Wierd SDC conflict with my PC...Help?

Hey elvee...long time.

What version of SDC do you have installed?

Hey yrag Until last night it was 1.32, but i just installed the 1.92 beta after the last time it happened > . I have'nt tried browsing with the new beta yet. I'll let ya know after work

Yeah...1.92 was what I was going to suggest if you didn't have it installed already. If that's not it, I don't think it's anything major and we'll check a few other things that could be causing it...

Nope It happened again >

/me will be very happy when he gets his new Puter...someday



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Elvee...it sounds like it's changing your resolution..for some reason. When it goes black, it stays that way until you re-boot?

One more question....if you tour the libraries using IE, what does it do?

Yup, stays black till i reboot, and no problems when using IE.

...gotta be in the SDC settings then. Open the settings and try, under Web Browser, changing whatever you have set now to the other. In other words, if you have 'Use Stardock Central for Internet Connections' then change it to 'Use Default Browser....

Ok Gary, I will give that a try
Regardless of the outcome, thank you very much for your help

/me crosses his fingers and gives it another try

Hey, no problem. If that doesn't work, Ill tell you how to completely un-install SDC and do a clean install...and that will fix it.

Hmmm...mixed results, It has seemed to fix the previous problem but now the Thumbnails don't work and i can't close SDC through conventional ways...I have to do the three amigos and kill the process. I think a clean install might be my best option. It's getting late though, it will have to wait till tomorrow

OK....here's the good news....not closing correctly in the browser mode is a known bug and will be fixed soon. The Thumbnails can be set to different sizes and I think that will accommodate your needs......

....now go to bed




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I am missing the Install.LOG in the SDC Directory. SO i cannot uninstall SDC.




Nevermind, I got the Install.LOG help from the Stardock NewsGroup
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So far So good

...ahhhhhh....good news!!! Thanks Lavant...I needed that

Well not good news any longer, Browsing in the Skins and Themes library with SDC still partialy fries my monitor and makes my PC reboot. It happens when I start browsing the Library and I am in the thumbnail mode. As I scroll down and each thumb pops up, everything is fine at first, then the thumbs start showing distorted. Before I get a chance to shutdown SDC...Blink, The monitor goes black, Zap...My PC shuts down and then reboots. Sometimes my monitor kicks back on when my PC reboots, sometimes it lies dormant for a few minutes before coming back to life.

I am considering doing a Sys Restore, but I am not sure when it started happening. My other option is a Format and clean boot, which I dread!!

/me seeks the wisdom of others for advice

elvee, what version of SDC are you using? I have to tell you though, I don't think a restore will do anything...it does not sound like a software problem. What graphic card and drivers are you using and how old is that monitor?

My monitor is a HP pavilion MX70, 17 inch.

Intel 82810E Graphics Controller with 32 Megs of shared memory.

My PC is two years old and I want to buy a new one but I don't have the funds right now

Intel 82810E Graphics Controller with 32 Megs of shared memory

I believe your monitor is fine, however I think the problem is the above. That's an 'onboard' controller and when you bring up that many graphics, it eats up your memory. While it should go to your swap file, if it causes a severe bottleneck all at once, your machine will re-boot. My guess is this doesn't happen at any other time.

You can try one thing...open Control Panel/Folder Option/View and check 'Do not cache thumbnails'. If it's already checked, then un-check it and try it.




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No it doesn't happen any other time. I will try what you said an see what happens.





It was unchecked by the way.

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Yeah, I figured it was, but sometimes Windows gets lost in it's own settings

Let me know if it works.....I guess if it doesn't, we'll just have to blow the damn thing up

> >

/me searches for some explosive devices to attach to his clunky Box.

Nah...didn't work

Hummmmm....in Settings, what do you have checked under 'Preview Images'?

Checked, Checked, and Large