DeskScapes 10.02 Manage folders & installation BUGS

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Basj
Stardock Community Assistant.

Hello,

Sorry to hear you are having issues.

for your Dreams follow this path ..  C:\Users\Public\Documents\Stardock\Dreams

I'll have to get you more help for your other questions .

AzDude
Stardock Community Assistant

Many thanks Basj !

Thanks AzDude ! I figured that out about the Dreams folder. But the Manage Folder function is still "broken".

Best regards

Stargate

Here's another 'Manage Folders' problem. I can't delete user-added folders from the 'Manage Folders' list. The 'Delete' button always remains greyed out. I realize you can't delete the standard folders.

Cheers.

Another bug they have to correct indeed but... you can deal with it by deleting the corresponding values in the registry...

On my side though it does work/delete.

What is your OS ?

Best regards

Stargate

I'm using Windows 10 Pro. Could you post the registry key locations?

Thanks, Cheers.

You should be able to.  Is the newly added folder selected in the list?

They can't (? I haven't checked) but in "Manage Folders", the checkboxes can be unchecked so they don't appear in the left list.

As for the registry, look in HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Stardock\Deskscapes\Dream.ini

Best regards

Stargate

Unchecking the tickboxes doesn't remove the folders from the 'Manage folders' list. Just the side panel list.

See this screenshot:

https://1drv.ms/u/s!ArpXySjqs7lJjdoJY8E8h-W_OnSdwQ?e=wjB0WB

I have ticked the folders that I want to remove from the 'Manage Folders' list and the 'Delete' button is still greyed out. The only way to remove the folders is to go to the Registry Key you provided then the 'DreamDir' and remove the old folders from the Key list. Also, the 'DreamDirSub' key contains a similar list of folders. I removed the old folders from this key as well.

You will note that none of the 'Standard Folders' are shown in either registry keys' list.

The 'Manage Folders' function needs to be redesigned so that, when opened, no boxes are ticked. Ticking a box should, then, unlock the 'Delete' button so that folders can be removed from the list. Perhaps a separate tick box can be provided so that folders can be shown in the side-panel list.

Cheers.

To select a folder for deletion, you don't tick the checkbox, you click on the text of folder path you want to delete.  The path should then become highlighted, and the Delete button enabled.

Okay... I see that. That's not very intuitive; since there's no description, anywhere, of how to use things. I haven't found any docs for this program yet. The '?' button in the top right of the Deskscapes window doesn't provide any help. Nor is there any '?' help links on any of the secondary pop up applets.

It would be good to have documents describing the workings of these programs; or, did I miss something somewhere.

Cheers.

There is no detail user guide which I think is what you're asking about.

There is a kind of feature overview for Deskscapes here:

https://www.stardock.com/products/deskscapes/

and a few Q&A's (mostly trouble-shooting) for DeskScapes here:

http://esupport.stardock.com/index.php?/Knowledgebase/List/Index/113/deskscapes

Hello,

FAQ link for Account and Activation issues https://forums.stardock.com/486311/Accounts-and-Activation-Support-FAQ

Purging and Re Installing https://forums.stardock.com/485954/deskscapes-support-faq#reinstalling

AzDude
Stardock Community Assistant

I have to ask: Have you found the filters menu in the upper left corner, and set the various types to display?

They were always ALL checked and still the bug exist !

Regards

Stargate

Hello,

Sorry to hear you are having trouble.

Is this still the way you have DS installed - outside of the default path?

In either case, please purge DS:
https://forums.stardock.com/485954/deskscapes-support-faq#reinstalling

Reboot.

If you create a new Windows Admin (<---- important) account, install DS in the proper / default location, do you still have the same issue with dream/backgrounds not showing in the DS UI for added folders where the proper file types exist?

If so, and you save this image as is, not edited or converted in any way, to a location in local/current user '\Documents':

https://cdn.wallpapersafari.com/14/40/pPnVIZ.jpg

And you click off your added location, then back, does it show?

Example:

Sean Drohan
Stardock Support Manager

I reinstalled in the default path after having done the Purge as stated in this other thread of mine. If you haven't changed the Purge.bat procedure, it is useless that I do it again and don't really want to do it again for I'll loose ALL links in the Recent section.

Regarding your instructions, here is the result :

What size are those images?

Do you have Deskscapes (on the three bar menu top left) set to only show screen sized or bigger images?

Images below 40k in size or less than 512 pixels wide or tall will not be shown either as they are too low resolution generally to be of use.  Only JPG, PNG and BMP files (for static wallpapers) will show.  GIF files are not supported.

NOPE : not set !

YES : the images are BIG (screen size like the ones up above) and jpg and png don't show... neither dreams nor mp4.

Stargate55,

Then that remains a variable as well as this:

I understand that these steps can be a PITA but - as you can see - this works for everyone else, we need to find out why it's not for you.

Sean Drohan
Stardock Support Manager

Ok... I'll create a new admin account and see what's happening there.

BTW. if I do it in the guest account, is it good for you ?

Stargate

Created a new account. Same problem !!!

I didn't have to reinstall DS cuz it was already installed (on all account I supposed)...

I also paused my antivirus to check if it was an issue but no, the problem remained even with the AV pauses.  

Regards

Stargate

It would be yes, and why I wanted to to the purge detailed in:

https://forums.stardock.com/498134/get;3770535

I know you dont want to redo settings but some setting - somewhere - is causing you to have this problem - one no one else is reporting currently... 

Sean Drohan
Stardock Support Manager

BTW... why perform a "purge"... and not just simply perform an uninstallation then reinstall ?