I have the same problem with the latest DX beta.

@ yrag: thanx, but don't work!

same problems as above, plus iconX doesn't work, and can't get dxbuilder to run well...

Okay - similar problems, and more:

It appears that DesktopX, in both builder and client mode is unable to successfully shut itself down, since exiting and restarting produces the message about corrupt desktop, etc. Same result when selecting the new option to switch modes (no surprize since it is apparently just shutting down and starting up in the new mode, or trying to).

Additionally, I had some problems with some of the new widgets (Converter, Sticky Notes) when attempting to import them into my DX environment. These problems cleared up after following the suggestion from yraq, above.
It occurs to me that the install should clear these files if necessary to avoid these non-backwards compatibility issues.

Another error occurred when attempting to import Adni's BL Clock widget:

"This file doesn't appear to be a valid DesktopX package."

The import fails.

Brad, Alberto?

Don't know if this sounds silly - I had that "didn't exit properly" issue solved by not letting XP close Desktop X and the widgets on restart.

I first unload the widgets manually by way of the "unload all" command button of dxwidget.exe, then I unload DesktopX manually via systray, and o n l y t h e n I do hit the Windows restart button.

No more bad exit-problems since. Also, that "dxwidget.exe has encountered problems and has to close"-message didn't turn up again.

I am having the same problem as Island Dog. I just wish there was an option to have it load the builder by default on boot.

The best results (100%) I have had w/ the error you are talking about is making a conscious effort to "unload" the DesktopX theme each time I power down. Upon rebooting or powering up you will not receive that error. Make sure to go to "Configure DesktopX" choose Preferences and check to Boot Desktop X every time Windows loads, or else you will have to manually load every time. But before you do that you might want to make sure that you are indeed in DesktopX and not in Desktop Builder. If you try to make any changes the software will automatically redirect you to Desktop Builder. You will not notice this if you are not paying attention. I do not know what kind of user you are, so forgive me if this is an insult. But if you do not notice this, you could use your computer with no differences and shut down your computer while you are in Desktop Builder. Therefore if Desktop Builder is setup to load when Windows loads (very possible) at the very least it could be causing a conflict of interest for your PC since two executables would be accessing the same file upon booting up.

I am a new user to DesktopX (about a week). The only verison I have used is this Beta version. So far I have started developing my own script and tinkering with others. I have found that this software (atleast the Beta version) is very unstable w/ my computer (Windows XP Professional). And unless I'm not seeing it. I find it very time consuming to switch between DesktopX & Desktop Builder to make any & all changes that I need to. I don't know about you but a driving advantage of this software is suppose to be to configure your OS to your wants without demanding of the user to make it a career. There are about 15 other gigs in the software that I see.

thanks brad apreciate your your come back on thise ,apreciated reg roy .

Unfortunatly Chazz manually closing Dx may work for you but that doesnt work here. It was actually the very first thing I tried. Did a sucessful closing and then tried to run app and Viola same old mssg. Seeing how "Smartexception" doesnt even catch a shutdown error with it Im at a loss as to why its being so fussy. Im sure they will fix it but I kind of hope they say something about what the bug was, just for curiositys sake

Same nightmare here

Well..... I'm feeling a little better about not knowing a thing about programing. If you really want to screw things up, try loading McAfee's virusscan after you've given up on DX for a while, (AOL did that for me).

I might actually get get a little sleep, now that I read all this, & I got the last DX update to play with.

I deleted both the themes, and curent themes folders to start over. A lot of work, but most of the time the new desktop would reboot.

Same problem here, using tronnix with no objects or widgets. This is a sad day. But Its good to know that i am not the only one going through this. For a while there I thought i might have to up my meds!

Hope they get this fixed soon. Tired of uninstalling and reinstalling different builds to get everything working. Can't get ANY of the calendars to display correctly. Using 3.00a[b].003 now and seems to work the best. Anything newer won't run Icon X.