Pirates Premium Suite Walkthrough
Aaarrghhh! Check out me desktop, matey's!
Friday, May 25, 2007 by Island Dog | Discussion: OS Customization
I was very excited when I found out about the Pirates premium suite. Because I'm a big fan of pirates.....pirate movies, pirate video games, you name it, and I like it as long as there is some form of swashbuckling going on. Don't ask why, I just do.
This new suite is loaded with plenty of pirate goodness including:
- WindowBlinds visual style (XP and Vista)
- Icon package with 117 icons including ones for Vista
- Wallpapers
- CursorXP cursor
- LogonStudio skin
- Gadgets including a talking pirate!
- and much more....
To use this theme you will need to have the latest Theme Manager installed. If you are an Object Desktop subscriber make sure you update through Stardock Central. When you are all updated you can simply double-click the pirates suite file to begin the pirate "transformation".
With Theme Manager open, hit apply then a new window will open, select "advanced" and this is where you can choose some options. These options include if you want to install the WindowBlinds skin, Icon pack, and the various choices of wallpapers. Once you have made your selections, click Yes and the Pirate suite will appear.
Once that is done, it's time to open the Pirates booty! By that I mean the extras that are included in your download, some of which are listed above. There are a variety of gadgets included with the suite such as a media player, clock, calendar, and my personal favorite being the talking pirate gadget. To use this or any of the other gadgets just double-click the .exe file for that particular gadget.
Also included in the pirates booty is skins for ObjectDock, LogonStudio, Bootskin, and CursorXP. If you don't already have these just click to go to their websites for download information. Now check out my pirates desktop....
Remember that Object Desktop subscribers get a discount! To find out more information and see more screenshots, follow the link below.
Here is a video to go along with the Pirates walkthrough article.
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Reply #2 Sunday, May 27, 2007 9:19 AM
Reply #3 Sunday, May 27, 2007 2:03 PM
Reply #4 Sunday, May 27, 2007 2:16 PM
Reply #5 Sunday, May 27, 2007 3:44 PM
I get a none talking pirate ... someone to help please ??
Nothing happens when you click him?
Reply #6 Sunday, May 27, 2007 5:29 PM
I see the mouth moving but no sound ... i've already posted a few things concerning this trouble on the first thread presenting Pirate suite ...
Reply #7 Sunday, May 27, 2007 5:45 PM
Reply #8 Sunday, May 27, 2007 7:53 PM
Thanks for the help.
Reply #9 Monday, May 28, 2007 1:08 AM
I seem to have a problem with the icon package. When I apply the suite the icon package errors out and quits. The package does not show up in icon packager. I am running Vista Ultimate. Hoe can I apply the icons.
Thanks for the help.
I think you need to download the latest version of Theme Manager as that's what I did and it applied everything just fine, icon package, windowblinds, everything, without a hitch.
.-= The Reaper Man =-.
Reply #10 Monday, May 28, 2007 1:18 AM
StardockWeather.ocx is not registered and is required for use of this application. You may have a security application (antivirus, antispyware, etc) that prevented the registering of this module during the MyColors setup. Please contact support@stardock.com for assistance.
Now I first of all did not download the theme via "MyColors"; since I am a registered ObjectDesktop owner I downloaded all of the raw .zips from Stardock and applied the main theme through ThemeManager. But ThemeManager doesn't apply the gadgets. Those are done manually, just by double-clicking them. However, I read over the error message carefully and tried turning off all of my security software, namely my firewall. Still no dice.
If you have a solution, I sure would appreciate it.
.-= The Reaper Man =-.
Reply #11 Monday, May 28, 2007 9:03 AM
Reply #12 Monday, May 28, 2007 10:18 AM
Did you run StardockWeatherOCX_setup.exe? It is in the extras folder.
Reply #13 Monday, May 28, 2007 12:24 PM
Reply #14 Tuesday, May 29, 2007 8:52 AM
Reply #16 Tuesday, May 29, 2007 10:58 PM
Manualy load from Booty file each time?
I have everything I use running fine, Yar, walk the Plank!
Reply #17 Wednesday, May 30, 2007 1:57 AM
Doh!
Yes, I did (eventually, once you told me about it
) and it now works. That is to say it loads now but it will come up with an error when I try to type in my location: Mississauga, Canada. Most of my DesktopX weather widgets will allow me to do that and then give me an accurate forecast for my area. This one wants a zip code and being as I live in Canada, we don't have zip codes. So it loads now but won't allow me to put Mississauga, Canada as my location. 
.-= The Reaper Man =-.
Reply #18 Wednesday, May 30, 2007 7:45 PM
1. Menu item is out of line.
2. Combobox and glyph are out of line
3. Gradient on startpanel is set to stretch and not tile.
4. Systray image is jaggered
5. I don't even know where to begin with the problems with the classic colours.
6. Im not even mentioning the many issues people have stated above
Heres an image of before and after my fixes. LINK
I did not purchase this suite, thank god, i was simply asked to take a look at some issues by a friend, that did. Pirate is a very appropriate name for suite. But i must applaud the originallity and hardwork that obviously went into making this suite. The artist surely has some good skills, shame the quality control screams out "Quality control, whats that???"
Reply #19 Wednesday, May 30, 2007 7:55 PM
Try Mississauga, ON
Reply #20 Wednesday, May 30, 2007 8:11 PM
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Reply #1 Sunday, May 27, 2007 9:05 AM