Weather Not Updating: Startup Problems

I found a Way to Fix it!

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from Stardock Forums

I had trouble where the weather icon always seems to not update.  I start Object Dock with Windows, and I found that if I quit Object Dock and then restart it, it will fix the problem.  Other steps to solve it did not work including right click > update and remove and re-adding the docklet.  Also, right clicking > weather docket properties > changing settings would cause object dock to freeze.  Only restarting object dock would solve the problem. 

Eventually, I realized the trouble is actually with the first load of Object Dock when the system is starting. 

>My System
Windows XP - NVIDIA 256MB Graphics - 1.8ghz CPU - Object Dock 2

My system takes a long time to start windows because I have a lot of programs loading at Startup and a somewhat slow system.  However, when everything loads, most things work well.  I found that ObjectDock dosen't load quite right when I start it with windows during this time.  If I wait until Windows and fully booted (stopping using the cpu and hard drive) and then start Object Dock, the weather docklet is fine. 

To solve my problem permanently, I found a free download.com program called Hyper Start (Click Here to Download) that makes the system wait until the system is under less stress before starting many programs.  After I installed Hyper Start, I found ObjectDock loading without problems. 

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Reply #1 from Stardock Forums Top

I would like to update that this issue still happens when I come in and out of standby.  I often have to right click > Update the weather to get it to show.  It is quite frustrating.

Reply #2 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Try replacing the weather ocx file. See this thread.  LINK

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Reply #3 from Stardock Forums Top

Unfortunately, it didn't seem to make much difference.  However, I noticed if I wait about 5 minutes after going out of standby, it normally updates.  The issue with not loading right if it loads in my busy windows startup moment is also still there.  Oh well.  It's not perfect.  I guess I'll have to use another weather gadget or widget if it bugs me too much.