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tstbastm
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Re: Black Screen

Post by tstbastm »

Surrounding the YoWindow black screen....

On Windows 10, Flash updates are 100% controlled by Windows Update... You cannot uninstall Flash and install a previous version manually..

Windows Update installs this (which causes the black screen): "Security Update for Internet Explorer Flash Player for Windows 10 Version 1511 for x64-based Systems (KB3132372)"

You can uninstall this update to temporarily fix YoWindow - but Windows 10 will just reinstall again.. As a temporary solution, you can disable the KB3132372 flash update specifically (while allowing other Windows Updates to install normally)..

Click this link and run: http://download.microsoft.com/download/ ... de.diagcab

This wizard will allow you to hide (block) specific updates... Just choose the "hide" option - and click the KB3132372 update... This will block the unique update - and allow YoWindows to run without Windows Update changing the Flash version (which causes the problem)..

NOTE: Eventually, you can run this link again (if you ensure that you save the downloaded file in a place you can find again)... To restore the KB3132372 update, run the link... choose "unhide" - and select the previously hidden update..
sgunn108
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Name: Subhadhra Gunn

Re: Black Screen

Post by sgunn108 »

I'm using Firefox with WinXP. My YW was working just fine in the morning, a couple of weeks ago, then the dreaded black screen <ominus music here> came up when I went into the progam, a few hours later. I tried the uninstalls and installs with black screen results. So, I gave up on it. I've been enjoying this program so much, esp. since I paid for the ads to go away, and now I really miss it. :cry:

Are there any fixes for Firefox/WinXP? Please advise.

Thank you
ikarus1969
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Re: Black Screen

Post by ikarus1969 »

sgunn108 wrote:Are there any fixes for Firefox/WinXP? Please advise.

Thank you
Yesterday evening Microsoft has an update which fixes the black screen.
Please read Pavels note here (viewtopic.php?f=6&t=23504#p61877) where you can also manually install the latest update for flash-player.
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sgunn108
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Name: Subhadhra Gunn

Re: Black Screen

Post by sgunn108 »

I downloaded the new Flash and now my YW is BACK!!! :Yahoo!:

Thank you for your help.

Happy New Year!
sgunn108
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Name: Subhadhra Gunn

Re: Black Screen

Post by sgunn108 »

Hi,

I couldn't find anyone else having the following issue:

I did get my landscapes and weather.... for a couple of days. NOW I have the default YW screen, but NO weather bar, NO other cities, NO temps... NOTHING related to weather. (I have no way to post the image.)

Please advise. Thank you
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Re: Black Screen

Post by countryroads »

It sounds like you clicked on Tab or a sequence of 1, 2, 3 by mistake.
Try clicking on Tab again.

Let us know how this works for you.
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