JRSCCivic98

Reply to WindowBlinds 5, Windows Server 2003? in WindowBlinds Stardock Forums

Yeah, I think I'd rather walk on hot coals rather then try and run WB5 on a server based machine... let alone if it's production.

Reply to Latest Build - Taskbar sizing problems - ATI MOBILITY RADEON 9000 in WindowBlinds Stardock Forums

Citizen JRSCCivic98 - Seems many notebooks use proprietary driver sets that can't be updated with generic drivers. I have a Fujitsu Lifebook that fits that description - even using Patje's ModTool, newer Cat drivers just won't install. It's very frustrating. It may have to do with the particular hardware - my rig supports hardware accel

Reply to WB5.01 failure to apply skin on Windows Startup (Sometimes) in WindowBlinds Stardock Forums

Yes, I can apply a skin after XP Pro starts. I just go into WindowBlinds and click apply. The last skin used is already selected. It's almost like the skin just doesn't get painted on startup, but WB5 is loaded. The apply is really quick as well... which leads me to believe that WB5 is fully loaded into memory... of course you can't check this since it's not a process anymore... or so they say.

WB5.01 failure to apply skin on Windows Startup (Sometimes) in WindowBlinds Stardock Forums

Just as the title reads. Started with the next to last/latest version update. No errors or anything... just sometimes on system startup the skin is not applied. Software is activated correctly and no errors on info screen. Anyone else seeing this issue?

Reply to Latest Build - Taskbar sizing problems - ATI MOBILITY RADEON 9000 in WindowBlinds Stardock Forums

What do you mean you can't load the drivers? Are you using the direct link I provided above or the one on ATI's site. If you're going to ATI's site and using the mobility download there (which tests your laptop before you can actually download the driver package) it will never work. Use the link I posted above... if it's an ATI chipset it will install.

Reply to Latest Build - Taskbar sizing problems - ATI MOBILITY RADEON 9000 in WindowBlinds Stardock Forums

I have Mobility Cat 6.3 drivers on an X700 card in my laptop... I don't have these issues. Danimator, do you have a 9000 card in your rig like the OP?

Reply to Latest Build - Taskbar sizing problems - ATI MOBILITY RADEON 9000 in WindowBlinds Stardock Forums

Update your video drivers to the latest Catalyst 6.3 http://www.ati.com/online/mobilecatalyst/

Reply to Windowblinds v5 doesn't work in WindowBlinds Stardock Forums

The install for WB5 should have a built in procedure for detecting a previous version and uninstalling it if it's known to have issues with multiple copies. This is how all software installs work... why can't WB5's?

Reply to Per Pixle issue? in WindowBlinds Stardock Forums

So...if someone else comments on a thread it is 'digging it up', but if you personally respond it's what, exactly? I didn't dig it up, I was willing to let it go away. The other laptop thread that I have was one I kept bringing up so that Neil would stay on top of it and do his testing like I asked him to. If you go back and re

Reply to Per Pixle issue? in WindowBlinds Stardock Forums

freebird dug is up (post 17)... it was 4 days old and no posts at that point... (I think I'm starting to see why no one here seems to be as through in finding little glitches with the software. Attention to detail... you're missing the obvious even on a simple thing like this. And while it wasn't very old, it was starting to move to the bottom of the list. Point is, we knew where we stood on the issue.) We had seen where the issues were. Also, yes it is just a scree

Reply to Everyone with laptops. in WindowBlinds Stardock Forums

So, it does look like that there is a small insignificant spike occuring when bringing up system properties. It could possibly be the extra processing needed to bring up a skinned window.. That's exactly what it is from my findings. This is what's causing the higher then normal speed postings in system properties. This spike do

Reply to Everyone with laptops. in WindowBlinds Stardock Forums

Holy crap!!! Finally someone with a Ferrari! Actually I sometimes catch it at 1.6 as well... what I've seen is that the CPU speed spikes a fraction of a second before the Properties gets displayed. Apperently XP is taking the snapshot at this exact point and that's why I'm seeing the higher speeds when in fact it's just a spike. The issue is that without WB5 loaded I don't have a problem displaying the lower 800MHz speed at idle in system properties. The speed just doe

Reply to Per Pixle issue? in WindowBlinds Stardock Forums

exactly! the latest builds are betas. if you're using one, you're beta testing. but if you're presently using a beta build, you voluntarily downloaded and installed it. if you aren't happy with the latest beta build, roll back to the 'official' release of wb5 Thanks for playing, but even the original release of WB5 has this issue. Wa

