Object Desktop 2009 Official Support Thread

Post your thoughts, questions, issues with Object Desktop 2009 here.

Tuesday, November 18, 2008 by Zargon | Discussion: Object Desktop

When Object Desktop 2009 is released, this is where the known issues will be posted.  Please post your findings here as well.  Thank you!

Notes and Known Issues: (all issues are being worked on at this time)

Theme Manager 3.0 (Published at 11am)

  • Aero Midnight theme included as a .suite file for Object Desktop customers.
  • My Desktop / Save My Desktop: Dreams, skins and cursors sometimes do apply when saved as part of a suite.  Please apply through the Applications tab as a workaround at this time.
  • Applications / Cursors: Sometimes cursors take two applies before applying.
  • My Desktop / Create New Theme: The Download URL function is not working at this time.
  • Please update SoundPackager before applying sounds through Theme Manager 3.0.
  • Users will need to open SoundPackager one time to have sound packages show up in Theme Manager 3.0.
  • Fixed - On systems that do not have MyColors installed, an error about the StardockWeather.ocx file not being registered will display when applying weather gadgets.
  • The Aero Midnight skin does not extract and apply 100% of the time on faster hardware.

Deskscapes 2.5 (with XP support published at 1pm)

  • With a Dream file applied dragging and dropping icons from the desktop to a folder does not work at this time.
  • Please visit this web site to review video card requirement details.  In short, AGP Video cards are not supported at this time.  Future driver updates from NVIDIA/ATI will add support later this year.  At that time only AGP 8x will be supported (4x/2x/1x bus speeds are not adequate to support dream functionality at low CPU).
  • The Watercolor Dream may exhibit some distortion on Windows XP.

Bootskin Pro 1.0 (published at 6:30pm)

  • There is a new WinCustomize gallery for Windows Vista bootskins.  Boot skins created for XP will not work with Bootskin Pro.
  • Bootskin Pro allows users to create boot skins for Windows Vista, so boot skins created for XP can be re-generated and uploaded to WinCustomize.
  • Bootskin Pro Create boot skin tab will attempt to read your Object Desktop Ultimate serial from the registry.  If the serial number field is blank, paste in your Object Desktop Ultimate serial number to create a boot skin.
  • There may be an issue with .bootskin file associations on some systems.

WindowBlinds 6.3 (published on 11/18/2008)

  • Windows Vista 64-bit users may need to reboot after install if skins do not apply correctly.
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starkers
Reply #201 Thursday, November 20, 2008 9:29 PM

I just updated to Bootskin Pro 1.00.037 and I'm still getting the error message....Vista Home Premium x64: US English... UAC off.\

Also tried running as administrator... no go there either.


La Forge
Reply #202 Thursday, November 20, 2008 10:08 PM
I submitted a support ticket with Stardock support but I have yet to hear back. In the meantime, has anyone else seen what I have been experiencing with Deskscapes 2.5? Attempting to start *any* dream results in the Display Properties box hanging for a second, and then it goes back to normal with no dream applied. I'm running XP SP3 with a nVidia Quadro FX 570M. See previous posts of mine for further details. Thank you.

Zargon
Reply #203 Thursday, November 20, 2008 10:22 PM

Hi. I keep reading these threads and I can't find anyone who is having my problem. I am running on XP, and my Impulse says that Deskscapes is available, but when I click it it is not compatible with my operating system. I do have the latest impulse (at least I think I do) and I do have the Theme Manager. Does anyone have any suggestions? Jason

Jason,

Please try going into the blue orb (top left, click on it, it is big and .. well .. blue) and click on preferences.  From there you will see the "Reset Data" button.  Click on that to force an XML update to your Impulse client.

 


Zargon
Reply #204 Thursday, November 20, 2008 10:23 PM

I purchased OD 2008 Ultimate (upgrade ver) I installed all the apps included Soundpackager using IMPULSE. Soundpackager installed and activated just fine, but when I updated to ver 1.1.0.025 now it is asking for activation again. Also IMUPULSE reads ver 1.1.0.25 is installed but when I check the ver in Soundpackager welcome screen, it reads ver 1.0.0.0. What gives? I tried to activate by using my OD ULTIMATE serial and I get this messsage: Maximun activations reached. I don't get it. I purchased OD ULTIMATE just a few days ago. I sent an email to tech support, got a reply that I send them the activation string. I did that I received another activation string, saved it as sig.bin and placed in the soundpackger folder, ran the app again and it keeps asking me for activation! All other applications are activated. I read somewhere here on this forum that the latest update for SP has a bug in the code and a new patch or update was promised for today.

This update to Soundpackager has been published.  Uses should no longer see any activation issues.

 


Zargon
Reply #205 Thursday, November 20, 2008 10:23 PM

I submitted a support ticket with Stardock support but I have yet to hear back.

I will talk to support in the morning for you La Forge.


