ObjectDockPlus for Windows 7
Monday, October 19, 2009 by rafalz | Discussion: ObjectDock
When the ObjectDockPlus version will be available for Windows 7?
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Reply #2 Monday, October 26, 2009 3:58 PM
It works with Win 7 but not very well? Is that the answer? LOL
Ill reask for the OP.
Will ObjectDock be remade to work with Win 7 64?
Concerned owner of OD
Reply #3 Monday, October 26, 2009 4:19 PM
Can you be more specific? I'm running ObjectDock Plus on Windows 7 64-bit.
Reply #4 Monday, October 26, 2009 4:24 PM
Same here. Except for start menu & sys tray, it works great!
Reply #6 Tuesday, October 27, 2009 12:05 PM
Quoting Mirsguy,
reply 4
Except for start menu & sys tray, it works great!Those aren't exactly small potatoes! Start menu is a big deal and Sys Tray is essential, otherwise taskbar cannot be hidden, which reduces the overall usefulness of OD by a lot.
+1 Please, make OD fully compatible with Win7
I'll install Win7 today and all my docks are by OD, including sys tray.
Reply #7 Thursday, October 29, 2009 12:15 PM
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yes it is a scandal that objectdock doesnt work correctly on win 7, I just bough it to be smart, I regret it , i should have pirate it , at least i would have save 20 bucks
to put new icons on the bar U have to do the borring procedure of going through the add and new shortcut menu , crap !!! 
I t doesnt even start with win 7 U have to do it manualy double crap !!!
the start button doesnt work neither triple crap !!! 
give me my money back ... 
Reply #8 Thursday, October 29, 2009 12:37 PM
You're doing it wrong then. Mine starts automagically with 7.
*The only one around here allowed to fling crap is me btw.
Reply #9 Thursday, October 29, 2009 12:39 PM
Search forum threads for the solution on how to get systray and startmenu support working under 64 bit, Windows 7, etc. 8)
Reply #10 Thursday, October 29, 2009 1:13 PM
Nope. Just drag the icon to the dock dude.
Reply #11 Thursday, October 29, 2009 1:29 PM
Reply #12 Thursday, October 29, 2009 3:45 PM
Reply #13 Thursday, October 29, 2009 4:18 PM
Nice knowing ya...
. Come on ... $20 is not that much. I have used my $20 worth over and over again.Reply #15 Friday, October 30, 2009 6:43 AM
Windows 7 has been in the distribution channels to Microsoft partners for over a year (so much for that Gold Partner certification, eh?), yet none of Stardock products, let alone OD+, have passed "Compatible with Windows 7" logo program. It is very unfortunate that SD has dug itself into such a hole. I am no longer confident in their ability to deliver bug-free products, keep them updated and keep their customers abreast of issues and development timelines.
Reply #16 Friday, October 30, 2009 7:01 AM
I ran Win7 x64 RC for months and had not one single issue with OD+.... in fact I have the entire ObjectDesktop suite and never had a single issue. I have come to realize that 99% of the time the user is the issue, not the proggie........
Reply #17 Friday, October 30, 2009 7:42 AM
Quoting tazgecko,
reply 14
and spend it on a . Come on ... $20 is not that much. I have used my $20 worth over and over again.Let's please not try to make excuses for ObjectDock/Stardock. Granted, it is a good piece of software when it has no incompatibility issues or bugs. Currently, if a person buys OD+ to use on a Win 7 machine then I cannot say that they are making a good investment, even less so if they'll be deploying it to a 64-bit PC. Over the course of the past 2 1/2 years the value of that $20 has been degrading, because OD+ has not kept pace with the times. I'll be upgrading my Win 7 32-bit to 64-bit and I'm not looking forward to how OD+ is going to behave.
Windows 7 has been in the distribution channels to Microsoft partners for over a year (so much for that Gold Partner certification, eh?), yet none of Stardock products, let alone OD+, have passed "Compatible with Windows 7" logo program. It is very unfortunate that SD has dug itself into such a hole. I am no longer confident in their ability to deliver bug-free products, keep them updated and keep their customers abreast of issues and development timelines.
Apparently you missed the posts about various Stardock apps (such as MyColors) getting the Windows 7 logo.
There is no point getting the logo on WB7 and DS3 until we release the final versions.
Reply #18 Friday, October 30, 2009 8:38 AM
I'll be upgrading my Win 7 32-bit to 64-bit and I'm not looking forward to how OD+ is going to behave.
As a start menu replacement, OD+ is currently useless on W7 64bit (or any other 64 bit OS really).
It's still a good tabbed application launcher.
It does look bad that after more than a year, the dock STILL comes with broken docklets though... I can't figure out why the weather docklet is still included in its broken state. I mean, it can hardly be a major undertaking to repackage the installation with atleast THAT fixed?
Reply #19 Friday, October 30, 2009 9:02 AM
I am glad that you had no issues whatsoever. I hope the same will be for me after this weekend. However, a lot of people on the forums have had quite the opposite experience. I don't think it is the users' issue, otherwise what was the point of "workarounds" being posted? In addition, Stardock has not mentioned on the "System Requirements" tab for OD that Win 7 and 64-bit are acceptable. This can only mean that *OFFICIALLY* they are not accepted and not supported.
P.S. How do you handle a situation where you have taskbar apps showing in a dock and you close one of them, but it remains in taskbar, such as Windows Live Messenger? OD+ doesn't fully incorporate capabilities of Win 7's taskbar -- that is an issue.
Apparently you missed the posts about various Stardock apps (such as MyColors) getting the Windows 7 logo.
There is no point getting the logo on WB7 and DS3 until we release the final versions.
Was ObjectDock mentioned in the list of those Stardock apps? I appreciate that there is no point getting the logo until the final version is ready for release, but quite a few companies whose software is far more complex than OD have released Win7-compatible versions, some ahead of the retail launch that happened last week. Last time I've seen anything official posted about OD 2.0 was 3 months ago (https://www.wincustomize.com/articles.aspx?aid=360297). Win 7 RTMed by then, yet not a peep since.
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Reply #1 Monday, October 19, 2009 11:42 AM
ObjectDock already works with Windows 7, albeit with many bugs (see corresponding Bugs thread). It's not even 64-bit certified, i.e. Windows XP/Vista 64-bit aren't mentioned on System requirements page. Please also bear in mind that Windows 7 is not yet available in the retail channel, though it will be this Thursday, 22nd.