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RedneckDude
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Reply #26 May 3, 2019 3:50:43 AM
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It looks like DisplayFusion has a setting under wallpaper settings to "Autofix wallpaper images when wallpaper feature is enabled".  This is what is making it change the wallpaper all on its own.  With this disabled you get a prompt from DisplayFusion warning you something else has changed the wallpaper and to click it if you wish to change it back.

DeskScapes is designed to be cooperative with other ways of changing wallpaper (it is just a wallpaper after all), so if you change your wallpaper via any other method it will disable itself and let you have that wallpaper.

There may be an issue with a black paint though when DeskScapes is disabled which we are investigating.

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Reply #27 May 3, 2019 8:17:12 AM
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I have DisplayFusion. It has been disabled since DeskScapes 10 beta 1, on Stardock's request/suggestion.

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Reply #28 May 3, 2019 9:01:02 AM
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Quoting RedneckDude,
reply 27

I have DisplayFusion. It has been disabled since DeskScapes 10 beta 1, on Stardock's request/suggestion.

Are you 100% sure that setting is disabled (it is hidden away) as enabling it produces the exact symptoms as you are reporting.

After things turn black, what does it say for the WallPaper key at this registry location : HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop

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Reply #29 May 3, 2019 10:05:49 AM
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Quoting Neil Banfield,
reply 28

Are you 100% sure that setting is disabled (it is hidden away) as enabling it produces the exact symptoms as you are reporting.

Not certain if the setting is disabled, but DisplayFusion as a whole is supposedly disabled.  I'll just uninstall it, easy enough to install again if I decide to drop DeskScapes.

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Reply #30 May 3, 2019 10:13:11 AM
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Ok, uninstalled DisplayFusion, rebooted.  Main screen goes black after applying a windowblind.  Secondaries running a dream.

 

Quoting Neil Banfield,
reply 28

After things turn black, what does it say for the WallPaper key at this registry location : HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop

C:\Users\puter\AppData\Local\stardock\deskwall.bmp

 

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Reply #31 May 3, 2019 10:17:43 AM
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Quoting RedneckDude,
reply 30

Ok, uninstalled DisplayFusion, rebooted.  Main screen goes black after applying a windowblind.  Secondaries running a dream.

 


Quoting Neil Banfield,
reply 28

After things turn black, what does it say for the WallPaper key at this registry location : HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop



C:\Users\puter\AppData\Local\stardock\deskwall.bmp

 

and if you right click on deskscape.dll in the deskscapes install directory it has a signing date of when?

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Reply #32 May 3, 2019 1:42:11 PM
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Reply #33 May 3, 2019 2:15:45 PM
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RND, Neil wanted Deskscape.dll (singular) not Deskscapes.dll (plural).

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Reply #34 May 3, 2019 2:59:46 PM
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There were 2.  So, SHA 1 ^^^

 

And below is SHA 256.

 

 

 

Sorry, I thought Neil's was a typo.  lol

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Reply #35 May 3, 2019 3:09:55 PM
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I get confused between Deskscape.dll and deskcapes.dll myself.  In hindsight I would have named them a little differently!

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Reply #36 May 3, 2019 3:27:29 PM
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Quoting S J N,
reply 15

Quoting Neil Banfield,
reply 14




Quoting S J N,

reply 11


OK. I installed ds 10 over beta3. Wrong. Uninstall DS b3. Run purge. Deleted all references to DS. Rebooted.

Installed DS 10. Rebooted. OK. I did however deactivated DS as a service. Now the only thing wrong is after rebooting is when I right click on desktop I get a blank white screen. Then I go to MY wallpapers and set as Background.

Guess I'll have to live with this. DS8 never gave me a Blank white or black desktop



Why did you deactivate DS as a service?  It MUST be set to enabled.  Otherwise DeskScapes will only load on a right click and if you have Fences may well cause the two to get upset with each other.



