Mini-Contest for Start8 Start Buttons!

August 26, 2013, 9:21 am

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I thought it would be fun to have a quick mini-contest as we think about a bigger competition for the end of the year.  I chose Start8 as it’s easy to make start buttons for and can include a broader reach of people.  This is also a great to get some exposure as Start8 has been downloaded millions of times and is in the top lists of sites like download.com. 

Link: Start8

A start button for use in Start8 is just an image file with 3 vertically stacked images in a .png fo...

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Loss of functionality in Microsoft Word and Adobe Acrobat

August 26, 2013, 10:18 am

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OK, I am not trying to blame Fences for this very strange loss of functionality in Microsoft Word and Adobe Acrobat XI.

 

But I also cannot explain what is happening.

 

 

I run Windows 8 X64 with all the latest updates.

I have used Office 365 and Adobe Acrobat XI since Jan 2013 without incident on this computer. 

About a week ago I installed the trial version of Fences and a few days later purchased the latest version of Fences.

Almost immediately...

Windows Explorer Hangs When Changing Screen Resolution

August 26, 2013, 11:12 am

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I tried searching for this topic but didn't find anything so sorry if this has been covered before.

I use Fences 2.10 on my laptop (Windows 7 Pro 64-bit) and whenever my screen resolution changes (e.g. when I pug it into an external monitor) Windows Explorer hangs for about a minute before Fences finally kicks in and Windows Explorer finally responds to any sort of input.

Has anyone else experienced this issue?  Is there any solutions out there?  Needless to say, this is extr...

Progress Bar Colors

August 26, 2013, 3:14 pm

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In Windows 7, outside of WindowBlinds anyone wishing to change the color of the progress bars seen for installations, etc. had to edit the MSSTYLES file directly.  I have many files I created for this purpose.

I figured WindowBlinds would make things easier.  It hasn't--probably because I don't know which button to push, so to speak.

I see that different skins in WindowBlinds 8 (running Windows 8, no 8.1 preview) have different colored bars.  For instance, "Corporate...

Gal Civ 1 - Buffer Overrun error

August 26, 2013, 6:48 pm

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HELP!!

 

I've been trying to find a solution to this all night but so far ive not been successful. i bought gal civ 1 ultimate edition from steam, have been playinhg and really enjoying the game. but all of a sudden everytime i play, my game crashes and reports a buffer overrun error. im not using any mods, and as it was bought on steam i would imagine it's the most up to date version. im using windows vista basic.

 

any help would be great, thanks

Jafo is positively knackered.....

August 26, 2013, 7:27 pm

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Now, before anyone rushes off in horror that this poor lad has had his 'family jewels' handed to him on a platter.....

....it's common Aussie 'strine' for being stuffed...aka worn out....

Oh, and 'strine' is....er....strine for 'Australian'....

....but no, for the past 4 weeks-odd I have been busy hurting muscles I didn't even know I had....[or anyone else did, for that matter]... busy completing works on a garage that began in February, 1987 .......

The Gun Thread

August 26, 2013, 7:32 pm

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So what kind of firearms do you have? Any?

I've got a CZ-75 P07 0.40 pistol.  This one my favorite pistol.

I've also got a S&W Model 28 revolver which is my favorite handgun overall even though it's just a 6 shooter and has a 6 inch barrel.

I also have a Mossberg 500 pump shotgun and a Benelli M4 semi-auto shotgun. I have a few others but I don't tend to use them anymore (not enough time to practice)

In terms of rifles, my favorite one to shoot is a 10/22 but...

Bariatric Surgery Patients? UPDATED

August 26, 2013, 8:05 pm

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Hi guys. Just wanted to see if anyone out there has had bariatric surgery and if so, do you have anything you'd like to share?

 

Helpful tips, things to watch out for, etc.

 

My wife and I are gearing up for the gastric sleeve surgery. In order to get the insurance company to pay, we both had to lose 10% of our weight, as a show of commitment.

 

Lisa made her 10% goal today!    Yay Lisa!! I weighed in today with the hospital dietitian, I have l...

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People will hit me, but.....

August 26, 2013, 8:12 pm

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What ya listenin' to at the moment?

Me?...a great bit of serious guitar work called 'Yo Momma', from Frank Zappa [Sheik Yerbootie]....my kinda music, and something even Hendrix would have been proud of....

Flyout Menu Limits?

August 27, 2013, 1:00 am

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Does a flyout menu docklet revert to a standard folder dock item (with "Show folder in a menu") selected once a folder contains a certain number of folders and or files?

I have a music collection folder with 6,766 Files, 396 Folders that won't open as a flyout menu.  Instead, it opens as a menu of folders.  A second music folder, with 6,588 Files, 1,197 Folders exhibits the same behavior.  In a different flyout menu docklet, other folders with fewer items show cor...

