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Fences Keeps IP from applying all the icons

November 11, 2009 6:55:25 PM from Stardock ForumsStardock Forums

I have both the latest version of Fences and IconPackager.  When I apply a new icon theme, all my icons will be skinned for a second and then folders (primarily live folders) will slowly revert to the default Windows icon.  This happens even if the IP theme provides icons for live folders.  I tried multiple themes and this kept happening.  Puzzled, I uninstalled Fences (couldn't figure out how to just disable it).  All of a sudden all the icons were being properly skinned and staying that way.  Fences is somehow keeping IconPackager from skinning icons. 

Anybody else having this problem?  Bums me out cuz I really like Fences, but I like my cute icons more.

Also, how do you disable Fences without having to uninstall it?

 

Thanks!

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Reply #1 November 12, 2009 9:22:49 PM
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OS? Bitness (32 or 64)?  Video chipset?

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Reply #2 November 13, 2009 3:03:41 AM
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OS: Vista 32 bit

Video: Nvidia Geforce 7950 GT 512MB

 

PS: Thanks for replying.  I was beginning to think nobody lived here anymore!

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Reply #3 November 13, 2009 7:01:25 AM
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Same problem here, just not with Fences but with RightClick. Hardly any icons are displayed.
Problem appeared after applying the latest IP update.

Vista 64bit

Radeon HD4850 X2 - Catalyst version 09.7

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Reply #4 November 16, 2009 5:28:26 AM
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Humpty-bumpty

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Reply #5 November 16, 2009 6:40:19 PM
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Try the link below:

https://esupport.stardock.com/index.php?_m=downloads&_a=view

Download the "Blank Icons Fix" for your platform (32 or 64 bit) and run it.  Make sure to right click and run as admin if you're using Windows Vista/7 and have UAC enabled.

Snowman: RightClick and 64 bit is like oil and water, that may be your issue.  It's 32 bit XP/Vista only.

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Reply #6 November 17, 2009 8:40:51 AM
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Snowman: RightClick and 64 bit is like oil and water, that may be your issue.

Yeah, I know RC aint too happy about 64 bit, but after having 'unloaded' IP (Applied default icons) , the problem went away.
Now I have all icons in RC again.

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Reply #7 November 17, 2009 1:46:48 PM
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Yeah, that fix didn't help me Shirley, at least not with the original problem I posted about, which is icons not being skinned properly with IP when I'm using Fences.  I haven't seen any blank icons so far today though.

 

Is there a way to disable Fences without having to completely uninstall it?

 

EDIT: NM I found the option in the Fences configuration.  Not sure why I didn't see it before.  So far, it seems like I can disable Fences, skin my icons with IP, enable Fences and the icons will stay skinned.  Only tested it twice though, and that's certainly no long-term solution.  Ah well.

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Reply #8 November 17, 2009 2:52:26 PM
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I have this problem too, and the above fix did not work for me.  I am in Windows7 with 6 GB RAM and a single NVIDIA GeForce GTX 260

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Reply #9 November 17, 2009 2:53:38 PM
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pumkin 54, where is it?  I can't see it either.

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Reply #10 November 17, 2009 3:05:41 PM
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I found the control to disable fences, but the icons still will not all change.  I have icons from the current set applied, the last set applied and the basic Windows icons all at the same time.  I hate to remove fences altogether.  Is there a better fix for this?

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Reply #11 November 18, 2009 11:56:32 PM
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I don't believe Fences really has anything to do with the icons issue.  IconPackager and Fences work with completely different parts of Windows.  Blank icons are usually the result of a bad patch to imageres.dll or a corrupt icon cache, neither of which would really be affected by Fences.  If you're seeing the blank icons still, I would suggest contacting support@stardock.com so that we can help figure out what is causing the issue and how to remedy it.

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