Start button disappearing

For some reason when i activate most of the visual styles my start menu disappears .  like igraphite or mezzanine or pricision or any of the downloadables.

 

anyone experienced this before?  i'm new to WinCustomize but i'd like to get it working as it is pretty awesome lol.

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To help find the problem please open WindowBlinds and click on About WindowBlinds.  You then click on Copy to clipboard button and paste the file info here in your post.

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Quoting BigDogBigFeet, reply 1
To help find the problem please open WindowBlinds and click on About WindowBlinds.  You then click on Copy to clipboard button and paste the file info here in your post.

Well it wouldn't let me hit the "copy to clipboard" button.  So just manually highlighted and copied.  I do use 2 monitors, not that i think that should matter?

 
Your Windows Graphics Experience score is 7.2

WindowBlinds version : WindowBlinds 7.2 (build 297 - Windows 7 Edition) - Shareware - 64 bit OS

WindowBlinds is installed correctly on this PC
(Dell S2409W(Digital)) 1 is attached to NVIDIA GeForce GTX 260
(Dell 2007FP (Digital)) 2 is attached to NVIDIA GeForce GTX 260

Wblind.dll 2010/11/30 17:49:ll
Wblind64.dll 2010/11/30 17:49:42
Wbsrv.dll 2010/11/23 14:38:43
SevenConfig.exe 2010/11/23 16:10:18
Wbload.exe 2010/10/20 15:08:35
Wbhelp.dll 2010/10/20 15:08:34
Tray.dll 2009/10/23 19:12:19
Wbload.dll 2010/06/07 14:59:25
Screen.exe 2010/06/07 14:59:42

 

 

I've also attached screenshots of what default aero looks like and then what happens after i activate a different style.  notice the start button :P

 

Thanks!!!

 

 

default aero

 

 

 

with igraphics

 

 
Reply #3 Top

Do you have any other customizing software installed (like Visual Styles or msstyles)?

Did you recently update Windowblinds? 

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When did you install the trial?  Did it work when first installed?

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I have neither of those programs installed.  

 

i installed it fresh yesterday when i discovered the problem.

Reply #6 Top

If that is the case, it sounds like you didn't get a clean install. Uninstall WB and run CCleaner or similar. Reboot and re-install WB's with any AV/Malware apps disabled. Reboot when prompted and check for functionality.

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i downloaded from cnet...everytime i hit download from the stardock website it brings me to cnet.  but i will remote in when i get a chance and try this. (i'm at work).

 

 

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So i uninstalled, ran ccleaner through the registry.  then reinstalled.  same issue.  i can actually hit the space that the start button is suppoed to be, and a very see through menu appears.  so its kind of like the button doesn't show a graphic but is still function there??

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try this uninstall, run ccleaner, reboot then reinstall.

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I Did reboot, it forces u to when u uninstall windowblinds.  I just forgot to mention in the steps I followed

Reply #12 Top

I had a thought, and I could be way off base here, but all the skins you mentioned were made with "vista style positioning' on the start button. Try one that does not have that enabled. Garnet Storm is one that I know does not have that (cause I made it). If you load that one, and your problem goes away, then maybe your computer is having trouble with that setting.

It's just a shot in the dark, but it can't hurt to give it a try.

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Tried the garnet storm.  same issue.  start button is gone LOL.  so bizzare.

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Bummer. Well at least that eliminated one possibility.