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DeskScapes v8.50 - Now Windows 10 Compatible

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Reply #26 January 3, 2017 9:09:26 AM
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Quoting Myrddin,
reply 25

I had to go ahead and uninstall it (DeskScapes) for now.  I'm sure they must be trying to figure out what went wrong and how to fix it with an updated release.

That's the best advice I can offer you guys right now though.

Just remove it, reinstall any other things that may get messed up .. in my case, I had to reinstall Fences to get it to go back to behaving normally after removing DeskScapes .. and just get your favorite wallpaper back for the time-being.

They are bound to have noticed and while unresponsive here in the posts, I'm just gonna give 'em the benefit of the doubt and wait for an updated release to try again.

Happy New Year to you all in any event.!  Hope that you all have a Great year in spite of any evidence that could make us see something else on the horizon.

~Myrddin R Emrys

 

Deskscapes 8 seems to be working fine now I Did not change anything just restarted pc and everything seems to be fine browsing in windows 10 within the application.

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Reply #27 January 3, 2017 10:31:08 AM
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I'm happy to hear it's working in your situation.

I sure wish that had worked for mine.

 

And, I'm going to give it another go before long.  Download all the current versions of my various Stardock current licenses and make sure all my drivers are up to date and try again.

 

But, congrats on yours working properly with your config.!

Happy New Year too.!

~Myr

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Reply #28 March 18, 2017 11:51:20 AM
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It was Windows 10 compatible  ... at least for me.

2-days-ago Win10 update stopped DeskScapes working. First, it is a message after boot :

 

ActiveMovie Window: DSHost.exe - system error

Exception Processing Message 0xc00000005 Parameters 0x7ff82a1d28 etc....

 

(was not present before Win10 update). And second - config program stops working just 3 seconds after launch. So... no DeskScapes anymore... or until next Win10 "great" update, or next Stardock software update (Yes, I've reinstalled DS, but with no fun), please ?

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Reply #29 March 18, 2017 7:26:53 PM
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I can confirm that this is an issue.

Does anyone out there know which update caused the problem on do I need to manually uninstall each until I run across the right one?

BTW...hi to everyone.

Edit, the update that is to blame is Microsoft Windows KB4013429.

A quick uninstall of it and I'm back in business. I can wait until Neil's team works out the issues with it and DeskScapes before I let that the update install again. I read that the update addresses a list of window's issues so I'm sure it will eventually need to be installed.

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Reply #30 March 19, 2017 11:50:41 AM
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It looks like it is also impacting other apps : https://www.xsplit.com/blog/windows-10-update-issues-kb4013429

Sometimes I wonder if Microsoft test anything they release.

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Reply #31 March 19, 2017 5:46:35 PM
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I've uninstalled 1607 Update (it that KB4013429), and started to play with group policy to avoid automatic reinstallation of this... strange enough - policy didn't work finally, and 1607 Update has been reinstalled again, and voila - DeskScapes work again.

Probably I was that case with upgrading Win7 -> Win10 causing issues.

Whatsoever. It works now

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Reply #32 March 19, 2017 6:01:50 PM
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I never did get it to work on my system, unfortunately.

But, it sounds like it's going to require a significant remake to work in the new versions so, there's hope again.

I'm sorry to see how many of you are having difficulties with it since the last major update in Windows 10 but, we can hope it will mean that a much more stable product will be released before long.

Be sure to submit your technical support requests on them, and explain in as much detail both, what your hardware config is and what is happening when it tries to start on your systems.  Thanks for putting in your stories, too.!

Sincerely, ~Myr

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Reply #33 March 19, 2017 8:20:02 PM
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Quoting Myrddin,
reply 32

I never did get it to work on my system, unfortunately.

But, it sounds like it's going to require a significant remake to work in the new versions so, there's hope again.

I'm sorry to see how many of you are having difficulties with it since the last major update in Windows 10 but, we can hope it will mean that a much more stable product will be released before long.

Be sure to submit your technical support requests on them, and explain in as much detail both, what your hardware config is and what is happening when it tries to start on your systems.  Thanks for putting in your stories, too.!

Sincerely, ~Myr

Unfortunately the recent issue is not a Stardock one, but a Microsoft one.

We expect the fix will come from Microsoft too as they have broken a large number of mpeg2 using apps including Windows Media Player!

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Reply #34 May 10, 2018 8:03:16 AM
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I don't know if anyone's mentioned this yet, but Deskscapes works with Win10's virtual desktops. The same wallpaper(s) will appear in all desktops, and you can change it in any.

I'm using build 1709 for these results.

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Reply #35 May 10, 2018 8:05:12 AM
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On another note, I tried using avi files, which provided video but no sound. Wmv files provide both.

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Reply #36 May 10, 2018 12:12:07 PM
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Avi with sound and Wmv with sound will both work fine for Dreams

except WMV will use twice or a little more CPU usages than AVI

So I don't recommend using Wmv .

If your avi had no sound then you did something wrong.

What version of Windows and other programs you using ?

I've made thousands of dreams with Avi many with sound.

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Reply #37 May 10, 2018 1:04:51 PM
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Win 10 build 1709

I'll have to try again. I converted something off Youtube & the avi didn't play sound. Converted again to wmv and it did. Maybe the converter I was using. I'll try something else....

...and back. Yep, the music video played. Tks for the tip!

 

Oh, and oddly enough, Objectdock kinda works with virtual desktops too. I just grabbed a dock from one desktop and moved it to another. Will keep playing with it, see if it breaks anything lol!

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Reply #38 May 10, 2018 1:08:58 PM
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Huh... My pc finally updated to 1803 last night, and now those avi files have sound. Go figure!

Glad I don't have to try converting them again.

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