DaveRI

DaveRI

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Reply to Problems with "some" IconPackages not displaying properly ? in OS Customization WinCustomize Forums

[quote who="AceMatrix" reply="4" id="3709296"] other avenues [/quote] I'll offer this up in case it helps. On Win10, using a Standard (Non-Admin) user (with UAC enabled as well), I have to apply icon packages twice to get them applied: 1st time - Open up Icon Packager using the right-click "Run as Admin" option. Apply the icon package and close Icon Packager. (This of course also changes the icons on the Admin user.) 2nd time - Open up Icon

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Reply to Winstep Themes in Skinning WinCustomize Forums

gef did a couple (in 2009), so unless something has changed ... https://www.wincustomize.com/explore/winstep/masterskin

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Reply to Possible to remove blur but keep transparency on taskbar? in WindowBlinds WinCustomize Forums

Yes, you need to do it within SkinStudio. You should be able to download SkinStudio from your Stardock account if you haven't yet. Apply the skin that you are wanting to edit. Open SkinStudio and from the menu line click File/Open current WindowBlinds skin. Then select the substyle you're wanting to change if applicable. Cli

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Reply to Help building, or buying a desktop in Personal Computing WinCustomize Forums

[quote who="DaveRI" reply="19" id="3706938"] You can't have Turbo Boost enabled if you overclock, it's neither/either/or. [/quote] Well I've been poking around more about that, and I think I was wrong. I thought that overclocking effectively disabled the Turbo Boost (even if it was left "On"). After looking at it for another half hour, all I can say is "I don't know." As for whether or not a person should leave it on with an overclock, that seems t

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Reply to Help building, or buying a desktop in Personal Computing WinCustomize Forums

[quote who="admiralWillyWilber" reply="16" id="3706877"] How can I Turbo boost this thing. [/quote] Things change, but there is probably an on/off setting to enable it in the bios (it's there on mine). I'd imagine it will be enabled by default. You can't have Turbo Boost enabled if you overclock, it's neither/either/or. 6 hyperthreading cores @ 3.7 - personally I'd check to be sure the Turbo Boost is enabled and watch her rip, wouldn't tinker with the ov

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Reply to I'm Stumped!! in Windows Discussion WinCustomize Forums

I see a couple of threads on Microsoft that might or might not help https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_10-start/app-tiles-disappeared-from-windows-10-start-menu/5d8abf5b-f73b-45f1-9d80-b988cd6da49a <a href="https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_10-start/windows-10-start-

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Reply to ACTIVATION RESET in DeskScapes WinCustomize Forums

[quote]maximum activations reached [/quote] In addition to the above, see here for instructions for managing your activations: https://esupport.stardock.com/index.php?/Knowledgebase/Article/View/546/159/how-to-review-your-current-activations

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Reply to Adventures in PC Building - Part 2 in Personal Computing WinCustomize Forums

[quote]Can we just talk for a minute about the feeling one experiences when preparing to attach the cooling system to their processor? [/quote] I always have to clench my jaw a little right before I clamp the processor itself in too. A little "Good-To-Go" light would be so cool.

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Reply to Don't try this at home... in Everything Else WinCustomize Forums

Well I guess since it exploded it's real (?) - not that the battery is worth much now [e digicons];P[/e] Reminds me of (all true, and I know them all) : The person who thoroughly melted a standard little plastic fork into the pan while trying to use it to fry bacon. The person who cleaned up his still-hot barbecue coals by dumping them into a paper bag. The person who thought an interior gas connection might be leaking so she tested it with a lit ma

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Reply to I'm back in Community WinCustomize Forums

[quote]DeskScapes. Is there an easy solution to the problem with the codex [/quote] I think the consensus around here is to use the K-Lite codecs. That's what I'm using, seem to be fine: http://www.codecguide.com/index.html [quote]Object Desktop Ultimate and Object Desktop Upgrade from Stand Alone. [/quote] There is only the one Object Desktop package, I'd guess two different ways to en

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Reply to Windows 10 window border size? in WindowBlinds WinCustomize Forums

No, WindowBlinds does not enable you to tweak parts of the default Windows theme. You can apply a WindowBlinds theme (and make some changes to it if you like), or you can use the default Windows theme (which means that you have unloaded WindowBlinds.) That being said, there is a wide range of WindowBlinds themes available, ranging from the very minimalist to the very extravagant. You can download a 30 day trial of WindowBlinds if you like: <a href="https://www.star

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Reply to Rework skin from XP to 10 in Skinning WinCustomize Forums

There's no easy/automatic way to convert an XP skin to Win10. You'd need to use SkinStudio (which should be available for download in your Stardock account) to add or modify the various parts. Some basic image editing skills and software would be extremely helpful, perhaps "required", not necessarily "artistic" level. An XP skin will never look exactly the same on Win10, there are some parts on Win10 that just can't be skinned in the same man

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