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Reply to DeskScapes 8 Not Setting Windows 7 64-Bit Desktop in Animated Wallpapers WinCustomize Forums

I don't see a process called dwm.exe but I do have a Desktop Window Manager Session service, which was started. I re-started it. Still no joy. There is a Stardock Deskscapes 8 service that is started, too. Understand that I had this dream working for months on my old HD. I have a fresh system install on a new HD that won't take a dream. I have tried a couple of other dream files too and none of them will load as the desktop. I haven't tr

Reply to DeskScapes 8 Not Setting Windows 7 64-Bit Desktop in Animated Wallpapers WinCustomize Forums

No joy. In fact, no change at all. WU says it's an optional update but I'm putting it back because there seems to be a noticeable slowdown and tenancy to pause with the browser. I'll restart to complete the process now, then run the registry cleanup in Norton 360. Other ideas?

Reply to DeskScapes 8 Not Setting Windows 7 64-Bit Desktop in Animated Wallpapers WinCustomize Forums

Since I'm not a developer and don't have Visual Studio 2012 on my machine, there should be no problem, but I'll try it. If it doesn't help, I can always get it back with WU. Watch this space for ten minutes.

DeskScapes 8 Not Setting Windows 7 64-Bit Desktop in Animated Wallpapers WinCustomize Forums

I've been using Stardock for ages and was using a DeskScape on Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit when I had a disk crash. I have all my data back and a new, bigger, faster HD on a new SATA 3 card and everything is slicker than ever before. But when I finally found my old desktop, a dream of a rotating Earth with night lights, I can't get it to take on Windows 7. When I click on "Apply to my desktop" I get a flicker of the background image but that's it. I may hav

Reply to Invalid zip code when running weather widgets in DesktopX Stardock Forums

One word: http://www.weather.gov/

Reply to Invalid zip code when running weather widgets in DesktopX Stardock Forums

This whole thing sounds like a Stardock process interrogates a Weather.com web page whose format has changed. If so, the fix is to update the code in the Stardock process that reads the Weather.com page and supports the weather widgets.

Reply to Keep Getting Zip Code Errors in ObjectBar Stardock Forums

Yes, it certainly is. Other readers of this thread please click on the link provided by Hankers. OO

Keep Getting Zip Code Errors in ObjectBar Stardock Forums

I've been using Object Bar for some time and suddenly I start getting a popup every half hour or so with the label "Zip Error ..." and the message This doesn't appear to be a valid zip code. Please try again." I tracked it down to a weather widget that is included by default in the Stardock element, and the input that won't work anymore is the location for the weather widget. My zip code begins with 0 so I thought that a minor bug might have been introduced, particularly whe