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)
Deskscapes 2.5 (with XP support published at 1pm)
Bootskin Pro 1.0 (published at 6:30pm)
WindowBlinds 6.3 (published on 11/18/2008)
Desktop Collage dream, which has been sort of updated now, but fails in most areas, including stopping working after 10mins
Before you read this, be aware that I'm NOT a representative from Stardock in any way.
Desktop Collage is not part of Object Desktop. To be honest, I think you're doing nothing but non constructive whining. While I understand that problems can be annoying, and sometimes it helps to ventilate that somewhere, it serves no REAL purpose. They've released a lot of new versions lately, some of them are going to have issues. Give them a break and just report the issues objectively. New releases tend to have problems.
(As far as I've tried Desktop Collage it works as advertised, but there may be bugs I haven't run into yet.)
Give them at least a few days to resolve initial problems with new versions. if it takes too long, THEN start "telling mommy" about it if you feel you need to.
I believe the wrong dream may have been updated and I have sent mails to the correct people to get this investigated.
Sounds good (or eh.. well.. you know what I mean) to me Neil. I appreciate your effort!
I can't promise when it will be sorted as it is one of the dreams I didn't code (I did Photo dream, Ovals, Winter Snow and Expanding Shapes) but hopefully it is just a case of someone uploading the correct files.
It was mentioned earlier in another comment that you were getting direct support for ATI AGP cards in XP. Are you doing the same with nVidida AGP in XP?
There is no need as the nvidia AGP cards do not experience the same problem. As it happens their cpu usage is a little higher, but on the other hand I believe they will work on AGP 4x cards too. So what you lose on one hand you gain with the other.
The message about AGP cards is apparently not specific to the graphics card brand which is why it also shows up on nvidia boards. Once the ATI drivers are out the message will either be removed or modified to only show on the older ATI drivers.
What codecs do I need and where do I get them? For XP.
I'm a little confused with the AGP card problem now.
I have an nVidia GeForce FX 5200 AGP dual vga card with 256mb of memory. I tried downloading DeskScapes 2.5 and it ran slow and the CPU ran high. It even messed up things where I had to go into safe mode and reload the video drivers.
I run XP Home SP3 32 bit on a P4 2.6GHz system with 2.0GB of memory. Did I just do something incorrect, need the new drivers or codecs?
I have XP with DeskScapes 2.5 and when I double-click on a .dream file it doesn't start unless I already have another dream running. It doesn't work if I have a wallpaper applied. Same goes for right-clicking and selecting "Set as Desktop Background". Not a huge issue, in comparison to others, just though I would report it.
Re Bootskin Pro
When you click on create bootskin a progress bar appears saying uploading image then downloading skin. Where does the upload go to and why? I just wanted to make bootskins for my personal use using images that I have downloaded from various sites. I do not want to infringe on anyone's rights.
I have confirmed the IP conflict with DeskScapes on another XPP machine - Dell Vostro 200 Desktop with 256MB ATI Radeon X1300PRO using 6.14.0010.6618 drivers.
Installing DeskScapes disables IP's shell icon repair functionality; uninstalling DeskScapes restores it.
Also couldn't get DeskScapes to work on that rig - got an activation error text message. Appeared to be properly registered in Impulse & the DeskScapes Tab appeard in DP but picking one & clicking apply only made the screen flicker once.
I just installed Bootskin Pro on my Vista Ultimate x86 SP1 (OEM) rig, and I get the same error message as on my Vista Home Premium x64 SP1 rig. Both rigs are similar - AMD, Gigabyte, Nvidia - so I am wondering if it may be a hardware/driver issue?
The new version of theme manager will not apply skin or widgets on suites or my colour themes on my computer operating Windows Vista. It works correctly on my computer operating Windows XP. I also have a problem with bootskin pro for vista. It will not apply a bootscreen, I recieve the error of there was an error applying _____ eg: aquamaine. Has any experienced the same problem or have any ideas?
yes, unless you are a yank you cannot use bootskin pro
How do I tell if my graphics card is AGP 4x or 8x?
It should tell you in the mobo owners manual under graphic display whether you have 4x or 8x... failing that, go to Administrative tools> Computer Management> Device manager> scroll down the list to Display Adapters> expand entry and right click on card entry> Properties... in the window under the 'General' tab at 'Location' it should tell you whether your card is PCIe or AGP @ 4x or 8x.
I hope this helps.
It does not tell me 4x or 8x. Actually, it says it's a PCI.
You can try and install Nvidia's Monitoring tool
FX5200 is AGP 8X. GeForce FX 5200 - Tech Specs
Then why does my Device Manager say PCI?
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