WindowBlinds application compatibility issues

Published on January 17, 2012 By Neil Banfield In WindowBlinds

It has come to our attention that some people may have had issues with some apps and WB and opted not to tell anyone about it.

Obviously we would like to know about them so we can resolve the issues.

If you have had an issue with an app caused by being skinned by WB, please post the following information in this thread:

1) The app name

2) The OS you are using

3) The theme you are using

4) The problem you have encountered

5) If you did report it to support a ticket number would help.

If the issue is visual a screenshot would help and where the app is more unusual we would like to know where we may be able to obtain a trial or demo version of it from.

Please note that we are not looking for bug reports on making skins here. This is specifically for application issues.

Comments (Page 7)

ZubaZ

on Jun 11, 2012

Quietman

reply 90

1) Virtualbox 4.1.16

2) Windows 7 64

3) Any

4) Virtualbox gives an Unable to allocate and lock memory error when running a virtual machine.

Virtualbox started doing this the day I installed Windowblinds and stops the moment I uninstall.

This appears to be the same kind of problem that google chrome creates with virtualbox. However turning background/error reporting off fixes it with that. Still get the error with google completely removed and now virtualbox is working again with google installed so it's not that.

Also just to add I am using a 2GB virtual machine on a PC with 6GB RAM, it's not running out of memory.

Does the problem contiue if you exclude VirtualBox from being skinned?

Snowman

on Jun 11, 2012

1) DisplayFusion Pro 4.0.1

2) Windows 7 X64

3) Any

4) Getting only transparent taskbars on extended monitors when switching skin. Current fix known to me: Reboot.

5) Nope, none

Quietman

on Jun 11, 2012

Zubaz

reply 91

Quoting Quietman, reply 901) Virtualbox 4.1.16

2) Windows 7 64

3) Any

4) Virtualbox gives an Unable to allocate and lock memory error when running a virtual machine.

Virtualbox started doing this the day I installed Windowblinds and stops the moment I uninstall.

This appears to be the same kind of problem that google chrome creates with virtualbox. However turning background/error reporting off fixes it with that. Still get the error with google completely removed and now virtualbox is working again with google installed so it's not that.

Also just to add I am using a 2GB virtual machine on a PC with 6GB RAM, it's not running out of memory.Does the problem contiue if you exclude VirtualBox from being skinned?

Yes even if I unload Windowsblinds it still happens.

Neil Banfield

on Jun 11, 2012

Quietman

reply 93

Quoting Zubaz, reply 91
Quoting Quietman, reply 901) Virtualbox 4.1.16

2) Windows 7 64

3) Any

4) Virtualbox gives an Unable to allocate and lock memory error when running a virtual machine.

Virtualbox started doing this the day I installed Windowblinds and stops the moment I uninstall.

This appears to be the same kind of problem that google chrome creates with virtualbox. However turning background/error reporting off fixes it with that. Still get the error with google completely removed and now virtualbox is working again with google installed so it's not that.

Also just to add I am using a 2GB virtual machine on a PC with 6GB RAM, it's not running out of memory.Does the problem contiue if you exclude VirtualBox from being skinned?

Yes even if I unload Windowsblinds it still happens.

So if you switch skins to Windows Aero Style and then open Virtual PC it continues to be broken?

Quietman

on Jun 11, 2012

Neil Banfield

reply 94

Quoting Quietman, reply 93Quoting Zubaz, reply 91
Quoting Quietman, reply 901) Virtualbox 4.1.16

2) Windows 7 64

3) Any

4) Virtualbox gives an Unable to allocate and lock memory error when running a virtual machine.

Virtualbox started doing this the day I installed Windowblinds and stops the moment I uninstall.

This appears to be the same kind of problem that google chrome creates with virtualbox. However turning background/error reporting off fixes it with that. Still get the error with google completely removed and now virtualbox is working again with google installed so it's not that.

Also just to add I am using a 2GB virtual machine on a PC with 6GB RAM, it's not running out of memory.Does the problem contiue if you exclude VirtualBox from being skinned?

Yes even if I unload Windowsblinds it still happens.

So if you switch skins to Windows Aero Style and then open Virtual PC it continues to be broken?

Yes. (Virtualbox not Virtual PC)

overklockd2

on Jul 12, 2012

Camfrog video chat cannot be skinned at all by windowblinds because it has a menu button in the title bar that causes the title bar to dissapear (the button isn't there until you click the title bar, then the window frame disapears only leaving the menu button visible). Tried every option in the per application settings and it still does the same thing. Had to tell windowblinds to ignore the application.

Go to www.camfrog.com to download. Sign in not even needed as this issue first occurs on the main sign in window.

mordir

on Oct 13, 2012

1) Logitech Gaming Software v.8.35.18

2) Windows 7 x64

3) Any

4) Logitech Gaming Software v.8.35.18 will not start as long as WindowBlinds 7 is running, it just sits in the task manager using 25% of my cpu.