I can click on the context menu, & the start menu icon and DS starts without the service

I re enabled service. Now when boot or reboot my screen comes up white. Also, when I disable DS the screen is white again.

 

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Reply #37 May 3, 2019 3:27:55 PM
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I hope the info helps.  Anything else I can try to get?   I was thinking of becoming a dream maker.....

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Reply #38 May 3, 2019 3:31:39 PM
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Also, I'm only running WB and Win FX

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Reply #39 May 3, 2019 3:45:36 PM
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Quoting RedneckDude,
reply 37

I hope the info helps.  Anything else I can try to get?   I was thinking of becoming a dream maker.....

We may have found an issue we believed was already resolved.  

That said, if you apply a dream, then do a skin apply with WB, likely get a black screen, can you use DS to apply to each monitor individually:

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Reply #40 May 3, 2019 3:48:45 PM
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When I change dreams Windows explorer restarts

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Reply #41 May 3, 2019 3:58:46 PM
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Quoting sdRohan,
reply 39

We may have found an issue we believed was already resolved.
That said, if you apply a dream, then do a skin apply with WB, likely get a black screen, can you use DS to apply to each monitor individually:

 

Yes, If I open DS config, click apply to monitor 2, it resumes as normal.  The 2 secondaries were already fine.

So, I continue to do this until the next release?

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Reply #42 May 3, 2019 4:16:54 PM
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Quoting RedneckDude,
reply 41

Yes, If I open DS config, click apply to monitor 2, it resumes as normal.  The 2 secondaries were already fine.

So, I continue to do this until the next release?

Well, thats is at least a temp work around.  It will get fixed fixed soon, however.  It already was at one point, I tested it and it worked.  Just not sure how it got unfixed. 

Thank you for your help.

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Reply #43 May 3, 2019 4:24:19 PM
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Quoting sdRohan,
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Just not sure how it got unfixed.
That's funny right there...lol!  Sean, I may get frustrated at times, but I'll help if I can. We all want things to just work. Thanks for your efforts as well.

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Reply #44 May 4, 2019 3:55:13 PM
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Guys. I have disabled DeskScapes. Using windows to apply a wallpaper.  Loading a WB now makes all 3 screens go black wallpaper.

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Reply #45 May 7, 2019 12:15:23 PM
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Quoting sdRohan,
reply 42

Well, thats is at least a temp work around. It will get fixed fixed soon, however. It already was at one point, I tested it and it worked. Just not sure how it got unfixed.
Thank you for your help.

 

Sean, you have a PM.

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Reply #46 May 17, 2019 10:13:34 PM
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Had to reinstall in a new drive running Win7 x64 Ultimate. Previews of mp4 are not showing

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Reply #47 May 18, 2019 6:44:16 AM
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DS doesn't support .mp4. I had to convert them to .avi.

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Reply #48 May 18, 2019 1:33:27 PM
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It did on my old Win 7 x4. I had to get a new drive and reinstall Win 7 x64

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Reply #49 May 18, 2019 1:51:32 PM
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Quoting S J N,
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Had to reinstall in a new drive running Win7 x64 Ultimate. Previews of mp4 are not showing

Many of your reported issues are are not clear .

You need to explain in better detail your issue and show 

image SS and or video captures .

In this case what do you mean " previews " not showing ? what previews ? not showing where.

How does this relate to DS10 ?

Please explain from now on fully .

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Reply #50 May 18, 2019 3:13:20 PM
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When I start D The only previews I see are for Deskscapes. The video previews (thumbnails) are blank when I switch to my videos which are mp4.

They showed up on my old hard drive. Since my old drive failed, I replaced it with a new hard drive and had to reinstall Win 7 Ultimate x64. Also had to reinstall all programs I had used on the old drive.

Thumbnails showed on my old drive. Small, large etc.

Thumb=Video capture

I hope this helps,

Her is what I'm talking about

 

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