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A WB issue

October 20, 2011 10:28:37 PM from WinCustomize ForumsWinCustomize Forums

This just began to happen to me and it seems to be localized to this blind only. names have vanished in the start menu as well as the max button. I am hoping someone can shed some light on it.

 

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Reply #1 October 20, 2011 11:23:59 PM
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I just unloaded WB and after reapplying it appears to be fine.

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Reply #2 October 20, 2011 11:44:40 PM
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Solved? ...

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Reply #3 October 21, 2011 12:14:32 AM
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I have seen this happen with the TURN-OFF WB by Jetsetter.  http://jetsetter.deviantart.com/gallery/?offset=48#/d1t1btd

 

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Reply #4 October 21, 2011 1:43:54 AM
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Quoting Jafo,
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Solved? ..

No, I don't think so.  I've the same issue with e few WB's.

It's has been occurring since the latest update to WB  Unloading and reloading WB does not fix the issue... the programs previously listed have vanished.  Perhaps reverting back to the previous version is the answer until this is resolved.

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Reply #5 October 21, 2011 4:51:27 AM
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Unloading windowblinds worked for me or I should say temporarily worked. I have not rebooted yet which is when I noticed the problem occurred last time. Also starkers I have not installed the update. I am still using 7.2.

I will do a reboot soon and let you know.

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Reply #6 October 21, 2011 9:13:33 AM
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No not fixed. I restarted the computer and the problems persist. Also not as localized to the one blind as I initially thought.

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Reply #7 October 21, 2011 7:25:39 PM
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Quoting JuniorCrooks,
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No not fixed. I restarted the computer and the problems persist. Also not as localized to the one blind as I initially thought.

No, it's not fixed!  Still there and not isolated to one blind.  I've manually re-added my shortcuts, and they stick after reboots... providing I don't make any skin changes in WB.

Anyway, it's not that big a deal for me right now.  Apart from the workaround of adding my frequently used shortcuts, I've been preoccupied with other things and it's not really noticed.  In fact, if you hadn't mentioned it I may very well have ignored it and kept on keeping on... er, doing other stuff.

BTW, 'tis good ter see ya back on the boards.

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Reply #8 October 21, 2011 8:14:02 PM
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Thanks starkers. have you installed the new 7.3 version just released? I did not install the previous 7.3 because off all the problems but I did install the new one and everything is working fine so far, even after reboots.

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Reply #9 October 22, 2011 12:37:06 PM
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Before mine took an unexpected trip WB 7.3 was working just fine. I dunno why considering all the problems I'm seeing with it.

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Reply #10 October 22, 2011 1:18:19 PM
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Folks, I'd like to alert Neil to this thread... those already posted and those to come: Please Copy-Paste your "About Windowblinds" from the WB Config window. He needs info to solve the problem. Also please post if problem is with UIS 0,1,2 skins.

Thanks.

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Reply #11 October 22, 2011 5:16:10 PM
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Everyone needs to upgrade to the latest release to see if the problem goes away first. Stardock would not bother fixing the older version of 7.2 I would imagine.

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Reply #12 October 22, 2011 6:40:26 PM
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As I already said I installed the latest release of 7.3 and it is working fine for me. The problems this thread was about were with 7.2 but updating to 7.3 fixed those problems.

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Reply #13 October 22, 2011 7:26:38 PM
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WindowBlinds version : WindowBlinds 7.3 (build 309 - Windows 7 Edition)

WindowBlinds is installed correctly on this PC
WindowBlinds appears to be activated on this PC
(Generic PnP Monitor) 1 is attached to NVIDIA GeForce 8400M GS

Wblind.dll         2011/10/12 10:03:20
Wbsrv.dll         2011/09/26 14:14:10
SevenConfig.exe         2011/09/26 14:14:38
Wbload.exe         2010/10/20 16:08:35
Wbhelp.dll         2011/10/04 10:01:37
Tray.dll              2009/10/23 20:12:19
Wbload.dll              2011/08/24 17:59:25
Screen.exe         2010/06/07 15:59:43

Working fine.

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Reply #14 October 22, 2011 7:29:45 PM
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Thanks starkers. have you installed the new 7.3 version just released?

