Why Wont it Work?!
Published on October 4, 2005 By xxZeroVirusxx In WindowBlinds
I just upgraded my WindowBlinds to 5.0. It just put my computer into Windows Classic mode. I restarted. Same thing. I checked troubleshooting, and it gave me this message:

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WindowBlinds 5 BETA Troubleshooting Report:


WindowBlinds is not installed correctly on this PC. If you did not reboot after installing WindowBlinds 5 for the first time, then please reboot and try this again.

Your machine supports per pixel borders on WindowBlinds skins.

If you suffer visible corruption (overbright) on the frames and have a NVIDIA board then please be aware this is a NVIDIA bug. It has been seen on GeForce 4 cards and some FX series cards.

Video Information

You have one monitor in total.

(Gateway VX700) 1 is attached to RADEON 9600 PRO Family (Microsoft Corporation)

'RADEON 9600 PRO SEC Family (Microsoft Corporation)' also exists as device '\\.\DISPLAY2', but is not attached to the desktop.

'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.

PLEASE report all this information when submitting a problem report, especially anything related to per-pixel skinning. We don't know what's in that Dell you bought last July or the notebook the office gave you. Per-pixel skinning requires your drivers to at least claim to support the functions needed for it.
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Isn't installed correctly?! So I uninstalled it, then reinstalled it, and rebooted again. Still, same problem, same message.

By the by, I have Windows XP x64. Is this going to be a problem?

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on Oct 04, 2005
Slightly diff problem here...wbconfig won't even start...errors out and gives me classic theme..boooo!
P4 1.6 ghz, ati radeon 9700 running 2 monitors...happened upon prompt reboot, and every time I try to apply skins...wbconfig won't load, and display properties just gives me classic theme...cant do WB troubleshooting because wbconfig won't load, so no other info available...
on Oct 04, 2005
Arghhhh!
Nothing but default windows
WindowBlinds 5 BETA Troubleshooting Report:

- troubleshooting report -
WindowBlinds is installed correctly on this PC.

Your machine supports per pixel borders on WindowBlinds skins.

If you suffer visible corruption (overbright) on the frames and have a NVIDIA board then please be aware this is a NVIDIA bug. It has been seen on GeForce 4 cards and some FX series cards.

Video Information

You have one monitor in total.

(Dell P1110) 1 is attached to RADEON 9800 PRO

'RADEON 9800 PRO - Secondary' also exists as device '\\.\DISPLAY2', but is not attached to the desktop.

'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.

Back to Vista Brico pack 1.1 .....for now.
on Oct 04, 2005

BrokenSquare: look for wblind.dll in your install directory.  Is it there?

on Oct 04, 2005
After installing and rebooting nothing is skinned. Initially I thought that I had to choose a skin and then apply it but none of the skins tha I choose will work. Here is the troubleshooting info which doesn't really suggest something is wrong, but it's only my work computer anyway....now if I have problems on my green machine at home......I MIGHT JUST KILL MYSELF!!! Keep up the awesome work guys

WindowBlinds 5 BETA Troubleshooting Report:


WindowBlinds is installed correctly on this PC.

Your machine supports per pixel borders on WindowBlinds skins.

If you suffer visible corruption (overbright) on the frames and have a NVIDIA board then please be aware this is a NVIDIA bug. It has been seen on GeForce 4 cards and some FX series cards.

Video Information

You have one monitor in total.

(Plug and Play Monitor) 1 is attached to Intel(R) 82865G 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.
on Oct 04, 2005
Are you on 32-bit? What Service Packs do you have installed? 2 monitors could be a problem, as I already listed. Have you tried rebooting again?

And, lastly, why on earth are you on a 1.6ghz computer and using a sweet card like the 9700?
on Oct 04, 2005
Reading through postings, it appears that among us having problems, alot of us have 2 monitors...more so than the average, I would expect! Hmmmm...?!?
on Oct 04, 2005
No sweat...installed, works fine. Windows, menus seem snappier than 4.6. HP Pavilion ZV5410 laptop, report follows. Great program guys!!!!





WindowBlinds 5 BETA Troubleshooting Report:


WindowBlinds is installed correctly on this PC.

Your machine supports per pixel borders on WindowBlinds skins.

If you suffer visible corruption (overbright) on the frames and have a NVIDIA board then please be aware this is a NVIDIA bug. It has been seen on GeForce 4 cards and some FX series cards.

Video Information

You have one monitor in total.

(Default Monitor) 1 is attached to NVIDIA GeForce4 440 Go 64M

'NVIDIA GeForce4 440 Go 64M' also exists as device '\\.\DISPLAY2', but is not attached to the desktop.

'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.
on Oct 04, 2005
Hmm...
Seems like all of us is suffering the same result.

Too bad... I was sooo looking forward to this release...!
Oh well...

WindowBlinds 5 BETA Troubleshooting Report:


WindowBlinds is not installed correctly on this PC. If you did not reboot after installing WindowBlinds 5 for the first time, then please reboot and try this again.

Your machine supports per pixel borders on WindowBlinds skins.

If you suffer visible corruption (overbright) on the frames and have a NVIDIA board then please be aware this is a NVIDIA bug. It has been seen on GeForce 4 cards and some FX series cards.

Video Information

You have one monitor in total.

(Dell 1905FP (Digital)) 1 is attached to NVIDIA GeForce 6800 Series GPU

'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.
on Oct 04, 2005
Hey, I took what I could get! yes, on 32 bit sp2...no reboot...postings seem to indicate no use...
on Oct 04, 2005
Now I don't even see anything in common with people. Just a side note, it was listed that someone had a Radeon 9800 PRO and it didn't work. Mine is the same. But I'm also on 64-bit, so what do I know.

Oh, just so you all know, I reverted back to the old, stable 4.6 version. I still have that Arrow theme. It looks pretty sweet, even without the transparency. Problem on the bottom right (the system tray), but other than that it's pretty spectacular. Oh, and no glow .
on Oct 04, 2005
xxZeroVirusxx - wife got tired of new comp every year, so this is it for awhile!
on Oct 04, 2005
Broken, did you reboot a first time? If not, definitely reboot. It's a "_MUST_."
on Oct 04, 2005
If I had to choose between a new compy and a new wife...

Haha, I'm just kidding =P. But I'm still serious about rebooting =P.
on Oct 04, 2005
So far, all is OK, I have a pentium 4, 2.53ghz, NVidia FX5200, 128meg graphics card, 512 ram, I am running ARROW skin, looks good, took a bit for WindowBlinds to pick up all my skins, looks like New skins are working ok, so far, have not as yet tried out on older skins, getting a bit late, will try a few in the morning, but remember guys, it is BETA. Jim
on Oct 04, 2005
NVIDIA GeForce4 440 <--- I believe that is what one of my brothers' has. Which means that his troubleshooting specs are nearly one for one the same as Jim Latimer--who actually has it working. Mind boggling, isn't it?
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