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Reply to The State of Skinning: 2007 Edition in OS Customization WinCustomize Forums

[quote]From the way it looks, most people are just too lazy to learn the scripting needed to creat their own widgets. Why learn when you can just copy?[/quote] On this reason I have saved the most complex of my projects as a gadgets before uploading here. This is my gifts for WC Community and I'm glad to see that people use my gadgets. But I'm not ready to work on a complex scripts for Lazy People who don't want know nothing about the scripts and software that they uses for wifget d

Reply to The State of Skinning: 2007 Edition in OS Customization WinCustomize Forums

A several words about DesktopX... [quote]For example, many of the best DesktopX widgets make use of low level system info to tell you useful things about your system. But not on Vista. On Vista, that sort of info is locked out. Forget it.[/quote] No problems at least for me. More than I have never used DX to create system meters. And these meters are always work for me on XP and Vista! There are one useful thing in Windows - [B]WMI[/B]. People just need learn it and make a simple co

Reply to Vista: what is it doing with my drives? in WinCustomize Talk WinCustomize Forums

My migration to Vista was very difficult. I have found a lot of problems that was absent in Windows XP. More than I was in one step from refusing this OS and returning back to XP! However I finally found the way how to compel it work for me: 1. This is a link to the web page with the necessary tweaks that you need to apply after Vista installing: [link="http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/81176-speed-up-performance-vista.html"]WWW Link[/link]. 2. Then I have bought and

Reply to The Hot Project List at Stardock in Personal Computing WinCustomize Forums

[quote]RomanDA looks.. dont see DX 4 in there.. [/quote] Don't see even DX 3.5... (:( May be Stardock has already stopped work on this product? If "YES" I'll go away from here! :(

Reply to DesktopX on Vista SP1 RTM in DesktopX WinCustomize Forums

Zubaz, I think we need to test this on a several other computers to be sure that this works not only for me... Then we will send information to Stardock Support. ;) One more thing i found right now - the Vista SP1 automatically moves any DX files here: [B]C:\Users\"CURRENT USER"\AppData\Local\VirtualStore\Program Files\Stardock\Object Desktop\DesktopX\Objects[/B] It independently creates this data folder...

Reply to DesktopX on Vista SP1 RTM in DesktopX WinCustomize Forums

[B]CarGuy1[/B], please look how I made this step by step (my OS is Vista Ultimate x 86): 1. I turned off the UAC before installing SP1 2. Then you need create the text file like "[B]vistasp.txt[/B]" and copy and paste this code (I found it in the internet): [B]@echo off reg delete HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\WindowsUpdate\VistaSp1 /f > NUL 2>&1 reg delete HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\Cu

DesktopX on Vista SP1 RTM in DesktopX WinCustomize Forums

Today I have installed Vista SP1 RTM and then tried to test DesktopX 3.49 rc. The results have surpassed all of my expectations - IT ALREADY WORKS!!! (The minor bugs are not corrected but the standalone and Sidebar gadgets, DX widgets as well as DX Builder are really works) But there is one thing you need to do for this - adjust the UAC through Stardock Tweak Vista : 1. Press " Security " button. Then select the " Medium-low security</STRO

Reply to The changing world of skinning communities in OS Customization WinCustomize Forums

[quote]Older skinners drop out due to life or lack of interest.[/quote] - Great and Wise Words! May tell you with a big secret that I already began to lose interest for DX widgets step by step. Why? Because I have lots of ideas for Sidebar Gadgets that I can't make with DesktopX on Vista... A little more expectation time and I shall compelled to study the Microsoft Gadgets SDK.

Reply to Is skinning a community or a market? in WinCustomize News WinCustomize Forums

I'm sure that skinning just a community right now. And this thought is much afflicts me because it could be a huge market bringing millions of dollars... Moreover, it seems to me that the time when it could be transformed into the market is irrevocably missed. Too many free skins around and in the internet. So this is hardly probable that someone will pay money for this.

Reply to The changing world of skinning communities in OS Customization WinCustomize Forums

[quote]But the reality is that if people don't provide detailed reports during the public beta process, then either a program will end up not being developed further because it's too expensive to do in-house or we'll have to keep hiring more QA people which will increase the cost.[/quote] Hmmm... I have reported about a few bugs that I found in DesktopX 3.49 rc. And I was really ready to help with its testing. However it seemed to me that Stardock wasn't interested to receive such infor

Reply to Happy Birthday BoXXi ! in Community WinCustomize Forums

[B]Happy Birthday to you![/B] [img]http://www.fargonadan.biz/wp-content/uploads/2007/08/18e03e89ee398a355f4bd50cea87d3ce.jpg[/img]

Reply to has stopped working in DesktopX WinCustomize Forums

I Agree. We can find a few ways to fix DX bugs. But only on our own computers. There is one problem. We create widgets/gadgets/themes etc... and upload them here for other people. I'm sure that a lot of these people are only a PC users who doesn't know nothing about registry, dll(s) etc... They want only download some thing from WC, apply them on the desktop to have a pleasure. Why they must study how to correct a problems with DesktopX? So I think that we need be pat

Reply to Since August states: DesktopX 3.5 arrives this month! in DesktopX WinCustomize Forums

[quote]4.0??? WHERE WHERE WHERE WHERE WHERE WHERE WHERE WHERE WHERE WHERE WHERE WHERE WHERE WHERE WHERE WHERE [/quote] David, unfortunately this only our Great Future Dream... I'm very sad but I have stopped work on all projects on Vista. The creation of simple widgets/gadgets is doesn't interesting for me. At the same time I can't create anything more complicated because the DesktopX doesn't work stable. So let's wait at least the release of 3.5 version!

