WindowBlinds 7.20 Beta Update

Published on August 25, 2011 By Island Dog In WinCustomize News

A new update has been released today for WindowBlinds 7. Current users can update via Impulse or download the beta file from the Stardock store.

Update includes:

Improved compatibility with DisplayFusion
DirectoryOpus tweaks
UIS0 Explorer background fix
Improved forward compatibility
Various tweaks and fixes

If you are not a WindowBlinds user, now is a great time to start! WindowBlinds lets you change the look and feel of Windows to one of thousands that are available!

For more info visit the WindowBlinds site - https://www.stardock.com/products/windowblinds/

Comments (Page 7)

Fuzzy Logic

on Aug 29, 2011

Neil Banfield

on Aug 29, 2011

OldMsgt

reply 70

I tried it I still cannot use it with MS Excel correctly, if a size the window to other than a full screen excell does not work correctly, if i change from one page to a different page it will not draw correctly, I was hoping this would be fixed I submitted a ticket on this but I guess it was ignored, I went back to the stable version

Can you tell me what your ticket id was please.

OldMsgt

on Aug 29, 2011

I cannot remember I will see if it is my messages. it was not in my old messages so I cannot remember ticket number

LightStar

on Aug 29, 2011

JuniorCrooks

reply 82

Maybe I have not done enough reading or maybe I am just missing something. I had uninstalled impulse a while ago because I thought it no longer worked after being sold. I read post here that people are still using it to verify installations and update. So out of curiosity I downloaded impulse again and checked my software.

Here is where it gets interesting. I verified wb and it came up that I needed an update ( show prerelease versions unchecked). I clicked to update and I get a message saying my OD subscription had expired. Well that is certainly not true because I renewed it just a couple months ago.

What I don't understand is why is impulse telling me I need to update when I downloaded the latest version from the stardock store? (not the beta) and why is it telling me my OD has expired? Am I missing something. I just assumed if you had downloaded from the store it is the updated software, not according to impulse though.

Can someone explain whats going on here or point me to the thread that does.

Thanks

I had WB7 and SKS7 installed through Impulse, then I removed Impulse after that because I was told itwas no longer needed. When I saw there was an update to WB I went to the Stardock store and downloaded the beta release and installed it. Not only did it screw things up in XP, but it also created another install entry in Add/Remove Programs, I had two entries, one called Windowblinds, and one called Windowblinds 7. This also happen with SKS7. So evidently one app install has no idea that the other one was even there in the first place. I am only going to install from the store from now on, never again will I use Impulse.

DrJBHL

on Aug 29, 2011

Hopefully when the devs finish with the new update/installer app and its testing, we'll all be able to heave a sigh of relief.

Philly0381

on Aug 30, 2011

Does anyone know if the problems with the update for WindowBlinds have been fixed and if the Stardock Store is where we are supposed to download it?

copperhill

on Aug 30, 2011

Philly0381

reply 96

Does anyone know if the problems with the update for WindowBlinds have been fixed and if the Stardock Store is where we are supposed to download it?

I'm a little confused here, can someone post a link to where OD programs are to be updated now? And we are not to use Impulse for this, correct? If so, can Impulse be uninstalled?

Thanks,

Copperhill

Hankers

on Aug 30, 2011

copperhill

reply 97

I'm a little confused here, can someone post a link to where OD programs are to be updated now?

Check this post out - https://forums.wincustomize.com/409931

copperhill

on Aug 30, 2011

Thanks, Hankers.

100

OldMsgt

on Aug 31, 2011

Thanks I just bookmarked this page

101

tinbin

on Sep 07, 2011

whats happing

just installed the last windowblinds 7 beta update

geee most of my skins would not work kept crashing and crashing me win7 programs

i had to uninstall windowsblinds and put the non beta version back

all ok now.............

no more beta version for me u can keep them......

102

PCPrincess

on Sep 16, 2011

Hmm, it does seem that this post grew quiet. However, I also have the issue with classic skin appearing after reboot. However, it doesn't happen every time! Windows 7 64, I log on with user name and pass, and I must use Windowblinds to revert to 'Aero' in order to re-apply a Windowblinds skin when it does occur. This morning, the PC booted correctly, with skin installed. Its just a roll of the dice it seems. LOL

103

copperhill

on Sep 16, 2011

tinbin

reply 101

whats happing

just installed the last windowblinds 7 beta update

geee most of my skins would not work kept crashing and crashing me win7 programs

i had to uninstall windowsblinds and put the non beta version back

all ok now.............

no more beta version for me u can keep them......

tinbin,

Same here, Beta was working good for about a week then all hell broke loose, crashed and couldn't get it to work again. Reinstalled non-beta.

Regards,
Copperhill

104

OldMsgt

on Sep 16, 2011

I just applied splash of Gold WB, and WB crashedWhen I say crashed, the funny thing is the blind installed, I could not however open WB current Beta, nor could I open SKS7, re-booted to last known configuration, and everything stated working

105

Neil Banfield

on Sep 16, 2011

PCPrincess

reply 102

It sounds like you didn't update to the newer build of WB which resolved the login issues.

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