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Throwing Stones...

With multiple versions of 32-bit Windows, hundreds of different pieces of hardware, thousands of varying driver revisions, tens of thousands of assorted applications, and over 100 million Windows desktops in existence, one does not need the odds-makers in Las Vegas to know that there is the potential for an application or system to conflict -- let alone when you add WindowBlinds into the mix. 

WindowBlinds, by its nature, has to operate under the assumption that a normal application makes its calls to the underlying Windows OS. Windows then handles drawing the windows and the controls. But, some applications bypass Windows and handle their own drawing routines. If you have an application that has visual problems or other issues when WindowBlinds is applying a skin to it, that application should be excluded or used with a UIS1+ (Basic) skin (see the Per Application Settings section of this help file). 

We believe that WindowBlinds can be made to work on all systems, but you have to play a role in that process by taking the time to exclude anything rocking the boat on your system. 

After months of testing, we have included many applications which, by handling their routines in a non-standard manner, have issues when WindowBlinds attempts to work with them. But, we cannot account for every application or every system configuration. It is not a matter of WindowBlinds being "buggy" or untested. E-mailing us saying "it doesn't work" will not arbitrarily improve things. 

WindowBlinds is not perfect, but we have made it flexible enough that you can generally determine what may be conflicting and exclude that application or use a UIS1+ (Basic) skin with it (see the Troubleshooting section for some basic steps to take). 

Check the Support section of this help file for links to our news group to talk with other users if you are having problems with WindowBlinds.