OK, I rebooted and re-installed... that (see pic) is what it looks like now. Of course now that I re-instsalled it is going to let me download for a while, but eventually I'll have the downloading problem again. Unless what we did fixed it permantenly. Ya think..?

This is the install from hell....did you delete the SDCentral folder before you re-installed SDC? (all the dates are right and some of the versions are wrong...again). Try downloading a WB skin and see if it installs.

Yeah, I finally got the SDC folder deleted.
Yep, I thought so....it's letting me download whatever I want.

OK.. it should keep doing it, but here's the rub. Your ThemeManager is (or shows) as the wrong version and when you use it, it may dink your WB again. Have you tried a right click in SDC on ThemeManager to un-install it just to see what version it gives you to install?

No, I haven't tried that...
Is the "ThemeManager" and "WinStyles" the same thing?
Cause when I re-insstalled WinStyles it was 1.5.

Stay away from WinStyles....un-install ThemeManager (re-boot) and then re-install ThemeManager only. WinStyles will take care of itself. If this works and gives you the right version, you may have to do it with the other apps...one thing at a time tho...try this first.

OK, I have never installed "ThemeManager"....so I don't really know what it is. The only thing I re-installed were the programs I originally installed a long time ago.
That may be the problem...I don't know.
As I slowly became familiar with Wincutomize I added "Winstyles", "CursorXP" and "IconPackager". But, I don't recall ever installing or using "StardockCentral" until that time that you helped me out... and I never installed "ThemeManager" either.
Does that have anything to do with all this?

I started the un-install and got this (see pic) should I just continue?

OK it got un-installed I guess.... cause it's no longer there.

I think it would be an under statement if I said "WHAT"

If you did not install everything thru SDC then that means you have shareware versions installed on your machine. This is not good. Tell me exactly how you installed the proggies on your machine...I already know where we got SDC, so start with the rest.

Gary, you have the patience of a saint..........

True...but I think I might have to light a few extra candles over this one...

Oooopps....was that a major point there?
OK I found WinCustomize....loved it....so I tried WindowBlinds. Eventually I got the paid version. Then I tried IconPackager and eventually bought it as well. Then I tried WinStyles and CusorXP but did not purchase those. Finally in an effort to support Wincustomize I bought the Memebership and started using the Browser because I could download without any hassles.
However, the other day I wanted to learn how to alter certain features on skins and when 1/4 Crazy Travis was taking me through the process I realized that what I downloaded through the "Browser" was not in my "WB config". And I was again unable to download....and here we are!!

Then you do not have an 'ObjectDesktop' Subscription? https://www.stardock.com/products/odnt/

I'm not ¼ anymore I have gone full blown cяazy again. And kudos to both of you most people including myself would have given up by now

P.S.
I have no problems downloading through the "Browser".... but it's my understanding that when you buy "WindowBlinds" you do not have a cap or limit. However, I started having problems downloading "WindowBlinds" long ago.
I could be wrong but I get the feeling that "WinCustomize" doesn't recognize me as having bought them.
I originally wrote "suppot" about the problem but never had any replies.

No,I don't have "ObjectDeskTop" subscription.

I thinks that is the problem. SDC was meant for ObjectDesktop, at least I think it is. And for the downloading problem have you cross referenced your accounts?

Travis...for the last time ....not now



Well, that answers a lot of questions.....

You bought IP and WB (that is why the correct versions show in SDC). Everything else un-install from your machine because they're of no value to you.

In SDC click on 'Registration Info' in lower right corner. Put your serial #'s for both proggies and click 'update'. If you haven't done it already, do the same thing with the WCBrower since you also bought that. SDC should be installed no matter what you have.

If you want to use the other proggies you must buy ODNT and all will be well....I don't have to tell you I wish you had bought that first, but like everything else...live and learn. For what it's worth, it's well worth the money...






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/me promises to never return to this thread. at least he will not make suggestions.

Hi Crazy Travis-
Yes, back in July or there abouts I tried cross referencing accounts and that didn't help... again I wrote Stardock Support but again no replies. The only way I found around the problem was to re-install every time that WC wouln't let me download. That got old real fast and so I posted about the problem and Gary solved it for me but then I had problems again and WC was having its move so I just used the 'Browser'... and then the other day I found out that what was downloaded with the browser was not in my WB config.... so here we are...

IP, WB and WCBrowser should work flawlessly after you clean house of this other stuff....you can e-mail Stardock and get your serial #'s and a link for the correct version (if you don't think you have the right one now). After that you can update your 3 proggies thru SDC with no problems. https://www.stardock.com/support.asp

Thanks Travis.....you can come back now

/me says okay and good luck

Actually, I WAS going to buy "ObjectDeskTop" but when support didn't answer any of my emails I opted for just trying and buying. Of course back then I didn't know that you guys on the 'boards' would be so helpful.

I'm really sorry for putting you through all this but I had no idea how this all tied together.

Supposing I just decide to keep "WindowBlinds" and "IconPackager"........... I still do not understand why I cannot download WindowBlinds since I am not supposed to have a limit.