killajosh

Join Date 10/2007

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WB help

Please help! I jsut bought OD today, and WB isn't working correctly. I uninstalled all my freeware (including Alien GUIse) just to make sure nothing was interferring. I even turned off Windows Live OneCre to make sure the file came through with no problem. I dl'd from Stardock Central, and rebooted my computer after the install. I've tried 3 times now and get the same result. When I try to change the skins, XP reverts to Windows Classics (ugly!) and WB freezes. Here's my System info:

WindowBlinds version : WindowBlinds 6.01 (build 40 x86)

WindowBlinds is installed correctly on this PC
WindowBlinds appears to be activated on this PC
Your machine supports per pixel borders on WindowBlinds skins.

(SyncMaster 731B/731BF/731BA/730BA(Analog)) 1 is attached to NVIDIA GeForce 8500 GT

Wblind.dll 2007/11/06 19:17:20
Wbsrv.dll 2007/11/02 14:33:04
Wbconfig.exe 2007/11/02 14:30:08
Wbload.exe 2007/09/27 17:47:44
Wbhelp.dll 2007/08/27 11:54:07
Wbui.dll 2007/11/06 10:13:05
Tray.dll 2007/09/12 17:58:21
Screen.exe 2007/11/02 14:33:51

Any help wold be greatly appreciated, and thanks!

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Philly0381

Join Date 11/2004

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Sometimes the silly questions are the important ones. You did register Object Desktop? See I said it was silly.

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Lantec

Join Date 07/2003

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I assume your on XP......
All your dates/times look good with the exception of Screen.exe the dates right but the time is waaayy off of what mine show (same build). I suggest an uninstall>reboot>verify screen.exe is gone>reinstall>reboot

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Yep. First thing I did...all three times

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Okay Lantec. I'll try that.

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Philly0381

Join Date 11/2004

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killajosh, Lantec had a much better suggestion than mine. Come back and let us know if that corrected the problem.

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Lantec, what's the time show on your screen.exe?

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Philly0381

Join Date 11/2004

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killajosh I also have WB6 and Object Desktop loaded. My screen.exe has a time of 18:37:51.

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I uninstalled, rebooted, searched. Still had 2 (yep, count 'em, 2) instances of sreen.xe running. deleted both, rebooted. reinstalled, rebooted. searched, still have 2 screen.exe running with the time 14:33:51

What the (expletive deleted due to me not wanting to ruffle any feathers)?!

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Everything in your sysinfo matches mine with the exception of wbsrv

my wbsrv shows 2007/10/04 but I did a straight update last time

my screen.exe = Screen.exe 2007/11/02 14:33:51

also running - WindowBlinds version : WindowBlinds 6.01 (build 40 x86)

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Philly0381

Join Date 11/2004

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Well it looks like in your orginial post that you took the right steps. And you did what Lantec suggested. Did any of your other times change? If not maybe for some reason we are still looking at the previous WB download. Just a thought.

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Philly0381

Join Date 11/2004

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Interesting Bichur, I'm running the same build but downloaded through SDC. Here's what I show.

WindowBlinds version : WindowBlinds 6.01 (build 40 x86)

WindowBlinds is installed correctly on this PC
WindowBlinds appears to be activated on this PC
Your machine supports per pixel borders on WindowBlinds skins.

(Default Monitor) 1 is attached to NVIDIA GeForce FX 5200

Wblind.dll 2007/11/06 19:17:20
Wbsrv.dll 2007/10/04 16:58:04
Wbconfig.exe 2007/11/02 14:30:08
Wbload.exe 2007/09/27 16:47:44
Wbhelp.dll 2007/08/27 10:54:07
Wbui.dll 2007/11/06 10:13:05
Tray.dll 2007/09/12 16:58:21
Screen.exe 2007/11/02 18:37:51

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Lantec

Join Date 07/2003

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my times and dates match Philly's

next suggestion is to check and see if you have the latest driver for your video card.....

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I dunno. I've searched and searched after uninstalling WB and can't find any other instances of WB on my system. Even deleted the WB freeware .exe file..... I'm gonna try this again, and I'll post my system info after reboot.

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I just updated my drivers last week. The free version worked fine. I'm at a loss right now......

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Do you think it might have anything to do with cached files on my computer?

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Philly0381

Join Date 11/2004

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Killajosh did you just delete the freeware version stuff? That could have been causing the problem.

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no, i uninstalled it through SDC

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via SDC

WindowBlinds version : WindowBlinds 6.01 (build 40 x86)

WindowBlinds is installed correctly on this PC
WindowBlinds appears to be activated on this PC
Your machine supports per pixel borders on WindowBlinds skins.

(hp pavilion f50) 1 is attached to NVIDIA GeForce4 MX 440 with AGP8X

Wblind.dll 2007/11/06 19:17:20
Wbsrv.dll 2007/10/04 16:58:04
Wbconfig.exe 2007/11/02 14:30:08
Wbload.exe 2007/09/27 16:47:44
Wbhelp.dll 2007/08/27 10:54:07
Wbui.dll 2007/11/06 10:13:05
Tray.dll 2007/09/12 16:58:21
Screen.exe 2007/11/02 14:33:51

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ZubaZ

Join Date 11/2001

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Remeber everyone, Stand-alone and SDC (and Trial) all have differing file dates.

Who knows what's gotten screwed up and scrambled.

If you have WB running, set it to classic.
Reboot
Uninstall via sdc
Delete the WB folder
Reboot
Make sure you are still in classic
Install via SDC
reboot
Post your sys info.

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Philly0381

Join Date 11/2004

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You know when we figure it out it will be something simple.

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ZubaZ

Join Date 11/2001

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Troll, those dates/tinmes are not waht I show as official. Stop being a cracker!

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Philly0381

Join Date 11/2004

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Zubaz to the rescue.

killajosh follow Zubaz instructions then let us know how you make out.

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Zu, it won't let me delete wbsrv.dll

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WindowBlinds version : WindowBlinds 6.01 (build 40 x86)

WindowBlinds is installed correctly on this PC
WindowBlinds has not been activated correctly on this PC. Please activate it from SDC.
Your machine supports per pixel borders on WindowBlinds skins.

(SyncMaster 731B/731BF/731BA/730BA(Analog)) 1 is attached to NVIDIA GeForce 8500 GT

Wblind.dll 2007/11/06 19:17:09
Wbsrv.dll 2007/11/02 14:33:04
Wbconfig.exe 2007/11/02 14:30:08
Wbload.exe 2007/09/27 17:47:44
Wbhelp.dll 2007/08/27 11:54:07
Wbui.dll 2007/11/06 10:13:05
Tray.dll 2007/09/12 17:58:21
Screen.exe 2007/11/02 14:33:51

So here it is, still the same....except now I can't activate it because it said I've tried to activate it too many times.

Josh is NOT a happy camper at this moment.....at all.

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open taskmanager

see if it's there running or if you have Screen.exe(s) running

Stop being a cracker!

yo cheesehead:

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