http://bit.ly/XSqvsx ? 

Zubaz, that's cute, thank you, I did chuckle.

Personally, I think the industry is pushing HTML5 and you all are a part of the industry. I've encountered non-IE8 supported websites already, a growing trend.

Is this limitation noted on the WB site, are there instructions for visitors or a list of recommended browsers? just being curious.

Well, I did say this was kinda retorical and will now go suck eggs.

Since this came up last time I have done some of my own checking on this IE button. This is all using IE. If you download Object Backgrounds, Rainlendar and some others all the graphics are put in a folder and zipped and they download and open to the folder the graphics are in. I just uploaded my Kahlua Wb and deleted the tempng folder and the backup folder. Zipped the WBA and it seems to download fine. My suggestion to try is place your WBA inside a folder and than zip it and upload.

Not 100% sure this will solve the IE problem but makes sense to me. So unless there is a problem uploading like this for the mods or against the rules I will try it next time. Just seems funny how everything else downloads and opens correctly and the only thing different is the graphics are in a folder and the folder is zipped. I'm not complaining here just throwing out a suggestion for the skinners to try.

that's a good idea, any discourse from the WB side?

Haven't tried it yet Greg. However when you unzip you will see a folder. open the folder and the wba will be in there. Can't see how that can go bad.

obviously it is not a big concern, bummer isn't it.

You know something I don'? If you download a zip that has a wba in it when you unzip the file you see the wba abd than double click on it to install it. With what I said you put it in a folder and zip it. the only extra step is to open the folder than double click on the wba. How would one just download a zipped wba open the zip and than it self installs by itself?

I know some hate Ie but I actually use it and have no problems except for wba files. I mentioned above I use Chrome to download windowblinds. That is all I use it for. I only go back 5 years so don't know how things worked before that. All I do know is this zip problem opening all the wba files just started well not sure 6 months or a year ago.

I really wrote to put the wba file in a folder than zip it to see if maybe someone from WC would comment to the fact that that would work. Yes it would be a work around but if you recall all the comments from people having this problem that would solve some of it at least. I don't even know if WC would allow you to put it in a seperate folder, zip and upload. Was just a thought wiz that is all. So I live with it and use another browser to download. No big deal just a little inconvience.

WIZ, this is off topic but going to ask you anyway. Use to be when I installed a wb on the bottom right of the screen it use to say A new skin has been installed. If I clicked on that right away the new skin loaded. I haven't has that pop up forever now but know some have it because I see it in screen shots. any suggestions how I can get that back again?

Wiz, it's not going to get fixed. Brad has made a decision and that's that. All one to think about is that wba downloads worked well from the guic site but did not from the wb site. It's a choice by the site manager and not the browser but it is more convenient to blame the browser. This kind of thing has happened before (IE7) and it probably won't be the last.

one of the more recent "funnies"; there was a post regarding the best phone I ever owned. During that time I had to re-log in and low and behold before I had the chance to do so I got a pop-up advertisement for guess what...

there is no such thing as coincidence or promotions for those that make note of the inconsistencies.

I switched over to IE to see if I encounter some of these anomalies and I did. I downloaded Future Sound with IE9. It arrived as a .zip file so I clicked on it. I use Izarc unzipper and it tells me what's inside. Instead of a .wba there are all the graphics for the blind. Its as if IE unzips the .wba. I used to encounter this a while ago. I thought that the skinner just took all the parts and zipped them up like that. Then I played with the file extension and saw the difference. That time I was using Firefox, I never used any other browser. I just thought some did and some didn't.

Seriously, what are you talking about?

Agreement for what?

Thank you for your response, kyro. As I said, I don't know how a website works under the hood, only that WC did run on most cylinders most of the time. I think it is beyond a simple tune-up now though. The same thing happens to .ip and .suite extensions, so .wba files aren't the only issue. Oddly enough, subscriber skins (anybody remember those?) still download to a temp folder and self-install properly with no problem.

If I am going to "forced" into using another browser to get around the site dysfunctions, I will. I use my software and I want the files to arrive in the intended format.  If Stardock lacks the resources to maintain WinCustomize, then it (and many other things) won't get fixed any time soon, if at all. Things are tough all over.  Other browsers have ad-blockers and most other incentives for subscribing are long gone. In four days, I'll be here five years and plan on being here until they close the doors, issues or no, but to quote someone loosly "If the value isn't there, don't spend your money" I can accept that and save my subscription money.