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ShapeShifter stopped working
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Kadgar
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Nov 4, 2004, 07:36 PM
 
So I have no idea what happened but I came back to my computer after being away for a little while and my finder was in the default theme. I re-applied my theme (exec) only to find that my finder was still aqua. Other themes yield the same result: every application but the Finder theming. Any help would be appreciated.
     
Stuphalina
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Nov 4, 2004, 08:03 PM
 
First question: is it registered?

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orangep0ny
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Nov 4, 2004, 08:55 PM
 
Originally posted by Stuphalina:
First question: is it registered?
and what was your registration information?
     
NetworkShadow
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Nov 4, 2004, 09:22 PM
 
No error messages? A quick fix might be to trash all your ShapeShifter prefs and cache files and log-out/back in and try to reapply.
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Kadgar  (op)
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Nov 4, 2004, 10:12 PM
 
Yes it is indeed registered. Ill try trashing my prefs ASAP.
     
DaveV1.0
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Nov 5, 2004, 08:41 AM
 
have u recently installed iTunes 4.7 because thats the reaction I got when I did theres a thread a few rows down that tells you how to fix this.
     
Raphael
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Nov 5, 2004, 01:16 PM
 
I've had the same issue here. But I got a message saying basically that the demo mode has expired... strange because I went through the whole automatic registration process upgrade when I installed the product.

But actually I had a small isssue with that, my first name is written Rapha�l and came back from Unsanity's servers as Rapha?

So this morning, when starting up the machine, I had that 'demo expired' message. I removed all ShapeShifter information from my ~/Library/Preferences folder but that didn't work, I still had my product not functional but fully registered (the Register button wasn't available).

I eventually solved my problem by:
. using the automatic serial number retrieval system on Unsanity's web site to get the new 2.0 information
. trashing the registration file that is located in /Library/Preferences (not in my user folder)
. restarting the machine
. re-entering the 2.0 registration information

In my case I placed back the files in ~/Library/Preferences so the automatic upgrade system got triggered, I just cancelled it to be able to enter manually the correct registration information.

Everything is back up and running now (with my first name not screwed up)... I just hope no new demo counter got triggered.

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NetworkShadow
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Nov 5, 2004, 01:21 PM
 
Originally posted by smeger:
Well, gotta have at least one bug in every release...

If you've installed the new iTunes 4.7, you'll find that many of your apps have reverted to Aqua. Here's the fix:
[list=1][*]Launch Terminal. It's located in /Applications/Utilities[*]Enter the following command:
defaults delete com.unsanity.shapeshifter CustomSettings[/list=1]

Guess I've got something to do for 2.0.1 now.

Sorry for the inconvenience. I was scared when I heard that we were releasing on the same day as an Apple Music Event...
This can work at times too.
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