there's a lot of nonsense and very little clarity when it comes to objectdock upgrades, versions, and inclusions; especially future ones.
personally i've also always hated that docklet because it moves my start menu away from the lower left.
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the solution to my problem should work as a solution to yours as well~
go to http://www.tordex.com/tools/ and download presstart 1.4. it's just a tiny .exe that triggers the start menu; so just put that .exe in your objectdock folder or wherever you feel like keeping it, then make a shortcut in object dock that points to it. voila~