3 reasons your iPad should be part of your emergency kit

August 27, 2013, 3:37 am

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This Summer I've put some time into putting together an emergency kit. I wouldn't call us "preppers" by any stretch of the imagination but I think it's a good idea to have some basic plan in the event that something catastrophic happened to our infrastructure (like severe disruption to the power grid or something). During the process of figuring out what sorts of supplies we should have, I have found numerous Internet forums that discuss this (they call their kits "bug out bags"...

Button "Show my desktop" does not work with modal window in Windows 7 64bit SP1, Fences 2.0

August 27, 2013, 4:34 am

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If there is a modal window opened in an application it is impossible to hide all windows (Win+D or right button in task panel). Thus it is impossible to use Fences 2 ((

If I turn off Fences 2 and restart Windows it is working properly (showing desktop with modal window).

Windows 7 64bit SP1, Fences 2.0

 

Epic fail?

August 27, 2013, 7:45 am

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Fences does look very nice, and I can see why people would say after 5 minutes they want to use it forever.

Unfortunately the fact that the product just doesn't work has got to be a major problem.  On day one I had no problems, however on day 2, when i tried to move a fence, the icons stayed where they were, and were hidden when they were "out" of the fence.  so I could not move or resize them.  After a reboot, all the icons were gone to desktop.  I moved them back. &n...

A windows 7 theme for windowblinds

August 27, 2013, 8:58 am

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I purchased WindowBlinds in hope to find a theme that looks just like windows 7 as if side by side, its not easy to tell the difference. The Diamond theme didn't really accomplish that for me. I tried looking all around wincustomize for the theme but couldnt find any. Does anyone know a theme that looks exactly like windows 7?

Updating really OLD skin

August 27, 2013, 9:49 am

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I recently bought a Win 8 Ultrabook.  Because the screen is so small, I'd like to use an older (simpler) skin; I like one called "Toxic" from the early days of WB.

It needs updating; I think I can do somet of it, but I'm totally lost on the animated part.  It appears to me, that SD changed all the anim stuff from the earlier version.  For ex, there used to be an anim.dll, but I don't think it's used anymore.

If anyone has any advice on how...

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DeskScapes bad behaviour. I need help.

August 27, 2013, 10:36 am

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Hi I am a Stardock customer. Sorry for bad english but I am not a motherlanguage speaker. In the latest months I bought Start8 and Decor8 and I was Happy with my choice. Then I tried DeskScapes and I was very impressed. My bad I tried too little! Since I know Stardock makes great products I bought DeskScapes too...and...this time I am totally unhappy! I tried both version 8.0 and beta 8.09. My OS is Windows 8 64 bit ( of course a licensed version ). I tried fresh installs as well but still not l...

Tutorial List for Stardock Apps

August 27, 2013, 12:08 pm

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Since we don't have a wiki any longer, I wanted to at least have a place where tutorials and guides can be listed for easy reference.

More will be added.

 

Object Desktop

Object Desktop: The Benefits of Subscribing

 

WindowBlinds

WindowBlinds 8 Walkthrough: Changing and Applying Skins

WindowBlinds 8 Walkthrough: The New User Interface

 

DeskScapes

DeskScapes 8: How to Have Animated Wallpapers on Your Windows Desktop

Animated Wallpapers for W...

New at this, need guidance

August 27, 2013, 4:57 pm

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Hi, all.

I am trying to help someone who is running Windows 8 and wants to have windows' caption (title) left-aligned like it was on Windows 7. I have a license of WindowBlinds and SkinStudio. I'm fine with the fact that applications that have custom window decorations will ignore whatever settings I attempt to enforce, but what I do want is that, any application which does not customize its window decorations, will have its window title (caption) left-aligned.

Ideally I would like...

Night Vision Protection? Astronomers want to know!

August 27, 2013, 5:16 pm

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Hello,

Can I use a Window Blinds theme that doesn't destroy night vision?  I really want to see no white on my screen whatsoever.

As an amateur astronomer, I use my laptop while observing.  Most applications have a display mode that attempts to remove all white other bright colors so as to keep their users night vision protected.  All the white dialogue boxes that pop up in windows are a frequent disaster.  Changing between applications is a high risk behavior. &nbs...

25 Best Animated Movies

August 27, 2013, 7:36 pm

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Okay, so I started the 100 Greatest Movies of the Last 25 Years, but it was too long and tedious, so I deleted it. Instead, I'll stick to smaller, simpler lists. For most of my inspiration, I go to Empire Magazine Online or AOL for their lists and just do my own variation, because theirs kinda suck sometimes. Like, today I'm doing 25 Best Animated Movies. Here's AOL's opinion: 25. The Simpsons Movie, 24. Dumbo, 23. The Triplets of Belleville, 22. Lady and the Tramp, 21. The Nightmare Before Chri...