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DeskScapes 10 Release Version

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Guys, support, I simply just can't run the new DS 10.  My main monitor blurs every time I change a WB skin  primary screen only, the other 2 stay fine.   If I'm not running a Dream, all 3 screens go black when loading a WB.  None of this happened before going to the DS beta 3, then the relese.

 

Honestly, I dunno if it's DS or WB.

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Reply #26 from Stardock Forums Top

It looks like DisplayFusion has a setting under wallpaper settings to "Autofix wallpaper images when wallpaper feature is enabled".  This is what is making it change the wallpaper all on its own.  With this disabled you get a prompt from DisplayFusion warning you something else has changed the wallpaper and to click it if you wish to change it back.

DeskScapes is designed to be cooperative with other ways of changing wallpaper (it is just a wallpaper after all), so if you change your wallpaper via any other method it will disable itself and let you have that wallpaper.

There may be an issue with a black paint though when DeskScapes is disabled which we are investigating.

Reply #27 from WinCustomize Forums Top

I have DisplayFusion. It has been disabled since DeskScapes 10 beta 1, on Stardock's request/suggestion.

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Reply #28 from Stardock Forums Top

Quoting RedneckDude, reply 27

I have DisplayFusion. It has been disabled since DeskScapes 10 beta 1, on Stardock's request/suggestion.
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Are you 100% sure that setting is disabled (it is hidden away) as enabling it produces the exact symptoms as you are reporting.

After things turn black, what does it say for the WallPaper key at this registry location : HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop

Reply #29 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Quoting Neil, reply 28

Are you 100% sure that setting is disabled (it is hidden away) as enabling it produces the exact symptoms as you are reporting.
End of Neil's quote

Not certain if the setting is disabled, but DisplayFusion as a whole is supposedly disabled.  I'll just uninstall it, easy enough to install again if I decide to drop DeskScapes.

Reply #30 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Ok, uninstalled DisplayFusion, rebooted.  Main screen goes black after applying a windowblind.  Secondaries running a dream.

 

Quoting Neil, reply 28

After things turn black, what does it say for the WallPaper key at this registry location : HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop
End of Neil's quote

C:\Users\puter\AppData\Local\stardock\deskwall.bmp

 

Reply #31 from Stardock Forums Top

Quoting RedneckDude, reply 30

Ok, uninstalled DisplayFusion, rebooted.  Main screen goes black after applying a windowblind.  Secondaries running a dream.

 


Quoting Neil Banfield,
reply 28

After things turn black, what does it say for the WallPaper key at this registry location : HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop



C:\Users\puter\AppData\Local\stardock\deskwall.bmp

 

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and if you right click on deskscape.dll in the deskscapes install directory it has a signing date of when?

Reply #32 from WinCustomize Forums Top

 

 

Reply #33 from Stardock Forums Top

RND, Neil wanted Deskscape.dll (singular) not Deskscapes.dll (plural).

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Sean Drohan
Stardock Customer Service Manager

Reply #34 from WinCustomize Forums Top

There were 2.  So, SHA 1 ^^^

 

And below is SHA 256.

 

 

 

Sorry, I thought Neil's was a typo.  lol

Reply #35 from Stardock Forums Top

I get confused between Deskscape.dll and deskcapes.dll myself.  In hindsight I would have named them a little differently!

Reply #36 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Quoting S, reply 15
Quoting Neil Banfield,
reply 14




Quoting S J N,

reply 11


OK. I installed ds 10 over beta3. Wrong. Uninstall DS b3. Run purge. Deleted all references to DS. Rebooted.

Installed DS 10. Rebooted. OK. I did however deactivated DS as a service. Now the only thing wrong is after rebooting is when I right click on desktop I get a blank white screen. Then I go to MY wallpapers and set as Background.

Guess I'll have to live with this. DS8 never gave me a Blank white or black desktop



Why did you deactivate DS as a service?  It MUST be set to enabled.  Otherwise DeskScapes will only load on a right click and if you have Fences may well cause the two to get upset with each other.



I can click on the context menu, & the start menu icon and DS starts without the service

End of S's quote

I re enabled service. Now when boot or reboot my screen comes up white. Also, when I disable DS the screen is white again.

 

Reply #37 from WinCustomize Forums Top

I hope the info helps.  Anything else I can try to get?   I was thinking of becoming a dream maker.....

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Reply #38 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Also, I'm only running WB and Win FX

Reply #39 from Stardock Forums Top

Quoting RedneckDude, reply 37

I hope the info helps.  Anything else I can try to get?   I was thinking of becoming a dream maker.....
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We may have found an issue we believed was already resolved.  

That said, if you apply a dream, then do a skin apply with WB, likely get a black screen, can you use DS to apply to each monitor individually:

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Sean Drohan
Stardock Customer Service Manager

Reply #40 from WinCustomize Forums Top

When I change dreams Windows explorer restarts

Reply #41 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Quoting sdRohan, reply 39

We may have found an issue we believed was already resolved.
That said, if you apply a dream, then do a skin apply with WB, likely get a black screen, can you use DS to apply to each monitor individually:
End of sdRohan's quote

 

Yes, If I open DS config, click apply to monitor 2, it resumes as normal.  The 2 secondaries were already fine.

So, I continue to do this until the next release?

Reply #42 from Stardock Forums Top

Quoting RedneckDude, reply 41

Yes, If I open DS config, click apply to monitor 2, it resumes as normal.  The 2 secondaries were already fine.

So, I continue to do this until the next release?
End of RedneckDude's quote

Well, thats is at least a temp work around.  It will get fixed fixed soon, however.  It already was at one point, I tested it and it worked.  Just not sure how it got unfixed. 

Thank you for your help.

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Sean Drohan
Stardock Customer Service Manager

Reply #43 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Quoting sdRohan, reply 42

Just not sure how it got unfixed.
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That's funny right there...lol!  Sean, I may get frustrated at times, but I'll help if I can. We all want things to just work. Thanks for your efforts as well.

Reply #44 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Guys. I have disabled DeskScapes. Using windows to apply a wallpaper.  Loading a WB now makes all 3 screens go black wallpaper.

Reply #45 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Quoting sdRohan, reply 42

Well, thats is at least a temp work around. It will get fixed fixed soon, however. It already was at one point, I tested it and it worked. Just not sure how it got unfixed.
Thank you for your help.
End of sdRohan's quote

 

Sean, you have a PM.

Reply #46 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Had to reinstall in a new drive running Win7 x64 Ultimate. Previews of mp4 are not showing

Reply #47 from WinCustomize Forums Top

DS doesn't support .mp4. I had to convert them to .avi.

Reply #48 from WinCustomize Forums Top

It did on my old Win 7 x4. I had to get a new drive and reinstall Win 7 x64

Reply #49 from Stardock Forums Top

Quoting S, reply 46

Had to reinstall in a new drive running Win7 x64 Ultimate. Previews of mp4 are not showing
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Many of your reported issues are are not clear .

You need to explain in better detail your issue and show 

image SS and or video captures .

In this case what do you mean " previews " not showing ? what previews ? not showing where.

How does this relate to DS10 ?

Please explain from now on fully .

Reply #50 from WinCustomize Forums Top

When I start D The only previews I see are for Deskscapes. The video previews (thumbnails) are blank when I switch to my videos which are mp4.

They showed up on my old hard drive. Since my old drive failed, I replaced it with a new hard drive and had to reinstall Win 7 Ultimate x64. Also had to reinstall all programs I had used on the old drive.

Thumbnails showed on my old drive. Small, large etc.

Thumb=Video capture

I hope this helps,

Her is what I'm talking about