If I close WindowBlinds, then start the Logitech Gaming Software, then restart WindowBlinds everything works as it should

5) Ticket ID #EEY-597-40540

timveer

on Oct 17, 2012

If WindowBlinds is launched on my laptop (Win7 x64), 1440 - 900 screen, and then I plug in my external HDMI monitor (1920 x 1080), there is a gap in the texture (only see this with the SD skins) in the middle of app windows. As the app window is resized (smaller than about 90% (guesstimate) of screen size) horizontally, the gap closes up.

This also happens if I set the resolution of my HDMI monitor to 1440 x 900, restart WindowBlinds and then change resolution back to 1920 x 1080 (only did this for testing purposes)

If I go to "Configure WindowBlinds" and re-select the skin, the "gap" is gone.

See screenshots of gap (3 separate shots in one image)

This appears to happen with all apps, it looks like a resizing issue. I can see where the two images mirror each other where they come together in the center. It's like the skin image/texture hasn't been resized/enlarged enough taking into account the full width of the new resolution.

System:
OS Win 7 x64 Home Edition

WindowBlinds:
WindowBlinds version : WindowBlinds 7.42 (325 - Windows 7 Edition) - 64 bit OS

Skins:
SD stock skins

Ticket
None

Thanks,
Tim

Raibz

on Nov 01, 2012

1) Logitech Gaming Software v.8.35.18

2) Windows 7 x64

3) Any

4) Logitech Gaming Software v.8.35.18 will not start as long as WindowBlinds 7 is running, it just sits in the task manager using 25% of my cpu.

If I close WindowBlinds, then start the Logitech Gaming Software, then restart WindowBlinds everything works as it should

I did a Google search and this thread popped up. This is the exact same issue / solution I am having.

100

KingPenguinUK

on Nov 23, 2012

1) Logitech Gaming Software v.8.35.18

2) Windows 7 x64

3) Any Win7 skin besides the Aero ones.

4) Logitech Gaming Software v.8.35.18 doesn't run properly even though its set as exclusions

I'm having problems with Windowblinds and the Logitech Gaming Software.

At first the software wouldn't load correctly which I've fixed by adding LCore.exe to the exclusions list.

Now I'm having a problem where if I'm using anything other than the Aero skin the program doesn't display its images correctly.

Pictures explain it better

Aero

Skinned

As you can see it messes up the Logitech Gaming Software program even though its set to exclude, its really starting to annoy me cause I can't work out what's causing it do that. Its pretty much means I can't use any custom skins at the moment and pretty much makes Windowsblinds pointless

101

DrJBHL

on Dec 07, 2012

1. Just for the heck of it, please run sfc /scannow as Administrator (start menu>type in cmd>right click 'run as Admin'). I doubt this will solve the problem, but it would be good to check the integrity of your system files and fix any problems if they exist.

2. When you're running a game, why would you need Windowblinds to be running? One solution would be to exit Windowblinds before playing the game... Windowblids doesn't skin the game, anyway.

3. Perhaps this software competes or interferes with Windowblinds and its ties to uxtheme.dll ?

4. The person at Stardock who would investigate this would be Neil Banfield... and he's seen this thread. Logitech should also be made aware... Stardock and Logitech need to solve this together, it would seem. Their Support Community Forum doesn't seem to have any posts on this topic.

102

doortech1

on Dec 07, 2012

Man that RedNeck dude is a whiner.

103

Michelle911

on Jan 02, 2013

1. first app is Mozilla Firefox

2. windows 7 professional [64 bit]

3. themes : nights smoke, dark star, sublime, win8 metro

4. everything will skin at first. then at some point during the session it will revert to ugly non aero windows default

5. no ticket number yet

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1. second app is 7zip

the rest is same as above

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1. third, yahoo messenger

2. windows 7 professional [64 bit]

3. themes : nights smoke, dark star, sublime, win8 metro

4. nothing happens at all, no skin is applied

5. no ticket number yet

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1. fourth, UltraMon

2. windows 7 professional [64 bit]

3. themes : nights smoke, dark star, sublime, win8 metro

4. everything will skin at first. then at some point during my windows session it will completely disappear. also sometimes occurs on a fresh boot.

5. no ticket number yet

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it just seems that everything but win7 itself is having these issues I was trying to search these apps out using the search function, but everything leads to video game sites, which I made a post on and was referred here for my skinning problems.

michelle

p.s. I'm in LOVE with windowblinds! I think it's SO cool!! don't want to sound whiny... just really want it all to work perfect is all and btw, my favorite skin of all so far is win8metro. it just happens to match my rainmeter (APB theme btw)

104

Wizard1956

on Jan 02, 2013

@Michelle911 FF and Chrome won't get skinned by WB's nor will Yahoo Messenger. They have their own set of skinning rules. Some apps can be excluded from skinning in WB config/Settings/Per Application if they don't display properly. The 3 I mentioned though, you do not want to exclude.

Last I heard anyway, Firefox wouldn't skin. I'm using IE9 on Win7, IE8 and Chrome on XP . You might want to read THIS thread about FF issues, btw.

105

Wizard1956

on Jan 02, 2013

P.S. Did you know that WinCustomize has a Rainmeter Gallery?

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