Reply to Per Pixle issue? in WindowBlinds Stardock Forums

Taskmanager not updating while it is being dragged with a per pixel skin is by design. It is not a bug. I am unsure exactly why someone would be dragging the window for so long that they need it to update or even notice that it is not. Neil, you and I both know that this thread was getting put to bed, but someone decided to resurect it

Reply to Per Pixle issue? in WindowBlinds Stardock Forums

and yes, per pixel windows not updating while being dragged is a MINOR hiccup. At least we agree that is it a problem/hickup. windowblinds 5 have been out of beta for months. you're no longer a beta teste

Reply to Per Pixle issue? in WindowBlinds Stardock Forums

STFU Free

Reply to Everyone with laptops. in WindowBlinds Stardock Forums

Video card ATI X700 core and mem clocks stay the same no matter the setting for PowerPlay on the ATI drivers or what's running on the system. Can you do me a favor? Can you at least check that the other laptop you guys have behaves the same way when you try and read the CPU speed via Properties on My Computer. If it does the same thing for you then we know for sure that's exactly what it is. I'm not doubting that the misrepresented speed is because of a quick snapshot by

Reply to Everyone with laptops. in WindowBlinds Stardock Forums

OK, here's the skinny. Downloaded and installed AMD Power Monitor. Without reinstalling WB5 I did some system testing and it's reporting 800MHz as it should whenever nothing is going on. Generally speaking the core also stays at 0% when you're not doing anything. Properties of My Computer also displays 800MHz when nothing is going on. Now, reloaded WB5 via SDC. Tried all the default skins, no matter what they were. With WB5 loaded the AMD PM sti

Reply to Everyone with laptops. in WindowBlinds Stardock Forums

I'll try and do some realtime monitoring for you to give you as much info as possible. However, with WB5 unloaded I can do Properties on My Computer and it shows the proper droped-down speed as it should. What does that multimedia timer do for WB5? Just wondering... Let me download the AMD app for core speed monitoring and I'll post my findings. Thanks.

Reply to Everyone with laptops. in WindowBlinds Stardock Forums

Yes, latest ATI Mobility 6.2 driverset. Latest BIOS and all other drivers... I'm anal about things like that. I update stuff every month. This problem has been there since the very beginning. I cannot vouch for what the AMD utility will show because I haven't tested it with that. If you could, please check the speed by using Properties on My Computer (do the test again obviously, unload WB, check the speed, should be lowest, load up wb/skin and check the speed again

Reply to Everyone with laptops. in WindowBlinds Stardock Forums

This is starting to piss me off. Here's a paste of the sys info screen. I'm uninstalling WB5 as of right now... I can't deal with the bullshit battery life with the maxed speed on the laptop. This is a definate problem on my laptop. A complete reload of the OS didn't even fix this. You guys need to seriously put this version throught the ringer... you've got serious problems here. Hell, you don't even enable WB5 to have an uninstall... you have to use SDC t

Reply to Everyone with laptops. in WindowBlinds Stardock Forums

Was it a Turion64 ML-37? Well, I'm running out of ideas here... just tried uninstalling and reinstalling the latest beta and still no go. With WB unloaded everything is normal. Load it up and CPU just maxes it's speed. When you checked the speed did you check it before and after you loaded WB5. (Obviously I probably don't have to tell you that if you saw 800MHz on the System Properties screen and left that up while loading WB you know it's not going

Reply to Everyone with laptops. in WindowBlinds Stardock Forums

Bump to the top again...

Reply to Per Pixle issue? in WindowBlinds Stardock Forums

Well, that makes me feel way better then, Jafo... I think I understand now... WindowBlinds 5.... "For the user that wants to show the shortcommings of the XP GUI." You guys still don't get it. Why the hell would someone make a GUI interface change possible if they know that change would inhibit the GUI's ability to work properly as designed? WindowBlinds5 and SD have always stated how WB works together with the GUI interface and doesn't hack it like o

Reply to Per Pixle issue? in WindowBlinds Stardock Forums

I do think though, that Stardock knows the problem now. You knowing the cause doesn't help resolve it. If you have information that they require to resolve it, they know how to find you. You sure about that?... because out of every other thing I've reported as possible issues I usually get the "Ehh, we'll look into it" or the ever popular