XPtsp GUI v3.0.0.26 - February 27, 2012

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#601 wolfsoul

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Posted 01 August 2011 - 08:32 PM

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#602 Mr_Smartepants

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Posted 24 August 2011 - 08:45 PM

I just wanted to let you know of a nagging bug with XPtsp GUI v3.0.0.18.

Selecting "Use Professional visual theme" on either Home or MCE sources does nothing. Both Home and MCE will use their own respective XPtsp themes regardless if that option is checked or not.

Edited by Mr_Smartepants, 24 August 2011 - 08:46 PM.

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#603 Mr_Smartepants

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Posted 19 September 2011 - 05:53 AM

I have another bug to report with v3.0.0.18.

The applications tab of the task manager is missing the display window. The other tabs are fine. This is with any version of XP (Home, Pro, MCE).
XPtsp log:

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RVMI log:

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Edited by Mr_Smartepants, 19 September 2011 - 05:56 AM.

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#604 Mr_Smartepants

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Posted 25 September 2011 - 06:56 AM

Hello?

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#605 Mr_Smartepants

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Posted 01 October 2011 - 06:59 PM

<tap tap tap> Testing...testing <tap tap> Is this thing on?
Hello?

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#606 dougiefresh

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Posted 02 October 2011 - 06:43 PM

<tap tap tap> Testing...testing <tap tap> Is this thing on?
Hello?

Yup, the microphone is on. Work has picked up a bunch and I haven't been able to get online to do much of anything lately. I'm sorry the Task Manager report and visual theme report have gone unanswered. I'm going to try to rectify the issue soon.

I also haven't gotten any notifications on new postings from WinCert. Maybe a problem with the email program or my web server. I dunno.... haven't looked into it yet.

EDIT: I've modified my Wincert forum settings so that the email gets delivered to the right address.... :oops:

so maybe I'll start getting mail again!

I've run a test of the patcher in XP Home and can't duplicate the report that checking the "Use XP Pro visual theme" doesn't work....

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#607 Mr_Smartepants

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Posted 22 October 2011 - 04:11 PM

The Task Manager bug is a show-stopper for me. I don't know what other info I can give that will help you track it down.

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Posted 23 October 2011 - 10:38 AM

The Task Manager bug is a show-stopper for me. I don't know what other info I can give that will help you track it down.

yes we have discussed this problem for a long time and it seems there is no solution/ at the moment ...

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#609 dougiefresh

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Posted 23 October 2011 - 11:03 PM

The Task Manager bug is a show-stopper for me. I don't know what other info I can give that will help you track it down.

yes we have discussed this problem for a long time and it seems there is no solution/ at the moment ...

I'm sorry. I didn't mean for the problem to go unresolved for so long. On what themes does this problem exist? Thanks!

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#610 Mr_Smartepants

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Posted 24 October 2011 - 05:38 AM

I only ever use the Green theme. Thanks for looking into it.

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#611 rr650

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Posted 27 October 2011 - 02:39 AM

@Mr_Smartepants,
If you use the green batch with Xptsp Gui there are no task manager problems. Just tested in virtualbox on xp pro.

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#612 Mr_Smartepants

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Posted 27 October 2011 - 05:14 AM

@Mr_Smartepants,
If you use the green batch with Xptsp Gui there are no task manager problems. Just tested in virtualbox on xp pro.

I only ever use the Green theme. Thanks for looking into it.

I just tested it on a fresh build and the bug is still there. I'll try the blue/neon theme as well as downloading the green theme files again.

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#613 Mr_Smartepants

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Posted 27 October 2011 - 06:25 AM

OK, I tried the blue/neon theme with the neon extras and the bug is gone.

...more testing.

Edited by Mr_Smartepants, 28 October 2011 - 06:32 PM.

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#614 Mr_Smartepants

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Posted 28 October 2011 - 06:32 PM

OK, I tried the blue/neon theme with the neon extras and the bug is gone.
OK, I tried the blue theme with the original extras and the bug is present
OK, I tried the green theme with the original extras and the bug is present
OK, I tried the green theme with the neon extras and the bug is present

So the bug must be in the resources of the green/blue theme.
...more testing.

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Posted 30 October 2011 - 01:33 AM

Mr_Smartepants: Thank you for doing some testing! I appreciate your time spent, as I haven't had much time lately.....

Everybody: I've replaced the task manager resource file (TASKMGR.EXE.RES) with the one from the batch version and removed TASKMGR.EXE.GREEN.RES from the Green theme. Testing indicated that the replacement and/or deletion of resource files was successful in resolving the issue. I reenabled the hex-editing for Task Manager and that seems to work as well. So I uploaded the new Green theme package to the server.

However, I found a different problem in the Original extras, relating to the CAD 2009 program. The resizer script that I wrote was somehow corrupted in the CAB file, and caused an error when CTRL-ALT-DEL was pressed. Some registry settings for the INF uninstaller were completely wrong. Also, somehow a unpatched copy of Task Manager got into the CAB file. So I fixed all those issues and uploaded a new Original extras package to the server as well.

