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Reply to Censorship Vs free expression in WinCustomize Talk WinCustomize Forums

Ah, double standards ... TV: can't show a person actually drinking a beer in a commercial, but when the John Wayne movie returns, you can watch John "knock down" some whiskey in the saloon...... Telemarketers (sp?): They are fighting the "no call" list with the "freedom of speech" approach. It's not OK for your neighbor to crank up his/her stereo so loud you can't sleep, but it's OK for a telemarketer to call you anytime they please? Sporting events where you can't bring in alcoholic beverages,

Reply to Taskbar and Start Menu do not skin?????????? in WinCustomize Talk WinCustomize Forums

I was having the same problem (Taskbar and Start Menu not skinning). Turned out I had set my screen DPI from 96 to 120 (through desktop properties, settings, advanced). I changed it back to 96 and that fixed(?) the problem.

Reply to Hard to swallow! in WinCustomize Talk WinCustomize Forums

Didn't that guy Clinton say he didn't inhale? Maybe you shouldn't have swallowed ....

Reply to What is your default screen size resolution? in WinCustomize Talk WinCustomize Forums

1600 x 1200

Why so slow? in WinCustomize Talk WinCustomize Forums

Tonight, I saw via Stardock Central, an upgrade of WindowBlinds 4.00.006 to 4.10.010. I started the upgrade and noticed the transfer rate was from 19 to 80 bits per second, so the 2.09 MB file download would take around 320 to 450 minutes. I can only afford a dial-up internet connection. Why so slow? I don’t see this "slowness" at other sites. I can usually connect at 28800 to 44000. <img src="h

Reply to Microsoft updates??? in WinCustomize Talk WinCustomize Forums

In response to #20, Dianekk, I read somewhere that the virus scanner should be disabled when installing 811493. After I had the same slowdown problem, I un-installed 811493 and then downloaded the supposedly fixed version (with my virus scanner disabled) and it worked just fine. Don't know if it was the update to 811493 or the virus scanner being disabled, but it may be worth trying. <img src="http://

Reply to Which Monitor do you have? in WinCustomize Talk WinCustomize Forums

19" Viewsonic PF790 (yes, with the two black lines)

Reply to What Windows version are you running? in WinCustomize Talk WinCustomize Forums

XP Home, XP Home, and Suse 8.0

Reply to Download copyright music = Fry your pc in WinCustomize Talk WinCustomize Forums

If this ever gets implemented, I would take one of my old useless computers and illegally download copyrighted music from the Internet, three times. Then, when my useless computer "blows up", I can get my name on the class action lawsuit. Sounds like fun! <A HREF="https://www.wincustomize.com/index.asp?

Reply to Your favorite Skin in WinCustomize Talk WinCustomize Forums

* WindowBlinds - Alien Technology (DavidK)

Reply to Watch your XP updates...again!!!! in WinCustomize Talk WinCustomize Forums

I read somewhere that you should diable your virus scanner before installing 811493. That worked for me.

Reply to WebBlinds a thing of the past? in WinCustomize Talk WinCustomize Forums

Seems like most of the *.wba files work with WebBlinds. My favorite is Alien Technology (DavidK) though I haven't figured out how to get the colors green or blue (comes up in silver)in WebBlinds like the WindowBlinds has. <img src="http://images.stardock.com/images/smiles/sb.gif" border=0 ALIGN="absmiddle" ALT="Powered b

Reply to Asking a question on the messageboard? in WinCustomize Talk WinCustomize Forums

I think a good example of a message board with a help section is at the seti@home site: http://setiathome.ssl.berkeley.edu/ There are several veteran user's that actively participate in the "help" section. <img src="http://images.stardock.com/images/smiles/sb.gif" border=0 ALIGN="absmiddle" ALT="Powered by SkinB

Message Board update in WinCustomize Talk WinCustomize Forums

Why does the thread "Geek wallpaere' (that's how it was spelled in the post) always appear near the top of the subjects (at least for me it does.) I'm using SDC and don't see any controls other than to click the column titles, but that thread, though 4 days old, stays near the top (I understand that a thread like "NOTICE: Off topic Posting" would stay up there.) Just curious <A HREF="https://ww

Reply to WC Browser issue with latest XP critical updates in WinCustomize Talk WinCustomize Forums

Actually, I also had a problem with Stardock Central. After I uninstalled the 811493 MS critical update, SDC would no longer work. I had to uninstall SDC and delete the directory, then reinstall SDC to get it to work again. The people over at SETI@home are experiencing a "slowdown" of their work unit processing after they security update to their software. The reason for the update was: "Version 3.08 is a precautionary security release. There was a potential buffer overrun in the ne

Reply to Probs Logging On To Stardock.net Account w/ Stardock Central in WinCustomize Talk WinCustomize Forums

Same here

Reply to The new poll in WinCustomize Talk WinCustomize Forums

Why not include a "no comment" or "no opinion" selection in the polls?

Reply to Release of Windows Blind 4.0 in WinCustomize Talk WinCustomize Forums

Monday, March 24, 2003 - WindowBlinds delay We are still putting some finishing touches on WindowBlinds 4. So we've decided to delay until the WEEK OF MARCH 31st.

Reply to Anyone ever used gmax? in WinCustomize Talk WinCustomize Forums

If your on a budget, I've found Wings3D to be pretty good. www.wings3d.com

Reply to Can't download WB skins in WinCustomize Talk WinCustomize Forums

One would think someone from Admin would at least comment or acknowledge this problem.

Reply to Are people affraid to leave negative comments? And should the bar be raised? in WinCustomize Talk WinCustomize Forums

That's true. My point was maybe that's why Simon Cowell is my idol comments about skins being "farces" was made. If your system is not set the same way the skins get judged, the skin may look bad.

Reply to Are people affraid to leave negative comments? And should the bar be raised? in WinCustomize Talk WinCustomize Forums

Maybe there's more to this ... I just downloaded and applied everaldo, and it didn't look very good on my system (winXP, 1600x1200 true color). My display properties menu turned completely black. Start/All Programs menu was black with a medium to dark gray font, which was quite difficult to read. However, the comments for this WB skin seemed quite favorable and nothing I saw suggested the menu problems I had. So this got me wondering. There's so many factors involved, such as WB version