ObjectDock 2.0 Beta Feedback
Tuesday, March 30, 2010 by Island Dog | Discussion: ObjectDock
ObjectDock 2.0 beta went out today to customers who have pre-ordered. To keep some order in the forums, lets try to consolidate some of the feedback into this thread.
If you are posting an issue please be as descriptive as possible so we can address it if possible. Thanks for your feedback and enjoy!
March 30:
Beta Release
July 29th:
Beta v1.98 released
https://www.wincustomize.com/article/389526/
Reply #202 Sunday, April 11, 2010 2:33 PM
Did you change to a different dock skin first because if it is in use it will do that
Reply #203 Sunday, April 11, 2010 2:45 PM
Solved it. Thanx, WM. Ran Notepad as Admin.(yay 7) 
Nope.... line's still there. fui!
Reply #204 Sunday, April 11, 2010 3:30 PM
You may have to go up or down with the numbers depending on your screen resolution
Reply #205 Monday, April 12, 2010 6:49 AM
Hi,
Noob here!....Just Purchase ObjectDock Plus today(April 12, 2010) download and installed OD Plus thru Impulse, but my ObjectDock Plus version is 1.9 build 535u...i think it's the old version right? I'veRegistered the product with the email of purchase and the serial along with it!
how can i download OD Plus V2 to test for my Windows 7 64x.....any info or suggestion guy? T.Y!
Reply #206 Monday, April 12, 2010 9:57 AM
Noob here!....Just Purchase ObjectDock Plus today(April 12, 2010) download and installed OD Plus thru Impulse, but my ObjectDock Plus version is 1.9 build 535u...i think it's the old version right? I'veRegistered the product with the email of purchase and the serial along with it!
how can i download OD Plus V2 to test for my Windows 7 64x.....any info or suggestion guy? T.Y!
You should see an entry in Impulse under "My Software" for ObjectDock Plus 2. If you don't, send an email to [email protected] so we can help you out, as it may be an account issue.
Reply #207 Monday, April 12, 2010 9:59 AM
OD2 should come up in Impulse as a seperate program from ODv1.9, see screenshot:

Reply #208 Monday, April 12, 2010 10:44 AM
Reply #209 Monday, April 12, 2010 11:18 AM
Not sure if this is a problem but while checking my event viewer for some HD errors I ran across this entry. It's been doing this since the upgrade apparently.
Log Name: Application
Source: SideBySide
Date: 4/11/2010 2:52:28 AM
Event ID: 33
Task Category: None
Level: Error
Keywords: Classic
User: N/A
Computer: pii-PC
Description:
Activation context generation failed for "c:\program files (x86)\Stardock\object desktop\objectdockplus2\Dock64.exe". Dependent Assembly Microsoft.VC90.DebugCRT,processorArchitecture="amd64",publicKeyToken="1fc8b3b9a1e18e3b",type="win32",version="9.0.21022.8" could not be found. Please use sxstrace.exe for detailed diagnosis.
Event Xml:
<Event xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/win/2004/08/events/event">
<System>
<Provider Name="SideBySide" />
<EventID Qualifiers="49409">33</EventID>
<Level>2</Level>
<Task>0</Task>
<Keywords>0x80000000000000</Keywords>
<TimeCreated SystemTime="2010-04-11T06:52:28.000000000Z" />
<EventRecordID>14915</EventRecordID>
<Channel>Application</Channel>
<Computer>pii-PC</Computer>
<Security />
</System>
<EventData>
<Data>Microsoft.VC90.DebugCRT,processorArchitecture="amd64",publicKeyToken="1fc8b3b9a1e18e3b",type="win32",version="9.0.21022.8"</Data>
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<Data>c:\program files (x86)\Stardock\object desktop\objectdockplus2\Dock64.exe</Data>
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Reply #210 Monday, April 12, 2010 1:56 PM
You should see an entry in Impulse under "My Software" for ObjectDock Plus 2. If you don't, send an email to [email protected] so we can help you out, as it may be an account issue.
I already send an email to support as you posted with my order Number#.....thanks for the reply!
@Island Dog
thanks..."show pre-release versions" is checked NOW!
maybe, will wait for it to show....hoping!!!
Reply #211 Monday, April 12, 2010 4:00 PM
so is it recommended to uninstall OB+ 1.9 but installing 2.0?
have both install cause i never wanted to redid all my tabs and docks.
I've disable the mouse over labeling from 1.9 and there is no option for it in 2.0,so i was wondering if that's the reason.
Reply #212 Monday, April 12, 2010 4:08 PM
have both install cause i never wanted to redid all my tabs and docks.
I've disable the mouse over labeling from 1.9 and there is no option for it in 2.0,so i was wondering if that's the reason.
You can have both installed, but since ObjectDock Plus 2 is just an initial beta it doesn't necessarily have the same set of features as the previous version. Both versions share the settings directory, so using both versions could cause problems with your settings. If you run into problems, see if deleting the settings resolves it.
Reply #213 Wednesday, April 14, 2010 12:47 PM
Haven't read all the post but how do i change the fonts in the tab(not the label) and indicators ?
Reply #214 Wednesday, April 14, 2010 12:51 PM
I am running Windows 7 64bit on a dell laptop that is frequently plugged into a docking station. I had been running Object Dock 1.9 and auto-hiding the Windows Task Bar. I have used the beta
- Very impressed. New configuration screens are a significant improvement. Finally hiding the task bar and having the Start Menu and Tray on the dock is awesome.
- I don't see a way to show an About Object Dock dialog or show the current version number.
- I also don't see a way to backup and restore the docks. I expect this is coming soon.
- I second (or third) the posts I saw from others regarding changing the icon of running programs. I use an alternate file browser (Directory Opus from Australia, awesome!) Anyway, in XP, I like to change the running icon to a PNG I have of a disk drive, but here I am getting a "cannot access information" error. It says it "is likely that it has been ran as Admin while ObjectDock as not.".
- I have a folder set to open as a menu. It contains my most often used apps and tools. I rarely change the contents and find it surprising that it takes so long to appear on its first click, and periodically forgets and pauses again if I haven't clicked on it in a few hours. It can take over 5 seconds to "rebuild" or whatever it is doing on that first click. I would like to see this run faster. It ran slow on 1.9 as well.
Overall, 4.5 out of 5 stars, a high score in my book for a beta release! Thank you StarDock. Because of this product and Fences, I enjoy using my computer and frequently get interrupted at work with questions on why my desktop is so cool.

Reply #215 Wednesday, April 14, 2010 1:58 PM
Will the "quit" option be put back or is that permanent in that you will now have to use the sys tray icon to unload
Reply #216 Wednesday, April 14, 2010 2:03 PM
I'm not sure about that, but I'll bring it up.
Reply #217 Wednesday, April 14, 2010 4:21 PM
No one knows, that options seems to be missing, sadly.
Reply #219 Wednesday, April 14, 2010 6:17 PM
This is something pretty trivial, but can it be worked in so that the config window remembers it's last position? Every time I open the configuration, it opens someplace in the upper left corner, and I have to drag it to the center. 1.9 always opened in the center of the screen and remembered where it was (same with WB, IP, etc).
Reply #220 Wednesday, April 14, 2010 7:32 PM
+1
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Reply #201 Sunday, April 11, 2010 2:15 PM
Unfortunately it's denying me permission to save the change.