itself to be the tragic folly of dozens more fools?
You really don't NEED Stardock Support....you need an education in practical logic.
The first crack WORKED, too.......................
................................For a while.
Reply #67 Monday, December 26, 2005 8:49 AM
Reply #68 Monday, December 26, 2005 9:05 AM
You mean he only has one ear? By the look of his drawing it's only one finger he's got...
Reply #70 Monday, December 26, 2005 12:34 PM
| panic-stricken bed-wetters |
yeah, right...kinda like Otis as Still Keeper?
Reply #71 Wednesday, December 28, 2005 11:48 AM
STATUS : WB+ SRV+ HLP+ UI+ TRAY+
WindowBlinds is installed correctly on this PC.
WindowBlinds appears to be activated on this PC
My question is this: has there been any confirmation of the rumors, that there is a Microsoft update that is causing issues? Or, could the problem lie with my remoting in through terminal services from work and Windowsblinds not recovering from features being disabled and re-enabled. When I look at the WindowBlinds info screen while I'm Terminaled in it states: "Your machine does not support per pixel borders on WindowBlinds skins" but it does if I'm running it normally. Could all these system state changes without a reboot be causing this? I have sent a support ticket into Stardock in case there is some kind of serial # issue, but thought I would get your input if you are willing.
Thanks.
Reply #72 Wednesday, December 28, 2005 6:00 PM
Atmos42,
I would suspect the remoting in via terminal services.....
Probably a driver issue....
I do not use remote services, so my experience with WB5 and possible remote services ends there.
I do have all Windows Updates installed on both my Desktop and Notebook - with the exception of .NET 2.0 Framework (KB829019), Smart Card package (KB909520), Media Content 2.0 (KB909993), and WMDRM-enabled Media players (KB891122).
WB5 runs just fine on both machines with the updates, and I believe Neil (WB developer) has indicated that Windows Updates are not an issue.
Reply #73 Wednesday, December 28, 2005 6:11 PM
Thanks!
Reply #74 Thursday, December 29, 2005 12:49 AM
| FYI there is a fully working patch (fixed) available. So you guys might as well spend some more time doing your tech support and forget about a lost anti piracy battle. Because if someone does not want to buy it they will find a way and get it for free. Otherwise they will not want something bad enough and will just give up. Either way you won't get a penny from them. How about some attention to paying customers? |
You again Dumpa? I thought we were done hearing your threatening and mean-spirited tone when your silly rant was shut down. Oh well, I guess some people never learn. Or wait a minute, I guess this confirms your "version" of WB5. Otherwise, ahem, how would you know.
Reply #75 Thursday, December 29, 2005 2:11 PM
https://www.wincustomize.com/Forums.aspx?ForumID=187&AID=96454
Reply #76 Thursday, December 29, 2005 4:19 PM
They pay for the computer, toys, junk, but won't spend $20 bucks on a great program ?
Reply #77 Thursday, December 29, 2005 6:21 PM
| You know, it's not like this program is expensive. They pay for the computer, toys, junk, but won't spend $20 bucks on a great program ? |
Mum already bought them the computer, toys and junk...but by then simply balked at additional programs....so they had to fend for themselves.
Totally understandable...
Parent's OK....kid's a prat....
Reply #78 Saturday, December 31, 2005 12:59 AM
Reply #79 Saturday, December 31, 2005 1:14 AM
| Is there any security that software can have that actually works? There are lots of cracks available for just about all software thats out there. Photoshop has the phone activation and serial number, but there are ways around that. Stardock stuff has activation, which is what most software has. Isn't there a way to stop all these brats from getting away with theft? |
You can change any law of this world - those you can't change you can break.
Reply #80 Saturday, December 31, 2005 11:26 AM
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Reply #61 Saturday, December 24, 2005 5:12 PM
(giggle, giggle)