I see the same thing on XP as well. Also, it doesn't blur ObjectDock and Gadgets. Seem to be that layered windows isn't included into the composition. Hopefully this isn't a limitation in the OS, but I fear it might be...

BTW, I am running Windows Media Center w/ SP2.

Works in vista.

Snowman -

The currently used icon set is cached, so wouldn't have changed even it IP was gone. I can't imagine how IP would have been uninstalled - are you sure it's not there in the Programs/Stardock folder?

DocLotus: Many of the things you want are the kind of thing that would go in an editor, not in WindowBlinds.

WindowBlinds allows the user to have some control over a skin, but for the kind of thing you want you are going to have to edit the skin. 

Regarding the size of the colour sliders, they are standard windows slider controls and will be the same size as any other sliders.  If you find the text and controls too small, I would suggest considering using 120 dpi mode.

If you want to increase the contrast in wbconfig, use the black UI option (Bottom left, change language settings link)

Neil has answered this at least as far as over lapped titlebars, no blur is correct in XP. (reply 74)

Where can I find Stardock Central 2.46 Build 154 or later? SDC options say to check for any beta release but it doesn't give Build 154.

Wb6 installed flawlessly. I used the latest version of sdc. Actually wb6 looks great. I am running winxp on a DELL with 440 processor and 512 mg ram. No complaints.

TheDude20165 -

Go to Stardock.net & select downloads. SDC is at the top. Download & install that version. It will prompt you for the 2.46/154 update when you first run it.

I changed the server in SDC to US - 2 and refreshed XML Data. I now have Build 154. All is well with the Free World once again...

Daiwa, see, that is just the issue - IP is still present in the Objectdesktop folder, and is loading.... even though SDC appeard to have uninstalled it.....

What are the states on the AddressBand image?

Great update but, I just have one question, are they EVER going to fix the midi button problem? Ever since the upgrade to WB 5 the midi buttons no longer get skinned (only when you don't apply the per-pixal do they skin).   

the MDI buttons cannot be skinned when using a Per-Pixel skin in XP. Vista is fine.

I know but, why?? Nobody ever addressed this problem from the beginng when they made WB 5.

I was also hoping that text with blurred shadows would finally work in the Titlebar with WB6 - afraid not. Gotta look to see if shadowed text is now a working option in menus & the Start Panel, but I'm not optimistic. Seems like those would be a priority, but that's just me.

Overall, the beta seems very solid, but there clearly is work to be done.

Thank you Monty XP and Nakor for responding. Found the info, and yes, I have 32 bit!

RedBuzzard: Menu bars are not skinned with per pixel skins which is why MDI min, max, close buttons do not get skinned.  This is not a bug.

Daiwa: We intentionally block shadowed text on menus as it would look a mess with ownerdrawn menus not using it.

no problems here at all, just activation needed a second install. I don't like though that you cannot choose where it installs wb.

I said install, it asked for uninstall, I did that, NO REBOOT , wb 6 installed, reboot and import skins

Now all runs great

Ruben

Does that mean they will not be skinned in final WB6?

I've been using it all day and so far have had no major problems, I'm on a fairly old XP machine and everything has been going great. Actually changing WBs seems to be considerable quicker now.

10-4. How about Titlebar text effects? If it still doesn't work, will SKS6 stop offering options like that that WB doesn't support? Still curious about the menu painting issues, as well. But then you probably know that.

And can we get the skinning of MDI buttons in non-perpixel skins fixed up?

Sorry, I know I'm a pest.

I'm having the same problem, both the Windowblinds 5.51 and now with the v6 beta.

I'm an Object Desktop subscriber, so I would have installed a trial version of WindowsBlinds on this originally clean Vista 32 Ultimate installation.

Object Dock, Multiplicity Professional, Desktop X, LogonVista, TweakVista all install and run correctly

UAC is off, but I've uninstalled and reinstalled with it on and off
Results repeatable from two different admin accounts

I've reinstalled and updated Stardock Central, and have tried to run the applications with "Run as Administrator" etc.

I've disabled NOD32 antivirus and Windows Defender service and application and reinstalled, etc.

All to no avail.

Every time the wbconfig tries to run, it comes up with this "you must reboot" error message.

These new versions work fine under XP on two different test systems, so I know how the installation is supposed to work, hehe.

I've done so many uninstallations and reinstallations (which all require a new activation for WB6 beta) that I had to have Stardock tech support reset my activation counter, haha.

I would appreciate some help as well, thanks.

My install went great and everything works fine with all the skins I had. My only issue is the sidebar. I tried using the double sidebar and nothing changes.