IP Explorer Won''t Open

June 10, 2004 9:36 AM from

I haven''t noticed this as a topic, so I hope it hasn''t already been covered. Then again, that may mean I''m the only one who is having this problem, which won''t be good...

Anyway, I purchased the registered version of IP 2.5 and was looking forward to the feature that allows for EXE icons to be changed. From what I understand, this is accomplished by using IP Explorer.

Bummer that IP Explorer doesn''t seem to load for me. When I start it up, I hear a beep from my internal PC speaker, but see no error message. There''s an item for IP Explorer on the Taskbar, but it''s useless. No program appears and the Taskbar icon''s right-click options are limited to MOVE and CLOSE, neither of which does any good and are dimmed to boot. I must CNTRL-ALT-DEL to close the item.

For what it''s worth, this is a CLEAN install of Win 98 SE. I use no other Object Desktop items.

I''m bummed. I REALLY wanted this feature IP supports Win 98. It should function...

Thought I''d try here before wading through Stardock Usenet posts.

Any clues, folks?

Thanks.
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Reply #1 June 10, 2004 9:53 AM from

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Anyway, I purchased the registered version of IP 2.5 and was looking forward to the feature that allows for EXE icons to be changed. From what I understand, this is accomplished by using IP Explorer.

You're supposed to change the icons for exe files via the right-click Properties dialog for the icon. But this can probably be corrected, stand by until someone comes along that can tell you what to do.

Reply #2 June 11, 2004 9:24 PM from

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Thanks for this information I was sure I had read through Help files which said IP Explorer was used for this feature. Maybe it is, but you're right: the properties dialogue works fine.

Of course, I still would like all the features of the software to be functional, so we'll see what Stardock has to say or what I find on UseNet.

Thanks again.

Reply #3 June 11, 2004 9:46 PM from

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I don't know where you might have read that, but there's nothing in the help files concerning the changing of exe icons, or IconPackager Explorer. When you change the icon for exes via IP Explorer, you are altering the program files themselves, and run the risk of breaking it, as you have witnessed. Changing it via the properties dialog won't break anything.

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Reply #4 June 13, 2004 1:14 AM from

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I have no idea what you mean regarding me having witnessed a program breaking. IP Explorer never worked since Day One, so it couldn't have possibly corrupted IP itself or any other software.

Regardless, thanks for the assistance.

Reply #5 June 13, 2004 11:53 AM from

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Sorry, I was miss-reading what you were saying. If IP Explorer isn't working for you, then you should definitely contact Stardock support.

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