Object Desktop 2009 Official Support Thread

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

Published on November 18, 2008 By Zargon In 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.

Comments (Page 6)

Zargon

on Nov 19, 2008

Is BootSkin Pro going to be released for XP in the future? I have the alpha of the XP BootSkin so I'm good, just curious.

A qualified maybe.

With the advent of SP2 for XP there is a supported, reliable way to update boot screens on Windows XP. We may merge the applications. (Bootskin for XP and Bootskin Pro).

Zargon

on Nov 19, 2008

I UPDATED Soundpackager as required for use with Theme manager 3 (Windows Defender off and Firewall diasbled) and now it insists that it needs to be activated and gives me "Activation Error (stage 4)" each and every time............I've put my OD ultimate serial in with my email and no go

Ok, this is officially a bug in the code. An update will be available tomorrow morning sometime that will resolve this issue.

La Forge

on Nov 19, 2008

La Forge

reply 10

Quoting Zargon0225, reply 9
When I try and start a dream on Dreamscapes 2.5, my PC thinks for a second and then does nothing. This happens with any dream I attempt to run. I just downloaded the latest 2.5 version today using Impulse.
Do you have a video codec installed? Do you have DirectX9 installed? You will need both to apply a dream.

See information here about this:

https://www.stardock.com/products/deskscapes/faq.asp

DX9 is installed, and I have a number of codecs installed using that Decoder Checkup Utility. My perfered codec is the Intervideo Video Decoder. After selecting that and restarting my PC, still nothing.

Is there anything else I can try? Thank you for the help!

elvee

on Nov 19, 2008

As with others, In ThemeManager when applying Aero Midnight, Everything applies except for WindowBlinds and the Gadgets. Aero Midnight is not shown on the WB list in WB Config or under applications in ThemeManager.

Now in ThemeManager, under Applications on Skins Tab These are on the list, TemplateUIS1, TemplateUIS_Vista, TemplateUIS2, and TemplateUIS_Vista.

These four are not on the list in WB Config. Theabove mentioned four were not on that list before trying to apply Aero Midnight.

So, I rebooted and the Gadgets started working but not Aero midnight and is still not on the list. Tried applying the Suite again but just the blind alone and nothing.

Vista SP1 32 Bit.

MadDeez

on Nov 19, 2008

i have the same 4 "templates" listed as elvee does. i doubt it matters but i'm on vista ultimate 64.

elvee

on Nov 19, 2008

I renamed the Aero Midnight Suite to a Zip file. Unzipped and zipped up the AeroMidnight WB folder, renamed to wba file and applied. It worked part of the way because when applying Windows desktop manager stopped. Restarted WDM and now the Blind works fine. Between this post and my last, I had Deskscapes running...which I normally dont.

Zargon

on Nov 19, 2008

We have updated Soundpackager to fix the activation bug. We apologize for the inconvenience.

New version 1.10.025.

Zargon

on Nov 19, 2008

Is there anything else I can try? Thank you for the help!

Deskscapes is probably not compatible with your Codec. Please check out the instructions (the list the Microsoft codec we are certified against) try using a codec manager to disable all codecs except the Microsoft MPEG decoder. That should resolve your issue.

Do the dynamic dreams fail to apply as well? Desktop Earth? Those do not rely on a video codec.

Zargon

on Nov 19, 2008

We have not been able to reproduce the issue with Aero Midnight failing to apply. Can those exhibiting this problem please post how they updated applications? SDC or Impulse?

elvee

on Nov 19, 2008

Updated through Impulse.

k10w3

on Nov 19, 2008

Zargon0225

reply 9

We have not been able to reproduce the issue with Aero Midnight failing to apply. Can those exhibiting this problem please post how they updated applications? SDC or Impulse?

I updated through Impulse. Since you've posted this, I tried updating through SDC (I was unaware that SDC even functioned anymore) -- Updates installed, but the problem persists....when applying Aero Midnight through theme manager, all aspects of the suite install except the Windowblind.

Incidentally, this whole update has turned into a train wreck for me. First, I figured the problem had to be on my end, so I uninstalled Impulse, noticed that the Impulse dock was "broken" - figured it had to be me, right? So, like I said, I uninstalled Impulse; then ran CCleaner, and TuneUp Utilities, rebooted and tried to reinstall Impulse from the website...in the middle of the install, it kept popping up that I needed to turn off my firewall, so I did that, but the problem persisted.

So THEN I figured the problem HAD to be with my Windows .NET framework, so I uninstalled that and tried to reinstall...and THAT failed from the Microsoft site. So I shot Microsoft an e-mail, and if I'm lucky, I'll hear back from them in a week. GREAT!

Unable to just leave things as they are, I downloaded the MS .NET framework file from a hippo file link, which appeared to download, but still, Impulse will not install, continues to pop up that box that says I need to turn off my firewall.

You would think by now I would learn to wait a couple days before I try to access the new stuff from Impulse, but I'm very impatient (maybe because the Stardock staff enjoys teasing us for so long with the lovely new toys they're designing, by the time they're ready to be dispensed to the public, I'm like a hungry dog ready to eat my own young to get at the new stuff).

Anyway this domino effect cruise on my FailBoat has me ready to climb the walls...I have no idea whether the problem is with my computer, Impulse, Microsoft, the Devil, a curse placed on me by an ex-BF somewhere in my past, or WHAT, but I should probably learn to follow my Mom's lead and just be happy I can play solitare on my computer!

This was such a lovely way to spend my day off! I'm out of money, out of intoxicating beverages or other chemical means of calming down. I guess it's time for me to read a book or something.

Excalpius

on Nov 19, 2008

Only AGP 8x provides the necessary bandwidth to run a dream. AGP 4x will not be supported.

Then why can VLC play full screen video on the desktop under XP and has been able to for years? Is there some fundamental difference between these two things? Genuinely curious.

Excalpius

on Nov 19, 2008

On Vista 64 Ultimate I am able to create a bootskin, but I'm unable to apply any of them, the defaults, or mine.

Note that my boot drive is D: (not the usual C:), and I'm using bootskin pro v 1.00.027.

PuterDudeJim

on Nov 19, 2008

I usually pick just the Windowsblind to update (Aero Midnight in this case). The issue is that the blind never changes from my original. Icons will change or anything else if I select. But not the blind. Explorer will stop, then restart, and my old blind will still be sitting there. Any suggestions?

I had this problem. I changed the .suite file to a zip, then extracted it. Then I made the windowblind folder a zip, then changed it to a wba file. Now it is installed into windowblinds.

What Elvee said! LOL

PuterDudeJim

on Nov 19, 2008

I updated through Impulse.

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