Zargon
Reply #206 Thursday, November 20, 2008 10:24 PM

I just updated to Bootskin Pro 1.00.037 and I'm still getting the error message....Vista Home Premium x64: US English... UAC off.\

Also tried running as administrator... no go there either.

Are you using a non-English version of Windows?  There is a known issue with non-English Vista versions that we are working to repair tomorrow.

 


Zargon
Reply #207 Thursday, November 20, 2008 10:25 PM

Flawless install. Everything running beautifully here.

Great to hear PJDark.  What version of Windows XP/Vista are you using?


Zargon
Reply #208 Thursday, November 20, 2008 10:26 PM

ThemeManager issue with applying the Blind has been resolved...Thank you very much

Glad to hear it!  You are most welcome.  Enjoy the Aero Midnight theme.


Zargon
Reply #209 Thursday, November 20, 2008 10:28 PM

there was an error while applying,thats what bootskin pro keeps coming up with on any of the themes I try to apply in the app 1.00.035 on impulse the version reads 1.00.037?

Skibadee,

If you are on a non-English Windows client we are aware of the issue and working on it to hopefully publish a fix for tomorrow.

 


La Forge
Reply #210 Thursday, November 20, 2008 10:35 PM
Thank you, Zargon.

skibadee
Reply #211 Thursday, November 20, 2008 10:55 PM

If you are on a non-English Windows client we are aware of the issue and working on it to hopefully publish a fix for tomorrow.

 

Im from the U.K


starkers
Reply #212 Friday, November 21, 2008 12:54 AM

Are you using a non-English version of Windows? There is a known issue with non-English Vista versions that we are working to repair tomorrow.

No, I'm running an English version of Vista Home Premium x64 SP1... set to Australian English language/US keyboard.


jason4587
Reply #213 Friday, November 21, 2008 1:23 AM
Jason, Please try going into the blue orb (top left, click on it, it is big and .. well .. blue) and click on preferences. From there you will see the "Reset Data" button. Click on that to force an XML update to your Impulse client.
Thank you for your reply. I did as you said and am still getting the exact same problem.

mickeko
Reply #214 Friday, November 21, 2008 4:29 AM

I think the BootSkin Pro issue is with non US versions rather than non english. The international issue is that it claims to have installed a bootskin, but it doesn't work. Getting an error message is most likely some other issue.


mickeko
Reply #215 Friday, November 21, 2008 4:33 AM

starkers
reply 12

Are you using a non-English version of Windows? There is a known issue with non-English Vista versions that we are working to repair tomorrow.


No, I'm running an English version of Vista Home Premium x64 SP1... set to Australian English language/US keyboard.

In a previous post you claimed to have a US english version? If you've used some hacktool to change the system locale to australian or US english, I suggest you undo that hack, they don't work properly. That's probably the reason why it doesn't work.


Finhbar
Reply #216 Friday, November 21, 2008 6:08 AM

mickeko

In a previous post you claimed to have a US english version? If you've used some hacktool to change the system locale to australian or US english, I suggest you undo that hack, they don't work properly. That's probably the reason why it doesn't work.

Starkers lives in Oz, so he won't have used a Hacktool to change his Locale, he'll have set it when he installed Vista, as I did when I set mine to UK English Locale/Keyboard.

I'm waiting to see if the fix today resolves things for us non-US residents Starkers.

Regards,   Peter


mickeko
Reply #217 Friday, November 21, 2008 8:12 AM

Finhbar
reply 16
Starkers lives in Oz, so he won't have used a Hacktool to change his Locale, he'll have set it when he installed Vista, as I did when I set mine to UK English Locale/Keyboard.

I'm waiting to see if the fix today resolves things for us non-US residents Starkers.

Regards,   Peter

I'm sorry, my post was unclear. I wasn't referring to the general localization, but the system language settings. There are tools that hack Vista Home versions to use Ultimate MUI files, those do NOT do what a real Vista Ultimate does. I just wanted to point out that such hacks could cause issues that Stardock really has no obligation to fix. I'm not pointing fingers, just trying to help.


Finhbar
Reply #218 Friday, November 21, 2008 8:40 AM

All is cool, friend


BeLGaRaTh67
Reply #219 Friday, November 21, 2008 1:01 PM

So no word on when those of us who do not live in the centre of the universe called the us, are going to be able to use Bootskin?

Mind you what can you expect when we have been waiting 18mths plus for a fix for an purchased app. that has yet to materialise, why do we even bother giving you our money.

 


starkers
Reply #220 Friday, November 21, 2008 1:23 PM

In a previous post you claimed to have a US english version? If you've used some hacktool to change the system locale to australian or US english, I suggest you undo that hack, they don't work properly. That's probably the reason why it doesn't work.

Just to clarify here... my locale is set to Australia, my keyboard is set to US... and no hack, I'm not that clever.  

My boo-boo.... at the time I was thinking 'system' not locale, hence the keyboard setting came up as it is part of the PC/system.  Durrrr!

Anyhow, mickeko, no worries and thanks for the helpful thought.


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