weather docklet » Forum Post by hoehnpaul

AzDude

Join Date 11/2002

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Hello,

Sorry to hear you are having issues.

More info needed , please

What app and version for what version of Windows .

AzDude
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version 2.20.0.862 objectdock and windows 10 pro

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AzDude

Join Date 11/2002

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Quoting hoehnpaul,

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version 2.20.0.862 objectdock and windows 10 pro

Hello,

Sorry to hear you are having issues.

Object Dock is Not supported in Windows 10 any version.

Some members do find it may or may not work for them in part.

AzDude
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Same here. Running same version of Objectdock on Windows 7 Pro. Message says "Feed not available....please try again later". Has been like this for 24hrs now. Can still double click through to the Accuweather website. I'm wondering if Stardock's API licence has expired.

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JuniorCrooks

Join Date 12/2009

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Yeah, mine stop working too on Windows 7.

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Hello,

I have forwarded your problem to Stardock Support team for their assistance. Please keep an eye on this thread for any updates. We appreciate your feedback and patience.

Basj

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Has anyone gotten any reason why the weather feed isn't working on the object Dock? This just started two days ago and still will not work. I'm running object dock on Windows 10 Home Version.

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I am also having the same problem on a 64-bit Windows Pro system.

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Same problem here on Win 7 8 and 10

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LightStar

Join Date 12/2002

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AccuWeather works fine on a Desktop App I have called HTC Home 3, so it must be the coding (link) or something in ObjectDock itself causing the issue.

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How do I add another weather dock to the object doc?

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From post earlier today...

Hello Stardock,

Two days ago now the Weather Docklet stopped working. It displays the "Feed not available" friendly error message.

The specific protocol errors are as follows (excerpted from Wireshark):

GET /weather2.asmx/weather_data_v2b?location=32259&metric=0&partner=ObjectDockPlus%20v2.00%20743&nocache=4248640 HTTP/1.1\r\n

HTTP/1.1 500 Internal Server Error\r\n

GET /widget/stardock/weather_data_v2b.asp?location=32259&metric=0&nocache=4248749 HTTP/1.1\r\n

HTTP/1.1 200 OK\r\n

When executing the second GET request, a response is presented as follows:

<error>Your subscription has expired. Please contact AccuWeather to resubscribe</error>

Any help resolving this issue is greatly appreciated.

Gregg Rasor

long time subscriber and upgrader

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denisbloodnok
Join Date 06/2016

See error noted above. The API subscription has expired.

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The same issue is happening with the DesktopX Weather Widgets. I have been using the Encounter Weather DesktopX Pro widget for years on my Windows 7 PC. It stopped working for me on Aug 29th. Apparently, AccuWeather has changed something with their subscription and the Stardock widgets were all getting the weather data using the same account.

Is there a way for personal accounts to be created and used? Or are we just out of luck? Any advice or help here?

Thanks -E-

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Uvah

Join Date 05/2006

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Stopped working for me as well. Win 10 ver, 1803. Started yesterday.

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"Feed Not Available ... try again later"

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@ grasor:

Thanks for that; I suspected as much. As both Objectdock and DesktopX are effectively deprecated I'm not holding my breath.

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What a shame! Come on guys, fix that issue soon! ObjectDock is great so it deserves an update and full compatibility with Win10 too.

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AzDude

Join Date 11/2002

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Hello,

Sorry to hear you are having issues.

We are in a Holiday Weekend now till Tuesday and on short staff so, patience please.

AzDude
Stardock Community Assistant

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Quoting TBoy34,

reply 11

How do I add another weather dock to the object doc?

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... is there no alternate/other weather app options?

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JuniorCrooks

Join Date 12/2009

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Quoting XXXiKanoXXX,

reply 20

Quoting TBoy34,

reply 11

How do I add another weather dock to the object doc?

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... is there no alternate/other weather app options?

The answer is no, at least not that I'm aware of. All you can add to Objectdock is docklets and shortcuts and since there is only one Stardock weather docklet, people will just have to wait for Stardock to renew their api license, (if they are going too).

I am not missing the weather docklet as there are tons of alternatives such as xWidget and rainmeter, both of which offer more detailed weather information (depending on the skin you choose to use). It just means getting use to having an app running on your screen instead of it on a dock and for me that is not a problem.

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Same for me on Object Dock ver 2.20.0.862

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Quoting JuniorCrooks,

reply 21

...for me that is not a problem.

good for you -

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The problem is, AzDude, not that Objectdock is not supported on Win 10 (and WHY is that, may I ask? Why is a good and well liked application now abandonware?) but that in the last few days, a part of the dock that was working perfectly well up until then on Win 10 is no longer working - ObjectDock itself works just fine still, but the weather docklet has ceased to be able to update - this has to do with how you fetch the info from Accuweather, not any problem with the ObjectDock in itself. Unless Accuweather has changed things and wants a ton of money from you for the code then it should be a fix well within your reach. You could also switch the API to fetch weather data from another source than Accuweather.

What it complains of is trouble with the location code look up. Then it complains that the feed is no longer available. To me this seems pretty indicative of Accuweather changing how apps access their services and not telling you - probably because you have turned ObjectDock into abandonware.

Personally, while I miss the weather docklet, I would prefer to see the whole thing upgraded anyway - yeah, I know I didn't pay a lot for it, but ObjectDock is a good program, and it deserves to keep up with the requirements of a modern OS.

Either way, I am glad you will get on it on Tuesday, and here's hoping it is a simple fix.

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AzDude

Join Date 11/2002

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Hello,

Sorry to hear all of you posting here are having this issue.

When Stardock Support has a response it will be posted .

Until then patience please .

We are in a Holiday Weekend now till Tuesday and on short staff .

AzDude
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JuniorCrooks

Join Date 12/2009

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Quoting XXXiKanoXXX,

reply 23

Quoting JuniorCrooks,

reply 21

...for me that is not a problem.

good for you -

You asked a question, I gave you the answer and my opinion on the docklet itself, I was not saying everyone should feel the way that I do. It would appear that some are unable to live without it so the weather docklet not working is unfortunate for those individuals. I felt the same way as those missing the weather on their dock when the weather stopped working with sysmetrix because the owner stopped updating the software and abandoned it.

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