So far we’ve only seen rundll32 problems after patching a VistaSP1 system with the original VistaGlazz, using the “patch anyway” option. It seems somewhat unlikely that anybody did in fact use the “patch anyway” option from the old VG on their SP1 system, but we want to be sure that this is not the cause of the rundll32 problems. You can expect a new beta release in the next few days that’ll address that specific point.
Update 2008/05/21:
We ran into some problems while creating a fix for the 64bit systems suffering from the problem described above. Yvo patched his 64bit Vista with VG 1.0 using the patch anyway option, so we could see firsthand what that would lead to. Apparently Vista didn’t like it. While Vista32 just throws some rundll32 errors, Vista64 will no longer boot in normal mode. A trip to safe mode and some file copying via the command prompt is what it took to restore things. We’ve not decided yet on what the best way is to help those of you running Vista64 and suffering from these kind of problems.
Long story short: It’s taking a little bit longer than expected. Though we will probably have a new version ready by Friday, we really want to perform some tests before uploading it to our site. Expect a new release somewhere Saturday.
In the meanwhile: If there is anyone with rundll32-problems that didn’t use the patch anyway of VG 1.0, please let us know exactly what steps you took that led to your problems. This way you will help us in identifying what went wrong and may lead to a fix for this problem.
We’ve received numerous reports on RunDll32 errors after patching your system with VistaGlazz beta 2. We are looking into the problem, until then we advice (the brave among you) to await beta 3 or our next well tested release version of VistaGlazz.
Read the forum and comments in the VistaGlazz beta 2 post for more information. This issue seems to occur on SP1 systems only.
Update 2008/05/10:
We like to note that VistaGlazz isn’t compatible with Vista Home Basic. Microsoft has deliberately removed Aero from Vista Home Basic, and we would violate probably 10 pages of Terms of Use if we were to make it Vista Home Basic compatible.
Also make sure that you are using Beta 2. Unfortunately the link on our download page linked to Beta 1. Beta 2 should fix any errors caused to you by Beta 1 after patching.
Though beta2 seems to work for most of you, there are still people suffering from some rundll32 related problems. So far we still haven’t been able to reproduce the described problem, but hopefully we will be able to do so.
There are some other issues we want to address in the upcoming release, being:
-> Version information in the app - Currently not available and it would definitely help you to identify which version of VG you’re using
-> Liability waiver at app startup - Apparently it is deemed a little aggressive and annoying, so we might remove it altogether or make it a onetime only thing
-> Restore points - Some people, especially those using beta1, had some “Vista kind of like died on me, now what?” moments, so we’re considering to add a ‘Create Restore Point before playing with VG’ option
You might also have noticed a slight, erm, “change” in the look and feel of our site. WordPress released an update and our skin is not yet compatible with this update. Currently we’re waiting for our friends at K2 to release their new WordPress 2.5 compatible skin. Please bear with us as that release is due in the near future.
All right, this one should work a lot better for you guys running 32bit. I tested it on a VirtualPC and this one seems to work just fine on Vista32SP1. We also included a restore for those of you with screwed up systems after running the beta1. Please note that if your system is FrankenGlazzed, beta2 will accuse your system files of being corrupt. While this is true, just click on the “patch anyway” button and reboot.
I installed a Vista32RTM on my VirtualPC, patched it using VistaGlazz 1.0 and then upgraded to SP1. Next I ran beta1 and experienced the whole ‘Vista is in pain, please wait while it keeps flipping styles’ problem. After this, I ran beta2, used “patch anyway” and rebooted, everything was fine after that. I unpatched to get to the SP1 original state and then repatched to ensure patching would work good for the clean SP1 versions. I experienced no problems at all, so I’m pretty sure everything works well.
Again, please do not feel obliged to download and use this beta as we will probably release a final (fully tested) version including a setup somewhere this week. We still need to run a full test to cover all scenarios so we can be sure it works 100%.
Download VistaGlazz SP1 beta2 now!
Yes! We finally have found the time to work on the Vista SP1 
compatible release of VistaGlazz. As it turns out, sleep is highly overrated and coffee is a great alternative for it. You might wonder why the post of and the link to the new release both refer to beta and why the download is not a setup. As it’s now well past midnight (local time), most of the people I know are currently sleeping, including those people normally asked to test our software. I can give you this assurance: It works fine on Vista SP1 64bit.
Please do not feel obliged to download and use this beta as we will probably release a final (fully tested) version including a setup somewhere the next few days.
Also, please save the file to your computer first and then run it. If you try to run in directly (as in: Click on the link and then decide ‘run’) you’ll most likely encounter an error. If you do have any problems or remarks regarding this release, please do not hesitate to post at our forum:
http://www.codegazer.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=10&t=269
Download VistaGlazz SP1 beta now!
Update 2008/04/08:
We have confirmed that the beta isn’t working properly with 32bit Vista systems. If you are running a 64bit Vista system all should be fine. We are working on the problem and will release a new beta as soon as possible.
