RodgerOver Posted May 9, 2009 Share Posted May 9, 2009 @ slhk: just to be on the safe side, please check if BitsPerPixel is set to 32 at both these registry locations:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Config\0001\Display\SettingsHKEY_CURRENT_CONFIG\Display\Settingsand also Shell Icon BPP with the same 32 value at:HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\Control Panel\Desktop\WindowMetricsHKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop\WindowMetricsH Drugwash,I cannot advice to do that (at least not for everyone) ! I have a machine with onboard graphic card and the WIN9xE67 last Intel graphics driver for WIN98SE. Setting the registry entries manually to 32 bits per pixel (in any of the 4 entries you mention) made restart my computer with 16 colors and a 640x480 screen and creates "chaos" amongst my NON-system icons and shortcuts. (In fact I heavily "tweaked" my (sub-)folder icons in Programm Files and My Documents). Even if I could change the other settings back in control panel/system, the icons stayed very ugly and many of them were grey (without colors). Rebuilding icons, deleting Shelliconcache in windows, re-installing the graphics dirvers, nothing helped. So I wa sobliged to set the regsitry entries (all four) back to 24 bits. I think my graphics card and/or the last Intel driver simply doesn't support more than 24 bits per pixel.RegardsRodger Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drugwash Posted May 9, 2009 Share Posted May 9, 2009 You probably have the dreaded Intel 815 integrated graphics. I have that chipset too in one of my test machines. That one indeed cannot go higher than 24bit, but hopefully it's the one exception.Obviously, people that know (from the display properties panel) that their card can't take 32bit, shouldn't attempt changing those settings manually, because not only the attempt would be futile but - as you mentioned above - could lead to undesired behavior.Thank you for pointing that out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RodgerOver Posted May 10, 2009 Share Posted May 10, 2009 Sorry,was a bit angry about your tip, but I know for sure that you know a lot more about computers than me ... I profited from a lot of your other tips.Everyting is fine now. Thanks ! Rodger Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joseph_sw Posted May 11, 2009 Share Posted May 11, 2009 this a question about RP9, after installing RP9, i notice that sometimes, if i close an application / program, on top-left corner of the desktop a question mark symbol appears (as shown in attachment)such symbol wont appear anymore if i uninstall RP9, nothing was harmed, but what it mean? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dencorso Posted May 11, 2009 Share Posted May 11, 2009 I confirm that finding. The selfsame question mark also appears for me. But, then, if I drag a window over it and back, it disappears. Just to remind you, my configuration remains as described below:I'm using an as barebones as possible configuration (just Uberhack.exe, RP8.dll and SHL8.dll). Under [Effects], I have just "Use Windows Animations", "Show Windows Contents while Dragging" and "Smooth Edges of Screen Fonts" ticked, and under [Misc] only the "Replace System Font with Tahoma" is ticked. [...] my video card is a nVidia GeForce2 MX400. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tihiy Posted May 11, 2009 Author Share Posted May 11, 2009 question mark symbol appearsThat's not a bug. It means display DC got swapped and RP9 unswapped it. It's kinda debug rare thing; it'll be removed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drugwash Posted May 11, 2009 Share Posted May 11, 2009 @ Tihiy: Talking about debug - is there (or could it be) a way to log to file all GDI exceptions complete with applications/modules that raised them? I haven't yet tested that Nero button issue I reported some time ago and I want to know if I can somehow catch what exactly raises the exception, in case it happens again.On the same line, how about a GDI objects count per application, similar to the XP feature? Could be useful in debugging too.Have a great week! P.S. @ RodgerOver: no worries, your observation was perfectly valid. Sorry about your icons, I know how it's like. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tihiy Posted May 11, 2009 Author Share Posted May 11, 2009 is there (or could it be) a way to log to file all GDI exceptionsMy debug builds of course had this feature. Maybe I would publish them.Now i'm busy with long-secret feature, which I hope will find way to RP9. Stay tuned. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drugwash Posted May 11, 2009 Share Posted May 11, 2009 OK. If you open a new topic, just drop a line here coz I'm bad at finding new topics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dencorso Posted May 11, 2009 Share Posted May 11, 2009 question mark symbol appearsThat's not a bug. It means display DC got swapped and RP9 unswapped it. It's kinda debug rare thing; it'll be removed. Please, Tihiy, what's "display DC"? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RetroOS Posted May 12, 2009 Share Posted May 12, 2009 ...Please, Tihiy, what's "display DC"?...DC=Device ContextSee some info here:http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa925824.aspxhttp://www.mvps.org/user32/gditutorial.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dencorso Posted May 13, 2009 Share Posted May 13, 2009 ...Please, Tihiy, what's "display DC"?...DC=Device ContextSee some info here:http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa925824.aspxhttp://www.mvps.org/user32/gditutorial.htmlThanks a lot, RetroOS! You do rock! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dandee Posted May 16, 2009 Share Posted May 16, 2009 Hi all,I just uploaded a final version of the extended icon pack for RP9. You can download it at:http://www.baut.nl/downloads/RP9-Icons.zipI slimmed it down to +/- 21 MB, using original icon resources which are compiled from scratch. All the used resources are kept strictly to the MS standard and documented in the included Readme.txt file.It also contains the promised Control Panel with icons for all RP9 icon themes. The Tango theme is not complete yet. Dandee Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RodgerOver Posted May 16, 2009 Share Posted May 16, 2009 Dandee,Superbe !!!!!!!!!!!!!!¨ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luluthefirst Posted May 16, 2009 Share Posted May 16, 2009 (edited) i can't uninstall Revolution Pack 7 Edited May 16, 2009 by luluthefirst Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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