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Reply to Registering Window Blinds??? in Stardock Software WinCustomize Forums

And the installer for the full version will prompt for your serial number. You cannot enter a serial to make the shareware version into the enhanced.

Reply to IRC and Mail Servers down in WinCustomize News WinCustomize Forums

As of 1:30pm EST or so, power has been restored and all servers and services should be fully operational. If not, email kwilas@stardock.com and I'll see what needs to be kicked. Thank you Mr. Kubota (he insists on being called that, not just a generic "the generator") for your interim help. And a big round of applause for KarmaGirl and her better half (Jeff) for wiring him up and keeping vigil through the night.

Reply to IRC and Mail Servers down in WinCustomize News WinCustomize Forums

It's been some 20 hours now (10am EST) and they still don't have the power back. There's another line of storms on the way, so this may persist until Sunday if we're unlucky.

Reply to I can't activate the demo! in Galactic Civilizations I Stardock Forums

That's bizarre. Rename it as a .EXE file to run the installer.

Reply to ?? Select Data Source ?? in WinCustomize Talk WinCustomize Forums

If it has tabs and doesn't look like they are from WC, I don't expect that it's us. The popup window bit itself seems to preclude that. Ignore it and/or run AdAware or something to see what's causing it. Kris

WC Libraries not working at the moment in WinCustomize Talk WinCustomize Forums

I've done all I can to try and kick them back online, but I don't know what's causing the problem. The libraries will be down until T-Man can look at them later this evening or tomorrow morning (GMT-5). Sorry.

Reply to Hey pixtudio: re: nvidia skin in WinCustomize Talk WinCustomize Forums

NVIDIA (and I use all caps because nobody's ever told me the proper way to address them) asked for the button linking to their website. And they paid for it. This is their current visual style/skin offering for people that are interested. You dislike the nvidia web link/gfx and have issues with it, yet still want the rest? Use your Object Desktop or SkinStudio registrations and fix things to your liking. Or, and this is a radical thought, don't use their skin. Or deal with t

Reply to Hulk Theme Request in WinCustomize Talk WinCustomize Forums

One might think such a thing has been created already. Whether that particular one sees the light of day is a matter of ongoing discussion.

Reply to I'd like to buy GalCiv/serial in Galactic Civilizations I Stardock Forums

You can order it directly from us: http://www.stardock.com/order.txt for more info.

Reply to OT: The Corporate Machine in Galactic Civilizations I Stardock Forums

It's not a fluke. I think there's a law requiring gamestop's and EB's to have one battered old copy available for under $3. :)

Reply to Why new version of DesktopX doesn't show on Component Manager but SDC? in WinCustomize Talk WinCustomize Forums

As the CM is being phased out, I'll only be uploading the officially released builds to it. Alphas and betas now require Stardock Central in order to download them.

Reply to HELP! (DesktopX keeps giving me error messages saying "Doh!" in WinCustomize Talk WinCustomize Forums

Without taking apart the latest binary in a decompiler (since none of the developers are answering their cell phones which RAN OUT OF BATTERY POWER), it is possible that could be a DesktopX error message left in during development. Or, depending on the theme which I can't see because the website you are hosting it on yells at me, a debug message from a dxscript erroring out.

Reply to what grahics card would you recormend? in WinCustomize Talk WinCustomize Forums

One small caveat with ATI: the 8500 and 9000 boards are not DX9 compliant (think the same about the 9200's if those are still around as well). While hardly an issue right now even in terms of games, if you expect to be using Longhorn in 2005 with that card, it's worth noting. Course, if you get an 8500 or a 9000, the money you save will go nicely toward a new card 18 months down the road. <

Reply to Carbonix Updated! in WinCustomize News WinCustomize Forums

Deleting the existing skin copies is unlikely to be needed unless you experience problems.

Reply to GalCiv2 First Person Shooter ??? in Galactic Civilizations I Stardock Forums

It was an April Fool's joke.

Reply to Where is 1.04 for download? in Galactic Civilizations I Stardock Forums

They have the standalone bit for QA as of today. Hopefully they won't find anything major and by this time next week we'll have it available.

Reply to Stardock Central Officially Released in WinCustomize News WinCustomize Forums

We were using .NET as a moniker on stuff years ago. It's a reference to things being done as a network. You don't need the MS .NET framework to run any Stardock software.

Reply to WindowBlinds 3.5A Expiration in WinCustomize News WinCustomize Forums

OK, I think I've got NT4 happy for it.

Reply to WindowBlinds 3.51 available in WinCustomize Talk WinCustomize Forums

You're not using the Component Manager correctly. In offline situations, with no access to the internet, it depends on your serial number being properly entered. You also have to use the backup/restore features to transfer the .cab and .cmi files to the computer and then install them there. If WindowBlinds is running fine and then "something" happens and it stops working and only a reinstall makes it works again, your PC has some major issues going on that have nothing to do with WB.

Reply to WindowBlinds 3.5A Expiration in WinCustomize News WinCustomize Forums

I'm having trouble figuring out exactly what setting I need to get it happy with NT4 installs. What's something on Stardock Central that is installing properly on NT for you?

Reply to Reality Check in WinCustomize Talk WinCustomize Forums

For the record, the security enhancements I was referring to for SDC are for our protection, to make it more difficult for people to pirate the software without having paid for it.

Reply to Reality Check in WinCustomize Talk WinCustomize Forums

Any of the browser functions in SDC are handled by an embedded IE control. I heard after the anti-trust trial that it was a part of the OS. Security flaws? YES. They are Microsoft's when they are found. You totally, imho, don't understand what happens with OS components, email, or security. If you hit some whack-ass site where they are trying to screw with you, you're going to get messed up unless Microsoft has fixed the flaws in question.

Reply to Reality Check in WinCustomize Talk WinCustomize Forums

$49.95 plus any potential sales tax purchases a 12 month subscription to the Object Desktop Network. What does that mean? It means for 12 months you get access to alpha, beta, and release builds for ODNT components. It means you can archive and restore those builds through the CM or SDC (excepting issues like this weekend's 6 month+ old WB 3.50a issue which we've made available for anybody who's subscription has expired). I do not understand your "I'm asked to go to a hyperlink in the

Reply to Reality Check in WinCustomize Talk WinCustomize Forums

We have not set concrete dates on the phasing out of the CM, but it's going to be in 2003. At this point in time, I expect beta and release versions will be updated concurrently for the next month or two. Sometime in 3Q03, it will change to only release builds being released on the CM. After that, we'll see when the cutoff is. This thread may not be the best forum for why you dislike SDC, but now's the time to speak. We have plans in terms of security, archiving, consolidating the do

Reply to Reality Check in WinCustomize Talk WinCustomize Forums

Stardock Central has nothing asking you to pay anything per se. If you want things like the enhanced version of the WinCustomize Browser or access to premium suites, you have to pay. QED. Stardock Central requires you to receive one email from us to activate your Stardock.net account, to somewhat show that "you are you" and not futzing around with a bogus email address. You don't want to provide us with a valid email address for you, then I'm sorry, you shouldn't be a customer.