Hello, I’m experiencing WindowBlinds Problem with Adobe Photoshop CS3. The problem is when I drag window, it become the classic scheme and I cannot close opened pictures. I hope Adobe will fix this problem soon. Regards, Thank you.
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Why on Earth would Adobe fix a problem that isn’t caused by their products but is instead caused by a 3rd party’s program making Windows and its interface do things that are either not recommend by Microsoft (otherwise they would have added direct user access to it without the need for 3rd programs to do that) or not supported at all. One can force a Yugo to fly, but one would hardly blame the maker of the Yugo for it crashing like a rock.
There are any amount of themes available for free that allow you to change the gui of XP through using XP’s own theme application without using garbage like Window Blinds that mess with the OS and who knows what else.
If you must use a third party program to change the unchangeable, one that does not use resources while running and does not appear to mess overly with the OS is StyleXP, but there’s no guarantee that it will run without problems with other apps (or XP itself, for that matter).
When using gui modifiers you take your chances, so don’t blame the app manufacturers for problems.
Hey, It’s recommended for Windows. It has been certified partner of Microsoft. And I don’t know the Enhanced update. Please told me where’s the link. Thank you so much.
no, it’s not real rama. they’re joking with your inability to understand two things.
one, this is a user to user forum, not adobe customer support. the people here (me included) are just regular photoshop users, same as yourself.
two, adobe usually doesn’t do updates to work around 3 party application problems. (notable exceptions, the KPT3 lockups, windows >1tb drive problem). if you want satisfaction you’re probably going to have to look to get it from the makers of Windows Blinds, not Adobe.
Just accept the fact that very few Window Blinds skins work with CS3 (BlackComb, Odeon, "Windows Xp Media Player 10" by ChooHian are the ones I found with Google). Your best bet is to have WB exclude CS3:
Go to the WindowBlinds settings and go to the Per Application settings. Drag the pointer to Photoshop to exclude it.
And for the last time, ADOBE IS NOT GOING TO FIX A PROBLEM CAUSED BY A 3RD PARTY GUI HACK.
I suggest to uninstall Windows Blinds, so your Photoshop CS3 will work properly again, and meanwhile wait until the maker of Windows Blinds creates a version that will work with Photoshop CS3
Or do you think that it’s the other way around? Photoshop CS3 compromises the stability of Windows Blinds?
If the latter: why don’t you contact Adobe? I bet they’ll give you "the link" to a solution.
What part of "it’s not Adobe, it’s Windows Blinds that is the problem" do you not understand?
Yah, really. If you want proof simply uninstall Window Blinds. If Photoshop then works there is your proof that it is Window blinds. Microsoft has deals with tons of companies that doesn’t mean that making Windows do something that Microsoft didn’t provide easy access to from the start is blessed by Microsoft. Microsoft only cares about the money they can make from such partnership not that the programs the partners make are any good or won’t cause problems. Stardock products are well known causing all kinds of problems. Either stop using Window Blinds, Stop using Photoshop or deal with the issues. Complaining like it is Adobe’s problem only makes you look foolish.
I’ve tried CS2 it works, but CS3 didn’t work (photoshop only). Fireworks and others are fine…
If someone really help me… I’ll really appreciate…
We have told you what to do. You just don’t like the answer. As for it working with CS3 and not CS3 keep in mind CS2 isn’t Windows Vista certified CS3 is. Major changes were made in Vista as far as graphics and interface goes so it doesn’t surprise me that you are having problems. This however does mean it is either a Stardock problem or maybe even a Microsoft problem. With all of the other problems Vista has it won’t surprise me if it isn’t a Microsoft problem. Either way since Photoshop CS3 works fine without Window Blinds Adobe has nothing to fix. Stop using Crapware with professional programs and you may find you don’t have any more problems. But, that isn’t the answer you want to hear.
Instead of remaining intransigent, try "Style XP" instead of window Blinds. It can load as a service at startup to load the styles and then terminate itself.
The fact is that GUI hacks have always had issues with Photoshop.
I suggested Style XP ages ago, but no notice was taken. Just kept on banging on about Adobe fixing things or some such rubbish.
I’ve had my gui hacked to a Mac interface for years, boot screen and all, with no problems using Style XP as a base. Every new Ps I’ve returned to Windows default to see if there were any slowdowns or problems, but that’s never happened. It’s a good, steady program that uses no resources when running.
This drongo won’t listen, though, the figjam seems to know it all which makes you wonder why he bothered to ask.
Fred, thanks for the pointer to StyleXP – looking at the site now.
I think the OP’s point is that he didn’t have a problem with WindowBlinds and CS2, but he does with CS3, therefore it’s an Adobe problem. Working in a support, I get a lot of similar suppositions, and it is hard to convince people otherwise.
I think what didn’t get through is that even if it was an Adobe-caused thing, Window Blinds has nothing to do with the normal running of a computer or an app like CS3 – it is basically for a user who wants to mess with the OS appearance, and as such neither Adobe or M$ will offer, nor should they be expected to offer support if either doesn’t work properly with it.
Now CS3 screwing up printing with some printers and combinations thereof – well that’s a whole other ballgame. Printing is intrinsically part of Photoshop, and if that doesn’t work then they must take notice and should rectify things.
The OP should learn to differentiate between user-enforced error (the cure here is as simple as uninstalling Window Blinds) and application malfunction.
As I originally replied to Rama, there are plenty of free themes out there that can be downloaded and installed using XP’s own skinning abilities. If messing deeper is desired, then there are good programs like Style XP that work as opposed to flaky junk like Window Blinds which can create havoc. Been there, done that, in other words.
I understand fred. (and that wasn’t meant for you, just a general stmt. i AM as guilty of noob hunting as anyone else) i’m just thinking that a lot of the belligerence was because he didn’t quite understand what we were telling him.
and personally i want my system to run as fast as possible and spend as little cpu cycles as possible on things like skins and animations and menu fades, etc. i run the classic desktop, no xp theme at all. and in control panel> system> advanced> performance, i have "Adjust for Best Performance" selected. making sure all the xp doo dads are UN checked in the box. gimmie the stability of xp and the win 3.1 interface and i’m a pretty happy camper. 🙂
also the start menu is set for "classic" (not sure if that’s covered in the system applet. i think it’s a seperate setting.) right click the start menu and select properties to set…
We all are stupid. But we are the ones with streamlined workstations, that actually enable us to make a living out of this work.
You are the one with a pc that doesn’t work as you would like to. You can blame us, or Adobe, for that (by all means, be my guest) but in the end, you’re the one on the outside looking in, not us.
Which is part of why I’ve skinned to Mac gui – no start button, just a little blue apple. Not that this makes any more sense, I suppose, but at least it’s not a contradiction.
I don’t have time to delete all this nonsense but I can stop any more.
bob, shutting down that topic when it had morphed into a discussion of desktop skinning (or not) and the performance issues associated with it, imo, was a bad call. it was getting interesting. it’s not like we were talking about spider pig or anything. that was real computer talk.
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