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DeskScapes 11 Release Issue Report Thread

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DeskScapes 11 Release Issue Report Thread

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With the DeskScapes 11 release, we are creating this thread so that users can report any observed issues.  

Obtaining DeskScapess 11

Object Desktop members can get the release from within Object Desktop Manager 

Individual purchases (as well as Object Desktop Members) can also be obtained from your account page: https://store.stardock.com/myaccount/products

For guest check-out purchase (no account), from this link: http://www.stardock.com/support/productkeyretrieval

Reporting an issue

Please include the following for anything found:

  • Exact Windows version \ build (winver.exe)
  • Detailed steps to recreate the issue seen
  • Screenshots and videos are very helpful.  Videos can be uploaded to a cloud drive services (GoogleDrive, DropBox, OneDrive, YouTube) and links included in your post.  Images can be directly added.
  • If there are specific apps that Groupy does not work (well) with, please note what apps and their exact versions.  If any app is not common, a link to a trial version would be appreciated.

Thank you for your interest and any time you put into making DeskScapes 11 a better product.

Sean Drohan
Stardock Support Manager

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Reply #26 from Stardock Forums Top

Quoting Daveron, reply 24

I'm having compatibility issues between deskscapes 11, and wincustomize 11

wincustomize 11 keeps 'stealing' the background from deskscapes and showing slideshows of all my images which I do not want.  There seems to be no setting in deskscapes or wincustomize to stop wincustomize from taking over the background.

 

It's really easy to reproduce: If the setting 'pause background when full screen or maximized" is used in deskscapes, wincustomize will take over and change the background every time an app is Fullscreen. 

Why do so many off your apps try to walk on each others toes? let the background app do the background, let the skinning app do the skinning, etc. This is why I have never bought object desktop but have only bought 1 or 2 of your apps in the last 20 years despite how bad I've wanted more of them. Anytime I have tried the trials out there have been conflicts between some of the apps I wish to use.

 

thankfully Stardock apps only conflict with other Stardock apps, I've never had compatibility issues with anything else.

Do you mean WindowBlinds11 not WinCustomize11?

If so it sounds like you have told WB to change the desktop background.  This isn't a bug, it would be because you asked it to.

Just go into WB settings and disable the random background changer.

Reply #27 from Stardock Forums Top

Quoting Jan, reply 23


Quoting ghitelj2,
reply 22

Is there a registry setting where I can redirect D: to C:?

Can't you just disconnect D while installing?

How would that help? The installer is complaining about D: not existing during install even though I DO have a D: drive.

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Reply #28 from Stardock Forums Top

Quoting Neil, reply 26

Do you mean WindowBlinds11 not WinCustomize11?

If so it sounds like you have told WB to change the desktop background.  This isn't a bug, it would be because you asked it to.

Just go into WB settings and disable the random background changer.

 

Yes, Windowblinds. I did not ask Windowblinds to touch my wallpaper. It's part of as far as I can tell, all of the skins available for download, if wallpaper isn't built in, they default to the default windowblinds slideshow which can't be deleted (well I did delete the deskscapes one, but it keeps reapplying, it appears to be hard coded, uninstalling windowblinds appears to be the only way to stop it).

 

Instead of being smug and telling me to disable an option that doesn't exist, please tell me where that option is, because I have scoured the entire app and can't find it. 

The wallpaper settings include:

wallpaper (stretch) mode,

settings ('never change my wallpaper' is selected) 
      - This setting is for rotating wallpapers. The problem I was having is that deskscapes which WAS rotating wallpapers was losing control to WindowBlinds that was NOT rotating through my downloaded wallpapers (deskscapes, or windows), and would just show the handful of images in my personal pictures folder in rotation forever.

the wallpaper list is empty, all wallpapers are removed.

Wallpaper is set to 'current wallpaper' with no other options available,

the default slideshow was still taking over.

 

curiously I uninstalled and reinstalled Windowblinds, then installed start 10 and now the behavior is stopped. deskscapes is now retaining control of the wallpaper and Windowblinds is not fighting for control of the desktop, but that might be related to the skins. I'll have to do some more experimenting and see if I can' find a cause / solution if it starts again.

Reply #29 from Stardock Forums Top

Quoting Daveron, reply 28

Instead of being smug and telling me to disable an option that doesn't exist

Neil is the lead developer for both WindowBlinds and DeskScapes.  It might help inform your word choice and tone. 

Quoting Daveron, reply 28

I'll have to do some more experimenting and see if I can' find a cause / solution if it starts again.

Looking forward to your results.

Sean Drohan
Stardock Product Lifecycle Manager

Reply #30 from Stardock Forums Top

Sean,

 

Still trying to install Deskscapes - I thought I'd try DS 10 and got the following two errors:

 

followed by:

 

So to reiterate, I do have a D: drive that's mapped to a network share - So I'm still stumped trying to install  DS 10 or 11

 

Please help

Thanks

Jeff

Reply #31 from Stardock Forums Top

Quoting ghitelj2, reply 30

Sean, 

Still trying to install Deskscapes - I thought I'd try DS 10 and got the following two errors:



 
followed by:



 

So to reiterate, I do have a D: drive that's mapped to a network share - So I'm still stumped trying to install  DS 10 or 11

Please help

Thanks

Jeff

Your issue is not because of \ unique to this version of DeskScapes.  Thus, I would like you to create your own thread for it out side of this one.

Sean Drohan
Stardock Product Lifecycle Manager