Reply to has stopped working in DesktopX WinCustomize Forums

[quote]So now I only use gadgets made with the new SDK gadget maker from Microsoft. [/quote] Yes. This is one of the possible ways to get rid of problems with DesktopX gadgetd. I have tried this SDK too. Unfortunately this tool allow us to make only the simple gadgets for Vista Sidebar and nothing more... So I uninstalled SP1 ([B]I'll never more use the prereleased service packs on my PC![/B]) and will wait while Stardock will finish DesktopX 3.5. But now all of my old applica

Reply to has stopped working in DesktopX WinCustomize Forums

Anne, as I promised I have installed Vista SP1 RC on my PC and tested it with DesktopX. Yes, it works when UAC is turned on... And this is a big progress! But I don't want see and(or) use this service. Its much irritates me! When UAC is turned off any gadgets/widgets as well as DesktopX Builder are not work. The problem is in [B]DXAxHost.dll[/B] that Stardock should solve much soon if they really want that people used DesktopX on Vista (because these people hates UAC l

Reply to Thanks, Stardock in Object Desktop WinCustomize Forums

Every time when I see the negative posts about Object Desktop or any other Stardock products I understand that people which post them are know nothing about Computer architecture and Operating Systems. Who is guilty in it? Certainly Stadock! :( HA-HA-HA! :) During a years I have used Stardock software in Windows XP I found a several minor bugs. A bit more on Vindows Vista... But this is not only because the Object Desktop is not ready for Vista. This is because Vista is no

Reply to What's this? in WinCustomize Talk WinCustomize Forums

Hmmm... I see they not only have stolen a lot of skins from WC. They even suggest to buy DesktopX Enterprise, WindowBlinds and other Strdock products! May be we lost some details and Stardock already have the official business partner in Russia? :SURPRISED: (little joke) I know a few places like this in Russia, Germany and China that offer us to download illegal software and skins. But only here I saw not only the links to download but suggestions to pay money for this!

Reply to has stopped working in DesktopX WinCustomize Forums

This is very interesting Information! I have tested DX with Vista Ultimate [B]SP1 beta[/B]. Every time any of my gadgets as well as DesktopX Builder have been stopped with a lot of error messages. Then I have uninstalled SP1 and decided to wait for its finished version. Okay. Today I'll install [B]SP1 RC[/B] (that I already downloaded) and will test it again. Then I'll report about the results.

Reply to WinCustomise Browser Login Fail in Stardock Software WinCustomize Forums

YES!!!!!!! :CONGRAT: It really work now!!! :SURPRISED: I can't believe to my eyes...

Reply to has stopped working in DesktopX WinCustomize Forums

I'm sorry Anne, but UAC has no attitude to DesktopX bugs! The problem is that a few DesktopX built-in functions work incorrectly on Vista... (:( Especially on Vista with SP1! May tell you with a big secret that UAC is one more "Microsoft Virus" like MSN Messenger that really disturb us on our computers. Please look here: [link="http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/81176-speed-up-performance-vista.html"]WWW Link[/link] You will find a good advices how to speed up your V

Reply to DesktopX Tips and Tricks in DesktopX WinCustomize Forums

As well as allow me to remind you about a few useful functions that I already tested: 1. [B]Object Margins[/B] desktopx.object("some object").states("").setmargins left, top, right, bottom, stretch_X, stretch_Y desktopx.object("some object").states("Mouse away").setmargins left, top, right, bottom, stretch_X, stretch_Y 2. [B]Object Shadow (Glow)[/B] desktopx.object("some object").states("").setshadow enabled, sharpness, darkness, offset X, offset Y, r

Reply to WinCustomize Weekly Recap in WinCustomize News WinCustomize Forums

Great news. I have already installed the updates and has played with a new gadget. Thanks. But can someone talk me: [B]Whether have I at least one little chance to be alive till the Historical Day when Stardock will finally finish DesktopX 3.5 that allow me to use it on Vista?[/B] :NOTSURE:

Reply to has stopped working in DesktopX WinCustomize Forums

DesktopX doesn't work only on a computers with Vista SP1 installed. :( So uninstall DesktopX [B]if you use Vista SP1[/B] and wait until Stardock will finally solve this problem. In the other case (agree with Zubaz) you really need to reinstall your Operating System.

Reply to SDC won't activate any of my programs in Object Desktop WinCustomize Forums

Agree with Zubaz. I had the same error two days ago. The problem was solved in one day after I sent an e-mail to the Stardock Support! :CONGRAT: Now each of downloaded applications are activated Instantly.

Reply to WinCustomise Browser Login Fail in Stardock Software WinCustomize Forums

I have the same problem... The earlier version of WC Browser told me that my subscriptions already expired and I must to renew it (notwithstanding that I have already done this until the 4/21/2012)... :SURPRISED: Today I have installed [B]version 2.00c[b].003[/B]. Now it doesn't accept my Username and Password and show me a message: [B]"Error logging into your WinCustomize account!"[/B] May be I need change some settings to force it work for me?