Fences Flicker when an Application Launches

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I have an annoying problem.  I have Fences Pro v1.1.0.419.  I had some problems with CPU usage, so I had to reinstall Windows 7 several times.  This last time, I resolved my problems, but I have a new one.  I have a dual-display setup with 2 24" displays.  On the primary display, I have two fences, Programs and Data.  Whenever I launch any program from the "Programs" fence, both fences flicker in the foreground (about 4 times/second) until the program finishes loading.  This is extremely annoying.

 

I installed Fences as administrator.  I have Fences set to run with Administrator privilege, but the problem continues.  What can I do to stop this?  What information do you require to resolve this problem?

 

Thank you.

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Reply #2 from Stardock Forums Top

Hi,

I am suffering a similair problem with my fences interface.

Please see vid I found from another Stardock user who is suffering similiar issue -

Basically opening anything while running fences pro and deskscapes produces flicker/flashes in fences and associated icons, the occassional explorer crash in certain situations.

I am running W7Pro64 on Gigabyte GA-EX58-UD5; Core i7 920 (@3Ghz); 6GB DDR3; Asus EAH5850; AMD Catalyst 12.4; Avast Antivirus.

Any advice welcome.

Multiplicity - Control multiple PCs using one keyboard and mouse
Reply #3 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Quoting zer0nUK, reply 2
Hi,

I am suffering a similair problem with my fences interface.

Please see vid I found from another Stardock user who is suffering similiar issue -

Basically opening anything while running fences pro and deskscapes produces flicker/flashes in fences and associated icons, the occassional explorer crash in certain situations.

I am running W7Pro64 on Gigabyte GA-EX58-UD5; Core i7 920 (@3Ghz); 6GB DDR3; Asus EAH5850; AMD Catalyst 12.4; Avast Antivirus.
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Email support@stardock.com . . We may have something for you to try.

Reply #4 from Stardock Forums Top

Quoting Zubaz, reply 3

Email support@stardock.com . . We may have something for you to try.
End of Zubaz's quote

 

Would be great if you had that for us all.

Zubaz may not be the only one having this kind of effect.

Reply #5 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Quoting Soran, reply 4
Would be great if you had that for us all.
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At the moment the issue seems to be limitied and we need to test it before it goes out to everyone.

Reply #6 from Stardock Forums Top

I have the same problem. I'm running Fences and Deskscapes on a Windows 7 64-bit machine. Graphics card is an nVidia 560 Ti with the latest non-beta drivers. I'm hoping there's a real fix soon. I have repeatedly contacted support@stardock.com. They never reply.

Reply #7 from Stardock Forums Top

Quoting rassilon, reply 7
I have the same problem. I'm running Fences and Deskscapes on a Windows 7 64-bit machine. Graphics card is an nVidia 560 Ti with the latest non-beta drivers. I'm hoping there's a real fix soon. I have repeatedly contacted support@stardock.com. They never reply.
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Do you have a ticket #?  It's possible your emails aren't making it to us.  You can also try manually creating a ticket here:

https://esupport.stardock.com/index.php?/Tickets/Submit

Reply #8 from Stardock Forums Top

It's possible, but given that I've had the same email address since the 1990's, and have been a Stardock customer since 2001, it seems unlikely that they'd all fail.  In any case, I don't have a ticket for this particular issue, as I hadn't encountered it until recently.  I'll submit one.

Reply #9 from Stardock Forums Top

I'm experiencing the same thing as well, on both my laptop and desktop. My CPU usage also goes all the way to 100% on all my cores.

 

I do use DeskScapes on both of them, too.

 

I find that this flickering also occurs when I double-click the desktop to hide/show fences.

Reply #10 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Quoting Sidran32, reply 9
I'm experiencing the same thing as well, on both my laptop and desktop. My CPU usage also goes all the way to 100% on all my cores.

 

I do use DeskScapes on both of them, too.

 

I find that this flickering also occurs when I double-click the desktop to hide/show fences.
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Contact support@stardock.com and we'll see what we can do.