Newb question

I'm new to windowblinds and I love it but why won't it skin Internet Explorer & Fire Fox? It seems to skin everything else. Thanks in advance.
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Windowblinds does skin IE (not sure about IE 7). Windowblinds only skins FF window border because FF utilizes it's own skinning engine.
Reply #2 Top
because FF utilizes it's own skinning engine.


Grrr. I hate that.
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For whatever reason I can't get it to skin Internet Explorer. The IE border looks like a windows 3.1 border. It's the only app that looks this way. Is there something I'm missing here? I'm using WB 5.01.
Reply #4 Top
open WB configuration - click system informatio on the left - copy/paste to here all the info that shows up
Reply #5 Top
also check your settings
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For whatever reason I can't get it to skin Internet Explorer. The IE border looks like a windows 3.1 border. It's the only app that looks this way. Is there something I'm missing here? I'm using WB 5.01.


Open WB configuration > select "Per Application" > make sure you don't have IE included in the exclusion. If you do, remove it and apply the skin again.
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Here's my system info:

WindowBlinds 5.01 System Information Report:

STATUS : WB+ SRV+ HLP+ UI+ TRAY+

WindowBlinds is installed correctly on this PC.

WindowBlinds appears to be activated on this PC

Your machine supports per pixel borders on WindowBlinds skins.

You have one monitor in total.

(Default Monitor) 1 is attached to NVIDIA GeForce Go 7900 GS

Wblind.dll 2006/09/21 14:29:20
Wblind64.dll 2006/03/21 13:34:42
Wbsrv.dll 2006/09/21 14:29:19
Wbconfig.exe 2006/09/21 14:29:57
Wbload.exe 2006/03/13 17:54:14
Wbhelp.dll 2004/09/18 16:37:07
Wbui.dll 2005/12/06 21:29:06
Tray.dll 2006/04/13 17:29:23

My settings are all set properly and I have no exclusions set.

Thanks for all the feedback so far.
Reply #8 Top
Then I'm guessing you have most if not everything checked in Basic Settings.

What's your OS?
Reply #9 Top
After some fidling and a reinstall I think I've got this working now. What was going on...I have no idea but I it appears to be working now. Thanks so much for your help.