Latest Build - Taskbar sizing problems - ATI MOBILITY RADEON 9000

Published on March 23, 2006 By Nutshell69 In WindowBlinds

The latest build appears to have messed up the Taskbar (including Start)

Almost as if a redraw is being performed through the middle of it.
I am noticing this on a couple skins (Arrow and XBOX 360 is real noticible)

These were fine before the 5.01RC load.

WindowBlinds 5.0 System Information Report:

STATUS : WB+ SRV+ HLP+ UI+ TRAY+

WindowBlinds is installed correctly on this PC.

WindowBlinds appears to be activated on this PC

Your machine supports per pixel borders on WindowBlinds skins.

You have one monitor in total.

(Default Monitor) 1 is attached to MOBILITY RADEON 9000

Wblind.dll 2006/03/21 13:33:46
Wbsrv.dll 2006/02/05 12:58:22
Wbconfig.exe 2006/03/19 14:33:44
Wbload.exe 2006/03/13 17:54:12
Wbhelp.dll 2004/09/18 16:37:00
Wbui.dll 2005/12/06 21:29:06
Tray.dll 2005/11/02 13:28:26

Comments (Page 1)

ZubaZ

on Mar 23, 2006

Screenshot?

{Upload it to photbucket and link to it here}

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Nutshell69

on Mar 23, 2006

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xbox360

Nutshell69

on Mar 23, 2006

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JRSCCivic98

on Mar 24, 2006

Update your video drivers to the latest Catalyst 6.3 http://www.ati.com/online/mobilecatalyst/

Neil Banfield

on Mar 24, 2006

Check that you have not set wbconfig to make the taskbar small.

Danimator

on Mar 24, 2006

Same problem here with latest wb version. Thinking this might be related to ati drivers? using laetst catalyst 6.3 drivers. but this problem didnt occur until teh last 2 versions of w.b. beta and w.b. 5.01 so it's one or the other that's causing it I believe.

JRSCCivic98

on Mar 24, 2006

I have Mobility Cat 6.3 drivers on an X700 card in my laptop... I don't have these issues. Danimator, do you have a 9000 card in your rig like the OP?

Nutshell69

on Mar 24, 2006

Thanks for the Replies
This used to work to the pre-5.01RC version
I can't download the Mob Cat 6.3 - I dont think it works for that (damn Dell Laptop

) - can I ?

Nutshell69

on Mar 24, 2006

going to try new mobile cat drivers

wish me luck!

Danimator

on Mar 24, 2006

Nope, my vid card is an x550 radeon pci-x. I use th Vista wb skin, so maybe it's an issue with skins that use transparent taskbar or something? No idea...Hope this gets fixed soon.

Nutshell69

on Mar 24, 2006

Cant install those drivers - it fails to load (damn it DELL OLD BOX).....

I can tell you this worked before - so something in the latest build caused it

JRSCCivic98

on Mar 25, 2006

What do you mean you can't load the drivers? Are you using the direct link I provided above or the one on ATI's site. If you're going to ATI's site and using the mobility download there (which tests your laptop before you can actually download the driver package) it will never work. Use the link I posted above... if it's an ATI chipset it will install.

Nutshell69

on Mar 29, 2006

You have to understand the ATI Mobility 9000 chip - and its driver -

Ati doesnt support the 9000 - and drivers have to be built from the Manufacturer.

I got the latest version (11-08-2005- and same results.

I will perform a system restore - and try your link listed above.

My curiosity is why these worked before the last release

Daiwa

on Mar 30, 2006

Citizen JRSCCivic98 -

Seems many notebooks use proprietary driver sets that can't be updated with generic drivers. I have a Fujitsu Lifebook that fits that description - even using Patje's ModTool, newer Cat drivers just won't install. It's very frustrating. It may have to do with the particular hardware - my rig supports hardware acceleration of constant alpha blending but not per-pixel - and the manufacturer has protected it from being "damaged" by us "users."

Nutshell69

on Mar 30, 2006

JRSCCivic98
Tried to install the Link you listed, would not install

I dont even like that laptop

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