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WB5 Select Data Source

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I can't use WB5 (4.90d) or the previous betas on my work machine because I keep getting a "Select Data Source" popup box every time WB needs to try to get the list of skins.  This happens through the WB config panel or through display properties while attempting to get to the Appearance tab.


I've uninstalled, reinstalled.  This morning: I uninstalled the previous beta, wiped the WB directory of all but skins, rebooted, installed 4.90d, rebooted.  Same problem.


This work machine is a development machine which has .NET development environment, MSDE and a few other development things on it.  Could this be my problem?


Obviously, any help would be appreciated.


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WindowBlinds 5 BETA Troubleshooting Report:


STATUS : WB+ SRV+ HLP+ UI+


WindowBlinds is installed correctly on this PC.


WindowBlinds appears to be activated on this PC


Your machine supports per pixel borders on WindowBlinds skins.


You have 2 monitors.


(Default Monitor) 1 is attached to NVIDIA Quadro FX Go700
(Default Monitor) 2 is attached to NVIDIA Quadro FX Go700
'NetMeeting driver' also exists as device '\\.\DISPLAYV1', but is not attached to the desktop and is a mirror driver.
'RDPDD Chained DD' also exists as device '\\.\DISPLAYV2', but is not attached to the desktop and is a mirror driver.

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Reply #26 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Link

That link should get you going. Hope you see this soon, so you can keep your Windowblinds on the PC.
Reply #27 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Please try running <this file> and see if it resolves your issue.

-Mike
[Stardock Support]

Galactic Civilizations IV
Reply #28 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Hi Mike, can u take a look at my report which was posted yesterday regarding wb5 freezeing my pc, and see what u can discover...Thanx
Reply #30 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Mike, I am having the same problem(dsn source) as the others here. I did an update and then started having my problem. I can't seem to resolve the issue.




WindowBlinds 5 BETA Troubleshooting Report:

STATUS : WB+ SRV+ HLP+ UI+

WindowBlinds is installed correctly on this PC.

WindowBlinds appears to be activated on this PC

Your machine supports per pixel borders on WindowBlinds skins.

You have one monitor in total.

(SONY SDM-HS53) 1 is attached to Intel(R) 82845G/GL/GE/PE/GV Graphics Controller
'NetMeeting driver' also exists as device '\\.\DISPLAYV1', but is not attached to the desktop and is a mirror driver.
'RDPDD Chained DD' also exists as device '\\.\DISPLAYV2', but is not attached to the desktop and is a mirror driver.

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Reply #33 from Stardock Forums Top
Beldroan, thanks! I found this fix after trying twice and failing to install WB5 the latest Beta. As elaborate as it was  it worked like a charm. Can't believe people actually have spare time to figure these things out. Oh wait. Maybe this is your job. But anyway, thanks! I don't usually figure out what to do so fast.
Reply #34 from WinCustomize Forums Top
data source problem like the others

WindowBlinds 5 BETA 2 Troubleshooting Report:

STATUS : WB+ SRV+ HLP+ UI+ TRAY+

WindowBlinds is installed correctly on this PC.

WindowBlinds appears to be activated on this PC

Your machine supports per pixel borders on WindowBlinds skins.

You have one monitor in total.

(Plug and Play Monitor) 1 is attached to NVIDIA GeForce 6800

Wblind.dll 2005/11/17 16:27:10
Wbsrv.dll 2005/11/17 17:29:16
Wbconfig.exe 2005/11/15 21:57:02
Wbload.exe 2005/11/02 13:36:34
Wbhelp.dll 2004/09/18 16:37:00
Wbui.dll 2005/10/17 10:55:14
Tray.dll 2005/11/02 13:28:26

filename ODBCJT32.DLL is not listed

can i get and install that file somewhere?
i tried to download "this file" and just got sent back to this thread
i really would like to use the new beta and i'm not great at changin stuff on my machine so would appreciate a simple fix if there is one. thanks
Reply #35 from WinCustomize Forums Top
jaidaksghost: here's the file you are looking for. Download and save it, then run it. You can select which OD programs you want to uninstall. http://sd.stardock.com/mike/apps/odnt_zapper.exe Hope this helps. Reinstall wb4 and 5 after reboot.
Reply #36 from WinCustomize Forums Top
scorpio-logic: i tried your fix - all it really accomplished was killing off all my skins - still had same problem. luckily i made a backup of my skin collection before trying it. i found the OBDCJT32.dll driver mentioned in one of the other posts' but i'm unsure what to do with it. i also did some research and found that Microsoft Access (which i have on my machine) doesnt use that driver for its database anymore - it uses one called Mjet. that may be why it is missing. i'm wondering if i can install the driver without causing a conflict with Access' driver.

i also wonder if (since it seems to be a common problem) the WB5 installer could verify that all neccessary files are on a machine (like this driver) and if not install them.

one stroke of luck so far - i did get the Aura skin from the WB5 installation attempt - one more for the collection!
Reply #37 from WinCustomize Forums Top
I don't know what to tell you. If you read that long thread with the i386 folder copying thing...well just seems easier to backup everything and reformat. I get lots of practice at that so I don't mind too much, but I have a backup every three days just in case. Good luck with finding a work around. Glad you made backup of your skins.

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Reply #39 from WinCustomize Forums Top
jaidakghost: if you update wb, you may find things fixed up. new update available. I've been looking for this thread, forgot the title...and there are so many with the same title. Hope for the best.

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Reply #42 from Stardock Forums Top

no, WB5 has never worked for me. i got another machine i havnt used in a while that has XP pro (this one has the home version) and i'm gonna dust it off and see if i can get WB5 working on it. if i discover anything i'll post it.


thx for the help so far guys - its great to see people eager to help each other.

Reply #45 from WinCustomize Forums Top

If you have an OD account then you can download the beta release which should fix all Select Data Source error messages as it switches to an INI based database instead of a MDB one.

I would guess this update will be released to customers as a release build either later this week or early next.