I have been using ObjectBar 1.99e for a long time now, and just today I have noticed this behavior too. None of my system tray icons will display when OB is running. I have even tried to run "trayserver.exe" and that didn't help.

Can someone see what is up? This is VERY annoying!! I will have to turn off ObjectBar until this can get resolved. Grrrr!!!! OB is my favorite of the Stardock apps. Esp. the virtual desktops. Please hurry!

Einstein47

The actual repair for this issue is to go into regedit and find HKEY_CURRENT_USER, software, Stardock, Common. You will find a registry value that sets MCP to enable or disable. "One" of the SD products likes to set this value to disable which causes systray to disappear in OD.

Yes, and re-installing WB turns off Enable MCP notfication and the OB systray disappears. So you provided a more friendly means to turn MCP back on which gets turned off again by a WB upgrade or re-install?

So you provided a more friendly means to turn MCP back on which gets turned off again by a WB upgrade or re-install?

I've reinstalled WB a couple of times in 3 yrs and have not yet had to turn back on mcp - and i do have it enabled in SDC

The average person is going to install OB, OD, & WB, so then the OB systray disappears or they select display beta releases and upgrade WB and they know where to find out how to fix the systray issue how? OB & OD don't have beta releases currently. So it's logical the average person is going to install the freeware, decide to purchase, install SD, & upgrade WB to beta and loose the OB systray.

Nothing unique or special about my system. These are inconsistencies in the SD Object Desktop software. Adding Icon Packager, Theme Manager, DesktopX only seem to exacerbate the combination of config issues.

I'm average
I run OB, DTX, WB
I figured it out

I run betas and don't lose the tray

I un-installed all the freeware, deleted the Stardock folder in C:\Documents & Settings\user id\local settings\Application Data\Stardock. Deleted the HKEYS_Current_User entries for Stardock out of the registry, deleted the files in C:\Documents and Settings\user id\Local Settings\temp, and deleted C:\Program Files\Stardock. Then I re-booted and re-installed SD and used SD to re-install WB, OB, OD. So here I am today, screwed and out of WB activation attempts.

Did I miss something? And some software companies even make installers that detect the freeware version and remove it before installing the licensed version.

It also would be nice if someone could restore my WB counter. I'll try the zapper, but nothing will come back together until I can get WB back in working order. SD really needs to impliment hardware registration to avoid this kind of crap.

If you only knew the number of days and nights I have been trying to get WB, OD, OB to integrate together. Hardware registration would be a plus to implement, then you would realize that I only have the software installed on a desktop & laptop and if SD noticed to many "matched" hardware activation attempts (I suggest allowing 3 max), SD could send an email saying "can we help you?".

I have learned much through this exercise, but I shouldn't have had to.

Most important, Thank You!

Installation of WB5 likes to reset OB MCP Notfication to disable which disables the systray in OB upon reboot.