BootSkin problem not covered?

February 14, 2004 10:25 AM from

Not that I came across anyway...

Problem is: BootSkin (WAS) installed. Ran it. Looked at the list but CHANGED NOTHING! Rebooted. Everything is fine until it gets to the place where the new boot screen would be. After a few seconds it starts over again, meaning, as if I'd pressed reset. Loops like this indefinately. Reboot to boot screen, reboot to boot screen, reboot to boot screen.

Athlon Thunderbird
All-in-Wonder Radeon
XP

?????

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Reply #1 February 14, 2004 11:30 AM from

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What skin were you using at the time ??

I would like to check it out, thanks

Reply #2 February 14, 2004 11:37 AM from

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"Looked at the list but CHANGED NOTHING!" - I don't think I can be more clear than that!

Reply #3 February 14, 2004 11:39 AM from

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Yeah, but what skin?

Reply #4 February 14, 2004 11:40 AM from

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That would be the default I guess. I changed nothing

Reply #5 February 14, 2004 11:43 AM from

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Did you apply any of the default skins, or just run the program and reboot?

Reply #6 February 14, 2004 11:50 AM from

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Option 2. Ran (, closed) and rebooted

Had to do the "Last good configuration" or whatever it's called. Tried it with version .xx and again with 1.? Same thing

Reply #7 February 14, 2004 11:52 AM from

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Good grief! He has said 3 times, he changed nothing, as in, didn't apply any of the skins in the list....

Reply #8 February 14, 2004 11:54 AM from

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Possible new bug there, will speak to the creator of Bootskin

To avoid the problem in future, make sure you select one of the skins in the list and click the "Apply" button

Reply #9 February 14, 2004 11:56 AM from

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Thank you Koasati. I was soooo close to start yelling (What part of CHANGED NOTHING don't you understand??????) but thought no, keep it mellow. Maybe Stumpy's just being a bit slow today. hehehe

Reply #10 February 14, 2004 11:57 AM from

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Reply #11 February 14, 2004 11:57 AM from

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> make sure you select one of the skins in the list and click the "Apply" button

Stumpy, that's what I did the *1st* time it happened! That's why, the 2nd time, I ..... no, I won't say it again!

Reply #12 February 14, 2004 12:02 PM from

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So, you did apply a skin? Open BootSkin and select Default System Boot Screen, and Apply..... see what happens....
But you're stuck in a reboot cycle, I guess you can't. Can you get to Safe Mode?

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Reply #13 February 14, 2004 12:02 PM from

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Ok, sorry, just making sure

Reply #14 February 14, 2004 12:03 PM from

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I'll give up now

Reply #15 February 14, 2004 12:06 PM from

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THE 2ND TIME I......*****CHANGED NOTHING*****

Stop. Discussion finished. I'll wait intil version 2.

Reply #16 February 14, 2004 12:11 PM from

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#11 by Graypony - 2/14/2004 11:57:57 AM
> make sure you select one of the skins in the list and click the "Apply" button

Stumpy, that's what I did the *1st* time it happened! That's why, the 2nd time, I ..... no, I won't say it again!

If you Applied a skin the first time, then it's still applied if you did nothing the 2nd time. You're not being very clear.

My appologies to Stumpy ......... seems maybe you were on to something after all.

Reply #17 February 14, 2004 12:12 PM from

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First of all, you cannot install Bootskin and do nothing. It's possible you wacked the .INI file when you re-booted. If that's the case then you need to un-install, re-boot and re-install. Having said that, whenever you install the proggie or import a new skin, you must close it without picking anything (doing nothing) and re-open thru the start menu....now pick your skin and apply it (it will show as active) and it should work fine....

Reply #18 February 14, 2004 12:38 PM from

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When did you get the BootSkin build in question? We have refreshed things to 1.01 this week (http://storage.stardock.com/files/bootskin_free.exe) to account for some oddities with various chipsets while loading. But we also put some additional effort into having it safely fall over if there was a problem.

What's your hardware configuration? Particularly, video card and motherboard.

Reply #19 February 14, 2004 3:07 PM from

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...the *1st* time it happened! That's why, the 2nd time...

Koasati: I meant the 2nd time I installed. Sorry. There was a several week gap in between.

Nakor: 1.01 is still newer yet. *Maybe* I'll try again.

Reply #20 February 14, 2004 7:27 PM from

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Stumpy....it wasn't your fault....reading the thread was as clear as mud.

Graypony....remember...GIGO.

You need to be clear when explaining a sequence of error...

Reply #21 February 15, 2004 7:42 AM from

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Jafo, sorry if there was confusion. I never remember that 'talking' in a situation like this is NOT the same as face to face. The garbage has been taken out.

We have refreshed things to 1.01 this week

Nakor, indeed, 'we' must have because Bootskins works fine now. No problems. Thanks you...

EOT

Reply #22 February 15, 2004 10:25 AM from

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Graypony... even "face to face" we wouldn't have known you were talking about a new install, with a several week gap between, until you told us....

Glad it's all sorted now.

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