I'm pretty sure these changes will resolve the Task Manager problem, but let me know if it doesn't. Thanks!

I'll look at the Blue theme tomorrow. I'll probably require the similar changes that Green theme got....

BTW, I'm sorry I haven't had time to look into the issue. Work has kept me extremely busy and my personal life has taken up the rest of my time....

EDIT: Irritating side notes about the CAD2009 add-on: Uninstaller doesn't remove all traces of the program from the hard drive..... Resolution would be nice :g:My CAD2009 add-on can be found here.....

EDIT2: A proper uninstaller has been written for my QTTab add-on. However, it has not been included in the newest Original extras package.... It will be included in the next revision....

Edited by dougiefresh, 30 October 2011 - 01:42 AM.

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#616 Mr_Smartepants

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Posted 30 October 2011 - 07:17 AM

Thanks for the update. I'm testing it now.
Few niggles though. The GUI app now flags the freshly downloaded green theme and original extras as "out of date". I'm sure that's because your version checker hasn't propagated out this far yet.
Also, the non-english resource patching is listed twice. See below.
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#617 Mr_Smartepants

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Posted 30 October 2011 - 12:31 PM

GUI 3.0.0.19 is failing in my tests. I can't get it to successfully complete the driver.cab compression. 3.0.0.18 takes about 5 min for that step, 3.0.0.19 takes about 25 min to reach 100% then hangs.
I've built a new XP Pro source using the updated green them and original extras using 3.0.0.18 and I'm running it through virtualbox now...
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Using GUI 3.0.0.18 with the new green theme and original extras works perfectly. Thank you.
BTW, what changed between 3.0.0.18 and 19? I can't find the changelog.

Edited by Mr_Smartepants, 30 October 2011 - 01:12 PM.

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Posted 30 October 2011 - 01:27 PM

I've built a new XP Pro source using the updated green them and original extras using 3.0.0.18 and I'm running it through virtualbox now...
*Edit
Using GUI 3.0.0.18 with the new green theme and original extras works perfectly. Thank you.

Awesome! Thank you for the feedback!

GUI 3.0.0.19 is failing in my tests. I can't get it to successfully complete the driver.cab compression. 3.0.0.18 takes about 5 min for that step, 3.0.0.19 takes about 25 min to reach 100% then hangs.

BTW, what changed between 3.0.0.18 and 19? I can't find the changelog.

Ummm.... I forget what changed. I've pulled v3.0.0.19 from the server and will figure out WTF is going on....
EDIT: I think the only thing that changed was an attempt to correct for weird usernames, like ones with ampersands and such....

I just wanted to let you know of a nagging bug with XPtsp GUI v3.0.0.18.

Selecting "Use Professional visual theme" on either Home or MCE sources does nothing. Both Home and MCE will use their own respective XPtsp themes regardless if that option is checked or not.

Regarding Home Edition, I've fixed this bug ~~for Live Installs only~~. It turns out that the code responsible for deleting the Home visual theme from the Original extras was incomplete. One potential folder was deleted but the other was not.... I can't figure out why the MCE visual theme isn't being used though.... Lemme look further into it.

I also need to investigate the integration code to see what I can do there.....

Edited by dougiefresh, 30 October 2011 - 03:00 PM.

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Posted 30 October 2011 - 07:58 PM

Commenting out those lines in MEDCTROC.INF fixes the "Use XP Pro Style" bug where integration to Media Center Edition sources are concerned....

Also, the non-english resource patching is listed twice. See below.

EDIT: Fixed this issue.... Also removed the "Create System Restore Point" option from integrations, as it just doesn't make sense....

The GUI app now flags the freshly downloaded green theme and original extras as "out of date". I'm sure that's because your version checker hasn't propagated out this far yet.

EDIT2: Lemme work on this one some.... I've forgotten how the GUI tests the "versions"...

GUI 3.0.0.19 is failing in my tests. I can't get it to successfully complete the driver.cab compression. 3.0.0.18 takes about 5 min for that step, 3.0.0.19 takes about 25 min to reach 100% then hangs.

EDIT3: This one should be fixed. I extracted the source for v3.0.0.18 and have been modifying it instead of using v3.0.0.19 as the basis for v3.0.0.20. (Still testing v3.0.0.20.... Unfortunately, testing modified installs takes about an hour each test...)

Edited by dougiefresh, 30 October 2011 - 08:08 PM.

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#620 Mr_Smartepants

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Posted 30 October 2011 - 08:14 PM

Unfortunately, testing modified installs takes about an hour each test...

I feel your pain! Thanks for taking the time to fix these. My installs in virtualbox take roughly 30-45 min each. Unfortunately, allocating more RAM or CPU cores from my quad-core doesn't seem to speed things up much. :g: