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Reply to ObjectDock 2.1 Beta Error in ObjectDock Stardock Forums

[quote who="Nakor" reply="12" id="3352918"] There is a 2.09.1 beta update available from the account page on the store or from https://stardock.cachefly.net/ObjectDock_2.09_beta_setup.exe. This fixes the onSameMonitor crash. The "start button" on ObjectDock 2.1's beta will pull up Start8's start menu (if Start8 is installed). Kris[/quote] Will the "start button" on ObjectDock 2.1 betas (and final when available) also pull up any of the o

Reply to Norton Deletes Upon Intsall, Windows error message too in ModernMix Stardock Forums

[quote who="dypsis" reply="5" id="3340016"] The best advice would be to get rid of Norton. Just use Windows Defender.[/quote] Completely disagree: Not only is that not the best advice, possibly not even good advice. Norton Internet Security is among the top three or five anti-malware products on the market. However I agree with Neil, in that it can be over zealous in its attempt to protect users from files not yet known or given the green light by its collective of us

Reply to Start8 fails to respond and explorer.exe restarts in Start8 Stardock Forums

[quote who="sean_drohan" reply="1" id="3332129"] Please place a support ticket as we would like to look into your issue. https://www.stardock.com/support/?from=nav[/quote] Hi sean_drohan, Thank you. I will submit a report if it occurs again. Thus far Start8 1.12 final is working a-ok. Inside my Desktop computer's case had been full of dust: I have since completely removed all visible

Reply to Stardock Support webpage in ObjectDock Stardock Forums

[quote who="Zubaz" reply="3" id="3331456"] Quoting Laurence3, reply 2You're welcome. Awareness is good, so too is action. Any chance of also making us aware of when an ObjectDock update is coming? When there is something to announce it will be announced. Thanks.[/quote] OK, I will wait 'til a full three years have passed (this October or so) before proceeding. Thanks Zubaz. regards, Laurence

Reply to Stardock Support webpage in ObjectDock Stardock Forums

You're welcome. Awareness is good, so too is action. Any chance of also making us aware of when an ObjectDock update is coming? regards, Laurence

Stardock Support webpage in ObjectDock Stardock Forums

Just a friendly reminder. . . For those ObjectDock users, who have not yet done so, if experiencing glitches, errors, faults, general weirdness in behaviour, or outright bugs, remember not only to post in this forum, or settle for a work-around (as good as they may be, if available), but additionally submit an official report/ticket via Stardock Support webpage , and each time a ticket is submitted to also include a

Reply to Windows 8 in ObjectDock Stardock Forums

Hi DeadlyDaddio, Quite a rant. [e digicons]^_^[/e] I hear you. Perhaps MS is trying to become more Borg-like (from star trek sfi-fy): "we are one." One, in that Microsoft is making more of it's software "poke me" or "touch me" (creepy) tile based, regardless of what hardware it is running on, and regardless of what all their user-base may have wanted (and of course it would have been easy enough to please more of their user-base, but various options and choice were

Reply to Some Issues still in Start8 1.12 in Start8 Stardock Forums

[quote who="Neil Banfield" reply="4" id="3330739"] Quoting Laurence3, reply 2 I can confirm item number 2 on my computer setup as well: Enabling the setting found under Advanced, "Show Win+X menu when right clicking the start button at the bottom of the screen" does nothing. I am running Start8 v.1.12 beta. regards, Laurence Do you have a file called hlp.exe in your Start8 directory? Also where did you install Start8?[/quote]

Reply to Windows 8 in ObjectDock Stardock Forums

[quote quoting="post"] Sorry if this has been asked before but I couldn't find a answer. When is Objectdock coming out for Windows 8? [/quote] Hi ggrimshaw, Stardock is not giving any definitive answer as to "if" or "when" there will actually be an update for ObjectDock: an update that would at absolute bare-bones minimum officially support Windows 8. But hopefully - should an update come - it will offer more than that. And not everyone

Reply to Slow Windows 8 Start-up after MM install? in ModernMix Stardock Forums

[quote quoting="post"] . . . System very fast before install of ModernMix. [/quote] Hi patmondor, Does your system speed return after you uninstall ModernMix? regards, Laurence

Reply to Drag-to-close hot corner in Start8 Stardock Forums

@ mail2rubinder, You can try Skip Metro Suite , and just enable the Drag-to-Close (hand) box (uncheck all other boxes); and see if Start8 and it plays well together. If they do you're good to go, and if not, then uncheck *all* of Skip Metro Suite boxes, click on its Save Settings, exit it, and delete the program if you have no further need of it. regards, Laurence

Reply to couple of MM questions. . . in ModernMix Stardock Forums

[quote who="Neil Banfield" reply="1" id="3327705"] . . . We do not have an option to create a shortcut on the desktop right now, but we can certainly add one.[/quote] Sounds good! regards, Laurence

couple of MM questions. . . in ModernMix Stardock Forums

Hi there, I have not yet downloaded ModernMix, but have a couple of questions: I read that ModernMix can "Pin modern apps to the taskbar" which is good; can it also 'Pin modern apps to the desktop' which would also be good? And once the modern app is closed, does the user remain on the desktop (or do they find themselves in the new Start Screen)? regards, Laurence

Start8 fails to respond and explorer.exe restarts in Start8 Stardock Forums

I am running Start8 v.1.12 beta on Windows 8 Pro (all Windows updates installed). I have done tested my hard drive for errors (none found), and have since done a full format of my computer's hard drive and installed Windows 8 Pro afresh. But I am still experiencing random Start8 menu lockups, freezes, or whatever the correct terminology might be: Start8 fails to respond and explorer.exe restarts. Sometimes when I press the keyboard's Win key, Start8 locks up/freezes, a

Reply to Some Issues still in Start8 1.12 in Start8 Stardock Forums

I can confirm item number 2 on my computer setup as well: Enabling the setting found under Advanced, "Show Win+X menu when right clicking the start button at the bottom of the screen" does nothing. I am running Start8 v.1.12 beta. regards, Laurence

Reply to 1.1, 'Runtime Error' and explorer crashes on search in Start8 Stardock Forums

[quote who="Neil Banfield" reply="5" id="3324237"] We were able to reproduce a crash though it took a great deal of seaches to trigger it here (500+ rapidly done) and have made changes which may help. The upcoming 1.12 update should contain this change.[/quote] Well here's to hoping that it fixes once and for all the explorer.exe related crashes/restarts, because I had uninstalled Start8 due to re-occuring freeze-ups and explorer.exe crashes/restarts. :-

Reply to Ultimate feature request about Modern UI apps in Start8 Stardock Forums

No doubt achievable. But at what time and cost to do so I wonder. Perhaps Stardock could add a Pro, or Plus, or Enhanced, or Ultimate, or Special, or Edition to their pay-for programs stable, and of course charge more for this extra functionality. All this is assuming that there would actually be sufficient demand for same. regards, Laurence

Reply to ObjectDock 3.0 ? ? ? in ObjectDock Stardock Forums

To hope or not to hope. . . ;-) I had written a short email to Stardock's Customer Care, (in part) as follows: "I am writing to enquire of Object Dock (at v2.0), last released in 2010: will there be any updates to it, hopefully fixing a few bugs and receiving a few tweaks, and making sure it is fully compatible with Windows 8?" And this is their reply: =================== "I believe a minor update is coming that addresses the crashing of t

Reply to Safe Mode and Start8. . . in Start8 Stardock Forums

[quote who="Neil Banfield" reply="1" id="3321293"]Generally all software that auto starts should not start in Safe mode. This allows a user to recover from a worst case scenario of the product itself causing crashes. This is why Start8 does not automatically launch in safe mode and this is the same with all our software.[/quote] Hi Neil, I understand. However IObit's Start Menu 8 does not auto-start in Safe Mode either (and its Service is also st

Safe Mode and Start8. . . in Start8 Stardock Forums

Hi there, Tonight I just discovered that Start8 will not start in Windows Safe Mode; however I was able to start and use IObit's Start Menu 8 in Safe Mode. Request: Please, will you work your magic so that if a person boots into Safe Mode, Start8 can be there to greet him or her. Thanks in advance. regards, Laurence

ObjectDock 3.0 ? ? ? in ObjectDock Stardock Forums

@ Stardock Hi there, The last release for ObjectDock (v.2.0) was released in 2010: has all development stopped on it? Or can we expect an update, and if so, since folk have been ever so patient in waiting so long, how about giving us an approximate date for the next release? Sure wouldn't mind seeing it tweaked and tuned for Windows 8. One such request would be for it to have an optional setting that if checked would bypass the Modern/Metro start screen and land us

Reply to Start8 menu fails to appear when window context menu is visible in Start8 Stardock Forums

And so it does. . . on mine too. Now we just need to hear from Stardock, and if the gods be with us ;-) then it may very well be fixed in an upcoming release. Nice catch shaunld. regards, Laurence

Start8 configuration settings window(s) in Start8 Stardock Forums

@ Neil, Do you think that with with all these additional enhancements and optional configuration settings being added (and honestly, indeed thank you for all improvements and bug fixes - two thumbs up), that it may necessitate there coming a time to do a re-think and re-design of Start8 configuration settings window(s), so as to bring order back to it? And in doing so possibly bring the separated configuration windows back under one roof? Or will things remain as they

Reply to Request for change to 'switch to desktop after closing a modern UI app' feature in Start8 Stardock Forums

I too like the sound of rjg5060's request, and if that distinction can be made, please add my name to that request as well. regards, Laurence

Reply to bug process explorer restarting in Start8 Stardock Forums

Hi Neil, As you suggested, I have now disabled the Control Panel in Start8tweak, and will run it a awhile like that and see what happens. And if or when it occurs again, I'll disable another, etc.. As strange as it sounds, it is too bad that it occurs randomly on my machine; if it did act up each and every time, then we might have a much better chance to find and correct what's causing it. regards, Laurence