My Start Menu and Windows Explorer can't be skinned - help please

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Hello,


Does anyone had a problem on skinning their Start Menu and Windows Explorer? Whenever I try to apply a skin using WindowBlinds, it will skin everything except for Start Menu and Windows Explorer. And also I noticed that the XP style is automatically being switched to Windows Classic style everytime I apply a skin. Then I have to switch it to XP style and apply a skin again, same thing happens.


I think this is with regards to the explorer.exe file located inside C:\Windows folder. It seems that it is not allowing anyone to change its contents. I also tried setting the C:\Windows folder permission to full access, but there were some files that are not able to. I also checked the theme service and it is already started. I also made sure that use of Visual Styles is checked.


Can anyone help me?


I have WindowBlinds version 4.2


Thanks in advance!


Regards,


Mark

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Reply #1 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Please upgrade to WB 4.5 or later.

It sounds like you have SP2 on your PC with a machine with supports DEP which is preventing WB from skinning explorer.  We resolved this in later versions.

Reply #2 from Stardock Forums Top

Hello Neil,


Thanks for replying.Do you know where I can get the upgrade for WB 4.5? I'm trying to download from google, but it gives me a WB public installer for 4.6. I have a licensed version of 4.2.


Do you by chance have the installer for 4.5 or 4.6? Can you email it to me at chawma@yahoo.com?


Thanks in advance Neil! I really appreciate your help.


Regards,


Mark

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Reply #3 from WinCustomize Forums Top
https://www.stardock.com/products/windowblinds/

Not sure if you can upgrade to 4.6 for free. I bought mine in the 4.6 version, and now run 5.

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Reply #4 from WinCustomize Forums Top

If you purchased WB 4.2 standalone then you will be entitled to a free upgrade to 4.6. 

Simply visit https://www.stardock.com/support.asp enter the e-mail address you used when ordering and it will e-mail new serials & links to that address for you.

Nobody here will e-mail the installers as they should only ever be downloaded by the customer direct from Stardock.