My first post here so firstly thanks to those who have offered their assistance with these issues. It is very much appreciated.

Regarding Firefox 35 crashing and the title bar showing no controls etc.

This worked for me (Running Windows 7 Home premium 64 bit and WindowBlinds 8.09).

To stop Firefox crashing on startup: (this workaround involves turning of FF's hardware acceleration)

1 Unload WindowBlinds.
2 Start Firefox 35, then Go to 'Options'.
3 Click the 'Advanced' tab and then untick the 'Use hardware acceleration when possible'.
4 Start WindowBlinds again and reapply.

Alternatively instead of unloading WindowBlinds, you could:

-Add Firefox to the 'Per Application' settings and select "Ignore this application and do not skin it'.
-Perform step 2 then 3 mentioned above.
-Before you Reapply the theme; either untick the "Ignore this application and do not skin it' or simply delete the entry since if this works you no longer need it.

Then to restore the title bar and 'minimise/maximise/close' buttons so everything looks right and works:

Do as has been suggested elsewhere here and

1 Start Firefox and select 'Customize'.
2 Turn the 'Title Bar' in the bottom left corner off then on again.

You may need to reapply WindowBlinds again.

This solved both my crashing and title bar issues.

My first post here since I don't stop by very often but I hope this is helpful.

Cheers

I've been a member here since 2004 and I joined because the software made a nice change to an other wise boring desk top. I renew every year my subscription to Object Desktop for basically WindowBlinds, SoundPackager, and IconPackager. I use Firefox as my default browser and now I find that I can no longer do that because of windowBlinds. First, let say that I don't know my butt from my elbow about software that's the writers job. I purchase it expecting it to work across the board. I've read to do this and not to do the other. I tried to install Firefox 35, it downloaded and installed  but it crashed upon launch, so I opened WindowBlinds and exited the skin that I was in and chose one of the Aero skins, Aero metal by Stardock Design and Firefox launched and was also skined, but if I choose any other than the Aero skins by Stardock Design well we all know what happens.

Also, I've noticed that the WindowBlinds selections seen to have at least 4 pay skins on almost all the pages, it was not always this way, there seems to only be a handful of skinners. the Last time there was a new IconPackage was back in November of 2014. Soundpackager is worse yet with only two in 2014.

I sincerely hope that this trend will stop or I will have to rethink the value of your product to me.

Thanks for the ten years

Dave Crowell

I've read your reply and would like to know how to unload WindowBlinds as I stated I know very little about software. Dumb it down works best lol.

Thanks Dave

I'm happy, all is again well. Thank You.

 Hey, it's WindowBlinds, not Mozilla frackin  Blinds.-  It works just fine with WINDOWS and IE....... maybe not so well with some sorry damn browser that wants to break stuff at every turn. Use FireFox, fine, but stop whining every time they update the damn thing and it breaks something. You FF users take the proverbial cake. Now, enjoy it.

Reading through these comments I might be the only one having this problem. 8.09 of WB seems to be cutting off the top of the start menu in Win 8.1 using Start 8. I went back to 8.06 and everything is fine. Sorry I didn't take a screenshot of this. It's no big deal since I don't use any other browsers except IE. Just thought I'd throw in a report just in case someone else was having the same problem. 

No it did it on all skins. Might just be me. It cut off about an 1/8 of an inch on the top of the start menus.

Neil I'm using a 1920x1200 monitor set at 100%. This is odd I installed 8.09 to take a screenshot to show what's happening WB shows that I have 8.06 installed but Object Desktop Manager says I have 8.09 installed.

Windows 8.1 Pro with Media Center (9600.winblue_r5.141029-1500)
WindowBlinds 8.06 (029 - Windows 8 Edition) - 64 bit OS

    Wblind.dll      2014/07/16 07:42:ll
    Wblind64.dll      2014/07/16 07:42:49
    Wbsrv.dll      2014/07/16 07:42:48
    WB8Config.exe      2014/12/19 15:10:54
    Wbload.dll           2014/07/16 07:42:43
    Screen.exe      2014/12/10 13:26:34

Tested the beta because of my chrome browser problem with 1 pixel gap on the left right and bottom frane with each skin.
I also opened a ticket and sended a screenshot of the problem - while i was told that there is no fix for it could you please consider looking into it.
Windows8.1 has no problem with the basic skin so windowblinds should be able to achive the same thing.Basic ( default) windows8.1 skin
The ticket is meanwhile closed since there was no fix at the time.

I would like to support benmanns in this matter. Every skin has this chrome issue, exept the Aero skins by Stardock. It seems there is a transparent background layer which is too wide.

Well, I guess I have no idea then. Best to email support@stardock.com again and let them know.