Desktopx Theme wallpaper Not working

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I have DesktopX 3.2 and have downloaded several themes from here and a few of them the wallpaper loads to the desktop but once the theme and desktopx has finished loading the theme you can not see the wallpaper unless you unload desktopx and view the main screen. Others it doesn't load the wallpaper at all.

How can I fix this where the wallpaper can be seen?

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Reply #1 from Stardock Forums Top
I have DesktopX 3.2 and have downloaded several themes from here and a few of them the wallpaper loads to the desktop but once the theme and desktopx has finished loading the theme you can not see the wallpaper unless you unload desktopx and view the main screen. Others it doesn't load the wallpaper at all.
How can I fix this where the wallpaper can be seen?
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I have the same problem on my Destop X 3.5. Please help us!!! (:( 
Reply #2 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Can you post a link to a theme that fails and one that works so we can compare?
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Reply #3 from WinCustomize Forums Top
are your desktop icons hidden?

do you have any other wallpaper manager?
Reply #4 from Stardock Forums Top
are your desktop icons hidden?do you have any other wallpaper manager?
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My desktop icons are hidden and the only wallpaper manager I have is Windowblinds 6. But unlike "Totallylost", none of my Desktop X wallpapers show up at all. All I can see is a white background. What's peculiar is, when I try to restart Windows, the Desktop X wallpapers shows up before Windows totally shut out. But when Windows is already started, the white background is still what I can see.
Reply #5 from WinCustomize Forums Top
if you show your icons does the wall show up?
Reply #6 from WinCustomize Forums Top
My desktop icons are hidden
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I am pretty sure that it will work if you will set the icons to appear.
Reply #7 from WinCustomize Forums Top
if you show your icons does the wall show up?
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My desktop icons are hiddenI am pretty sure that it will work if you will set the icons to appear.
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Thanks guys! The wallpaper did show up after I unchecked the hidden icons setting. Now how do I move the Desktop X icons? They are kind of off-centered and all over my desktop. And is there any way that I can hide my Windows icons without losing the wallpaper? My desktop looks like a smorgasboard of icons from both Windows and Desktop X.
Reply #8 from WinCustomize Forums Top
once dtx loads with the wall, try right clicking desktop and unchecking show icons
Reply #9 from WinCustomize Forums Top
i think if the wall is properly associated with the theme plays a factor - tronnix loads the wall even if icons are hidden prior to applying
Reply #10 from WinCustomize Forums Top
To move items in DX,just hold down "Ctrl",l-click and hold your mouse button,then simply drag it to where you want it.Put everything where you want then save it,load the theme later and it's all right where you left them.
After you load a DX theme,you can select "show desktop icons" or not,and it will not change the WP.You only need them showing for some themes to load correctly.
Reply #11 from WinCustomize Forums Top
once dtx loads with the wall, try right clicking desktop and unchecking show icons
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Everytime I try that, the DX wallpaper switches back to the white background.
Reply #12 from WinCustomize Forums Top
underneath 'show desktop icons' is lock web items checked?
Reply #14 from WinCustomize Forums Top
i think if the wall is properly associated with the theme plays a factor - tronnix loads the wall even if icons are hidden prior to applying
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I guess you are right on this one. My old themes are working properly but the new ones are not.
Reply #15 from WinCustomize Forums Top
To move items in DX,just hold down "Ctrl",l-click and hold your mouse button,then simply drag it to where you want it.Put everything where you want then save it,load the theme later and it's all right where you left them.After you load a DX theme,you can select "show desktop icons" or not,and it will not change the WP.You only need them showing for some themes to load correctly.
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I am baffled by this. You were dead on on how to move the icons. But as soos as I was done re-positioning the icons, 11 of the 13 icons don't respond to my mouse anymore. Double-clicking the icons didn't work. Right-clicking them shows the normal Windows right click on the desktop. It's as seems they are not there when I do a right click. The "set target" or "set parent" was supposed to show up upon right clicking them but it did not. And that happened after I set a target on each of them. I even re-started DX builder after I saved them as a new theme but the 11 icons remain unresponsive.
Reply #16 from WinCustomize Forums Top
screenshot?
Reply #18 from WinCustomize Forums Top
11 of the 13 icons don't respond to my mouse anymore.
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What theme are you using? I can dl it and go through it ,or I may have.As noted above^^^^ a ss would certainly help.If you drag the wrong thing off,it can disable the function.

