Vista skining working.. the FIRST time! But cant make it work again after switching skin

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Hi I I’m a long time fan of Stardocks Work.

The thing is I just switched to Windows Vista and having problems with windowblinds..
When I first installed it I could apply a skin. But when I choose the third skin it will not apply! It SEEMS like it does but after it says wait like it usually do after you apply a skin nothing happens. It just looks the same as before applying the skin.

I have to restart the computer in order to make it "apply" again, if I don’t nothing happens when I press "apply my changes".. Any ideas?

Regards
Frewys

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Reply #1 from WinCustomize Forums Top
You say you used apply my changes...that is not used to apply a skin ...only changes like animations used or toolbars ect....Use ..apply this skin now..found on the large image of the skin itself.

It's My Secret
Reply #2 from Stardock Forums Top
*heh* didnt know that!
works also with the button "apply my changes" but its much better the one you reffer to:)

But its the same story im affraid as before.. No change.. no skining...
Offworld Trading Company
Reply #3 from WinCustomize Forums Top

MySecret: The 2 options do exactly the same thing.

After you find it does not apply, are any apps showing as not responding in taskmanager?

Reply #4 from Stardock Forums Top
no aps not responding in my taskmannager.. everything looks and feels responsive.. no lockups..
Reply #5 from Stardock Forums Top
I had the same problem until I selected the Windows Aero blind (the default Vista theme). After switching to it once, whatever was hung up released and I've been able to switch to any other blind I want. Sounds weird, but it worked.

Reply #6 from Stardock Forums Top
Hi Raider 66!

Thank you for your reply.

I think you might be on to something here. If I try to recall I think the issue started when I tried to activate Aero. I have removed the windows Aero from my system so there might be a conflict there? But I KNOW that it SHOULD work anyway! Since I got it to work with at least two skins before this happened..

I tried to activate the Aero in blinds ( Blinds exits) and then restarted again to activate another. Still no success...


Regards
F
Reply #7 from WinCustomize Forums Top
What do you mean by you have removed Windows Aero from your system?
Reply #8 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Guessing...Sounds like someone did a reg hack to get Aero working on Vista Home basic perhaps?
Reply #9 from Stardock Forums Top
I use Vlite to strip the OS of all the things i don’t use. Like Aero. My Graphcard in my laptop doesn’t support it. And since I got blinds.. Who needs it at all:)?

Laptop information:
HP Compaq NC4200
520MB Ram
Shared memory Intel 915GM

HAVE run it so I know it SHOULD work! But something denies me the blinds experience;)


Regards
F
Reply #11 from Stardock Forums Top
Is there some Vista betas i could try that would solve this issue?

My guess is its just some kinda locking somewhere.. like Raider 66 sugested..

Regards
F
Reply #13 from Stardock Forums Top
The genuine and registered enhanced version with all the bells and whistles but not as of yet
Reply #14 from WinCustomize Forums Top
When i try to apply the changes to the skin, windows just goes to the "windows classic" mode and stays there, nothing works (even when i change skin and click apply). Windows runs fine, and to set it back to aero i have to go through the whole right-click process.
Reply #15 from WinCustomize Forums Top
When i try to apply the changes to the skin, windows just goes to the "windows classic" mode and stays there, nothing works (even when i change skin and click apply). Windows runs fine, and to set it back to aero i have to go through the whole right-click process.


That's usually what happens when the trial period runs out.
Reply #16 from Stardock Forums Top
Sounds exactly like my issue except I’m not using the trial edition;)..
Reply #17 from Stardock Forums Top
Forget about it all and thanks anyway.. went back to WinXP..

Regards
F