Yes, I just did that and the issue has gone away.  I uninstalled the previous version first, however, then updated to the latest version via Impulse, which has become a pain in the arse since it changed hands, BTW.

Yeah, it went through all the motions of archiving and downloading, etc, but it hung [ for what seemed like forever] in the 'Installing Update' phase.  After about an hour I got tired of waiting and closed Impulse, which stated that the installation was incomplete and the program would likely not function.  I did a reboot, but before I could start Impulse to install WB, and get this, after being told it had not installed, the WB interface was on screen and the program was/is fully functional.  Hmm, go figure.

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Reply #15 October 23, 2011 9:50:46 AM
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Quoting LightStar,
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Everyone needs to upgrade to the latest release to see if the problem goes away first. Stardock would not bother fixing the older version of 7.2 I would imagine.

I started having some issues with repainting that I took as memory issues and rebooted, ran malware, virus scan and disk clean up with another reboot. seems to be working fine now except for the reoccurring and annoying issue where it has to paint twice to paint the maximum and uis2 frames.

the problem before I did all this that I was getting classic frames and would not repaint to the WB. I had downloaded a blind that was made for 7.3.

questions:

why would I need to upgrade to fix a problem that wasn't there before?

does downloading a skin made with 7.3 corrupt, change or modify existing files and/or settings for skins made with 7.2?

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Reply #16 October 23, 2011 12:52:41 PM
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Quoting gmc2,
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Quoting LightStar, reply 11Everyone needs to upgrade to the latest release to see if the problem goes away first. Stardock would not bother fixing the older version of 7.2 I would imagine.


I started having some issues with repainting that I took as memory issues and rebooted, ran malware, virus scan and disk clean up with another reboot. seems to be working fine now except for the reoccurring and annoying issue where it has to paint twice to paint the maximum and uis2 frames.

the problem before I did all this that I was getting classic frames and would not repaint to the WB. I had downloaded a blind that was made for 7.3.

questions:

why would I need to upgrade to fix a problem that wasn't there before?

does downloading a skin made with 7.3 corrupt, change or modify existing files and/or settings for skins made with 7.2?

 

You would need to upgrade to 7.3 because Stardock is not going to bother to fix any issues anyone has with 7.2 is all I am saying gmc2. Even if they develop for no apparent reason.

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Reply #17 October 23, 2011 1:46:45 PM
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Seems Wb has issues with Tabs lately. Not in all skins, but observed in Revolver and Corporate since 7.3.

 

 

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Reply #18 October 23, 2011 2:03:31 PM
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I just checked corporate and I see no issues at all here with tabs.

Try deleting *.WB4/*.WB64 from your skin folders and reapplying the skins.

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Reply #19 October 23, 2011 2:08:20 PM
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No luck, Neil.

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Reply #20 October 23, 2011 3:34:41 PM
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You could be seeing the result of using a custom sreen size/font size Carl.  Are you using Windows 7?

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Reply #21 October 23, 2011 4:08:49 PM
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I had many problems with 7.3 and went back to 7.2. No problems with 7.2.

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Reply #22 October 23, 2011 4:22:06 PM
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Quoting S J N,
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I had many problems with 7.3 and went back to 7.2. No problems with 7.2.

 

Someone will correct me if I am wrong but I believe there were two versions of 7.3 released. The first one had some problems that I believe were fixed in the latest release.

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Reply #23 October 23, 2011 5:24:11 PM
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Quoting JuniorCrooks,
reply 22



Quoting S J N,
reply 21
I had many problems with 7.3 and went back to 7.2. No problems with 7.2.


 

Someone will correct me if I am wrong but I believe there were two versions of 7.3 released. The first one had some problems that I believe were fixed in the latest release.

that appears to be the rumor but is unconfirmed as there doesn't appear to be an official word about the whole thing. Only thing I'm hearing is if people are having problems or not but an official comment from SD??? and if there is it's buried in some thread somewhere and not an OP, which would be fairly typical.

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Reply #24 October 23, 2011 5:32:41 PM
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The first version was 7.30.037, the second, most recent, and so far, working correctly version is 7.30.047.  If running Win7/64-Build 310 in about WB

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Reply #25 October 23, 2011 6:05:44 PM
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can the update be installed from the saved exe file downloaded from SD?

how can 7.2 be archived just in case. (impulse?)

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