I should mention that I have found the save function to be spotty,at best.
The best way after setting things up is to "save as",name it,then replace the original with it,or keep both in case you want to start over.

That's doing it the hard way,but after putting in 35-40+ shortcuts in and setting targets,fonts,etc, it sucks to have it not save.For some reason,it won't always overwrite the original.I hope that made sense.
Reply #19 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Press the Prt Scr button on your KB,open paint,click on file and create a new file,click edit and paste the ss into into it.Save it and upload to a hosting site (I use Image shack) and get the link and paste it into your post here.WWW LinkYou have to register but it's free.
Reply #20 from WinCustomize Forums Top
11 of the 13 icons don't respond to my mouse anymore.What theme are you using? I can dl it and go through it ,or I may have.As noted above^^^^ a ss would certainly help.If you drag the wrong thing off,it can disable the function.I should mention that I have found the save function to be spotty,at best.The best way after setting things up is to "save as",name it,then replace the original with it,or keep both in case you want to start over.That's doing it the hard way,but after putting in 35-40+ shortcuts in and setting targets,fonts,etc, it sucks to have it not save.For some reason,it won't always overwrite the original.I hope that made sense.
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I am using D. Arnaez's Cryo64 Scenario Exodo YQ2_I. I did gave my saved DX a new name and also kept the original just in case.
Reply #21 from WinCustomize Forums Top
D. Arnaez's Cryo64 Scenario Exodo YQ2_I.
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I'm not finding it in the gallery.If you got it here could you post a link to it?
We could sure use that ss.
Also,do you have Impulse? If needed you can PM me in IRC in #stardock.(Community Tab,chat)
Reply #22 from WinCustomize Forums Top
D. Arnaez's Cryo64 Scenario Exodo YQ2_I.I'm not finding it in the gallery.If you got it here could you post a link to it?We could sure use that ss.Also,do you have Impulse? If needed you can PM me in IRC in #stardock.(Community Tab,chat)
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Here is the link https://www.wincustomize.com/skins.aspx?skinid=21602&libid=13
I'm not sure if that's an active link but if not, just type "Arnaez" in the Wincustomze search bar. And yes I do have an Impulse although I haven't used the IRC yet.

Here also is the link to a screenshot of the original Cryo Scenario http://skins3.wincustomize.com/DArnaez/screenshots/21602.jpg

I haven't done a screenshot of my desktop since the Prt Scr on my KB seems to be disabled. But you will have an idea how my DX looks like when you see the link. Mine is exactly like that but all the icons are off-centered since I cannot move them anymore. The only icons I have working are the computer and the monitor icons, all others are unresponding.
Reply #23 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Ok, I found it,that is a little different to change around.Unfortunately,I can't dl it.The dl button takes me to the info ss ,not a download. X-( I'll keep trying,though.
If you unload DX and reload the theme you should get everything back to the way you started.
Reply #24 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Ok, I found it,that is a little different to change around.Unfortunately,I can't dl it.The dl button takes me to the info ss ,not a download. I'll keep trying,though.If you unload DX and reload the theme you should get everything back to the way you started.
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You were right my friend. Unloading and loading the theme gets me back to the point where I left, 11 unresponding icons  (:( . When I load the original, all the icons works except they are not positioned the right way. LOL
Reply #25 from WinCustomize Forums Top
You gave me a link to a ss,I need the one to the actual DX theme.