IP deleted all my icons

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I swear I don't remember how all this subscription for this piece of software or that works anymore. Apparantly mine has run out and I can't get updates anymore, Is that how it works? If so that is all well and good.... but.... I loaded up Impluse just to see what was what as I haven't in a while and see that there is an update for IP and it says it is free so I download it and now it says it is a trial version (what is this about?) and this annoying pop up opens each time I open and close the program. What it going on? WORSE is that it took all of my icons away! I don't mean the ones I setup with IP. I literally mean all of them...

This is what all of my apps look like now.

Grrrr, I hate this. Tell me there is a way to get these damn things back!

I wasn't using a trial version before why am I now? I had a purchased copy of IP I updated it (as it said it was FREE) and now I have this.

What is the deal?

Oh, and am I right in that the way it works is you can't get updates anymore once this subscription thing runs out?

iconpackager
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Reply #1 from Stardock Forums Top

Found the answer in this thread. Did the edit the registry fix. Hatin' for those in this fix who don't know what the registry is, which I bet would be most average computer users.:D

http://forums.impulsedriven.com/331217

I have had nothing but problems with anything Impulse related except for SoSE. I know it is relatively new and all but so far I have not had good experiences with it. Not to mention it is incredibly slow and it insists on setting itself to start with windows everytime I load it even though I have told it not to. Bleh.

Reply #2 from Stardock Forums Top

Thanks for the help Fomar. Trying this now.

This software is such a peice of joke. They need to just pull this from the market since it has some obvious flaws that is NOT easily rectifiable. I clicked "Install All Updates" from Impulse which decided to download this onto my system. now I can't see a dam thing on my PC. Stupid @$$ software.

 

*edit* registry edit worked. Uninstalling this peice o'$#!+ with no intentions to ever install again. This left a horrible taste in my mouth. So much for impressing the customer so much they'll choose to buy it.....

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