DaveRI

DaveRI

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Reply to Couple questions in DeskScapes WinCustomize Forums

When you preview a dream within DeskScapes, the dream file (.dream) is extracted to (and remains on) a directory on the C drive. That's where the dream is read from when you run it. So it really doesn't matter where you store the .dream files, other than space usage and perhaps the initial extraction, you're running the dreams from the C drive. You do need to leave the .dream files saved in the directory that you've chosen though, because that's where Deskscapes looks to k

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Reply to A Rant About Fechen Windows Update. in Personal Computing WinCustomize Forums

One other thing occurs to me- I think the Win10 keys are linked to your Microsoft account. If you haven't already, you might try logging into your account while on the machine. There's a section in your user profile for managing devices, you might look at that. There's also a Win10 option to log in with your Microsoft account. I have that turned off (and I'd guess you do too), but you might need to have that turned on to get the activation to work (?). <

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Reply to A Rant About Fechen Windows Update. in Personal Computing WinCustomize Forums

[quote]but I can't find a way to call MS like we used to be able to with licensing issues. I need to speak with somebody at MS to find out what is going on with my copy of Windows and product key. Anyhow, if anyone has any ideas as to how best to proceed, please let me know [/quote] Man, their support section is such a rabbit hole. I found this - you can run an already-installed Activation Troubleshooter that might help, see the section about a third

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Reply to Windows 10 Template? in SkinStudio WinCustomize Forums

And I should give you a little heads-up about tweaking the shipped skins in case you don't already know. You want to either keep the edited versions backed up or use Skinstudio to copy them to a new skin, the WindowBlinds updates tend to mess with them, especially if you do an uninstall before installing the newer version of WB.

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Reply to Windows 10 Template? in SkinStudio WinCustomize Forums

This one has a separate substyle with a smaller start button for small icons. It's a Win7 skin, probably could use a little minor tweaking for Win10 but it should look ok: https://www.wincustomize.com/explore/windowblinds/8279/

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Reply to very disappointed so far in WindowBlinds WinCustomize Forums

[quote who="pawztoo" reply="19" id="3723655"] I think I will have to put the system on again. [/quote] I wouldn't jump to that just yet, you may very well end up at the same place. Give support a day or 2 to look at it.

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Reply to Microsoft Edge in WindowBlinds WinCustomize Forums

Guess it might help if I did this: Windows 10 Home (17134.rs4_release.180410-1804) WindowBlinds 10.7 BETA (050 - Windows 10 Edition) - 64 bit OS Window titlebar blur features are enabled on this operating system Wblind.dll 2018/07/08 11:45:50 Wblind64.dll 2018/07/08 11:45:29 Wbsrv.dll 2017/03/28 08:53:46 WB10Config.exe 2018/07/07 17:31:18 Wbload.dll 2018/07/09 10:52:37 Screen10.exe 2017/03/28 08:53:17

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Reply to Microsoft Edge in WindowBlinds WinCustomize Forums

I don't use Edge but I've been sitting here putzing with it. Just to add to the confusion, it seems to me that I have a lot more luck dragging the window by clicking/dragging at the right side of the titlebar, like just a little to the left of the window buttons. It seems to work consistently that way. Might depend on where you're clicking when you're trying to drag it.

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Reply to Compatibility issue with an app? in WindowBlinds WinCustomize Forums

[quote who="MagikGimp" reply="103" id="3722267"] Chrome runs fine but yes, the title bar doesn't skin properly [/quote] Not sure you were looking for help with that, but anyway replies 4 or 6 here should take care of it: https://forums.wincustomize.com/489575/page/1/#3717744

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Reply to Rocketdock gallery is closing in WinCustomize Talk WinCustomize Forums

[quote who="JcRabbit" reply="6" id="3721645"] the next release is going to be HUGE: it adds support for multiple tabbed docks, vertical tabbed docks, tabbed dock scaling (you can now make them bigger if you have poor eyesight or a huge screen res) and something new called 'Drawers' (a mix between a single-tab tabbed dock and a dock). [/quote] [e digicons]:thumbsup:[/e] That does sound, well, HUGE [e digicons]:)[/e]

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Reply to Icon Packager not doing its thing in IconPackager WinCustomize Forums

It kind of smells like borked up file permissions to me. Ross, right-click on one of the actual extracted icon files that isn't loading in your Icon Packager Themes directory and make sure security permissions for "Users" is set to at least "Read & execute" and "Read".

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Reply to Anybody for Patch Tuesday? in Personal Computing WinCustomize Forums

[quote who="Uvah" reply="18" id="3720375"] So I am my own organization, number of employees...9. Me and my felines who think they're monkeys. [/quote] If I know cats, the cats would be The Organization and you would be ... the butler.[e digicons];)[/e]

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Reply to Why are There So Many Missing Icons? in Icons WinCustomize Forums

You can try this if you like. I run on a Standard (Non-Admin) login in Win10. I have to apply the icon packages twice: 1st time, launch Icon Packager using the right-click "Run as administrator" option. Apply the icon package I'm wanting to apply. (This will also change the icons on the administrator login, in case it matters.) 2nd time, launch Icon Packager normally and apply the same icon package.

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Reply to Who Else Loves the Look of Good Old Windows 98? in Community WinCustomize Forums

I didn't hate Win98, but I got more than my fill of it. It did used to let you change various colors to some extent and save them as themes which was helpful. Win98 was what I was on when I first discovered WB. XP itself would also let you apply a "Classic" look which I think was a Win98 look, and let you change the colors to some extent, and save them as themes. I mixed up about a half-dozen combinations and used to load them up occasionally for a change of pace.</p

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Reply to Info on Different Parts of OD in Object Desktop WinCustomize Forums

There is a useful link at the bottom of this page, "Compatibility Matrix" underneath System Requirements, which spells out what works with which versions of Windows: https://www.stardock.com/products/odnt/

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Reply to OK, now it's working... in WindowBlinds WinCustomize Forums

By the way, you mentioned ClassicShell in your other thread. There does appear to be a conflict between ClassicShell and WindowBlinds. I don't believe anything as severe as what you were experiencing, usually taskbar issues I think, but you don't want to have both installed at the same time in case it crosses your mind again. https://forums.wincustomize.com/search;classicshell

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Reply to OK, now it's working... in WindowBlinds WinCustomize Forums

[quote]So is there a way to disable windowblinds upon boot if I bypass the login screen? [/quote] You can apply the "Default theme" (1st theme) in WindowBlinds, then it will stop loading at boot but you'll be using the standard Windows theme. Otherwise, none that I'm aware of. Since you're very much wanting to use WindowBlinds though, I'd be inclined to let it load at least for awhile until I felt like whatever issue was resolved.

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Reply to looks great but fails so hard on reboot in WindowBlinds WinCustomize Forums

I'm not offering this as a "fix" but merely as a tool that might be helpful while you're struggling with this: To completely prevent WindowBlinds from loading at boot, hold down the [Ctrl] key while you're pressing [Enter] to log in at the login screen.

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