Confused with SmartStartup
Sunday, January 18, 2004 by Hus | Discussion: Stardock Software
I was wondering what causes the pink box and how do I make it go away? I reinstalled Stardock Central...but that didn't work. I'm not even sure what program that is, I don't have anything set to load at startup besides DX. So, now I'm confused...any ideas?
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Hus
Reply #22 Monday, January 19, 2004 11:08 PM
Reply #22 Monday, January 19, 2004 11:08 PM
Gary...just sung the SDC song...I'm afraid the dancing will have to go. I don't dance. Still nada meng...
The install was fudged up and I had to delete the folder mnanually, then rebooted, installed fresh...rebooted again.
So maybe it's a file in another folder that needs replacing? /Common Files/Stardock maybe?
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The install was fudged up and I had to delete the folder mnanually, then rebooted, installed fresh...rebooted again.
So maybe it's a file in another folder that needs replacing? /Common Files/Stardock maybe?
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yrag
Reply #23 Monday, January 19, 2004 11:16 PM
Reply #23 Monday, January 19, 2004 11:16 PM
I know this is something simple...just can't put a finger on it. My guess (and I do mean guess) is that for whatever reason that is the WC icon and since you don't have it, you're getting the purple thingy. The funny thing is, no one else has brought it up. If everything is working and you just don't want to see it...when it comes up hit 'Esc' and that should be the last you see of it.
BTW: I don't dance either
BTW: I don't dance either
yrag
Reply #24 Monday, January 19, 2004 11:22 PM
Reply #24 Monday, January 19, 2004 11:22 PM
Hey....you got this?: C:\Program Files\WinCustomize\Tray
Hus
Reply #25 Monday, January 19, 2004 11:24 PM
Reply #25 Monday, January 19, 2004 11:24 PM
Yea, its really not that big-a-deal. I've dealt with it for the last month, so it's really nothing. It probably is something stupidly simple...but oh well.
Btw, wanna know why I dont dance? Well, I'll tell you anyway. Back in Junior High School, it was 8th grade dance, before we went to high school. I was always a badass in school, so me and my friends (naturally) managed to get a bottle of liquor that night...got really drunk. Then like fools, we got on the dance floor and started making asses of ourselves. I ended up puking my guts out all over the floor...and nearly got expelled. Ever since then, I don't dance.
Btw, wanna know why I dont dance? Well, I'll tell you anyway. Back in Junior High School, it was 8th grade dance, before we went to high school. I was always a badass in school, so me and my friends (naturally) managed to get a bottle of liquor that night...got really drunk. Then like fools, we got on the dance floor and started making asses of ourselves. I ended up puking my guts out all over the floor...and nearly got expelled. Ever since then, I don't dance.
Hus
Reply #26 Monday, January 19, 2004 11:26 PM
Reply #26 Monday, January 19, 2004 11:26 PM
No, I never installed the WC Tray either...want me to try it?
Hus
Reply #28 Monday, January 19, 2004 11:37 PM
Reply #28 Monday, January 19, 2004 11:37 PM
Didn't work...but I never realized how usefull that WC Tray is... heh 
Hus
Reply #29 Monday, January 19, 2004 11:46 PM
Reply #29 Monday, January 19, 2004 11:46 PM
Hey Gary, theres a chance I might not read your reply tonight if you post one. But honestly man, its really nothing...you dont have to worry about it. I can deal with the pink box...out of sight, out of mind, right? You really go above the notion of helping...just want you to know its very appreciated. Thanks man...
yrag
Reply #30 Monday, January 19, 2004 11:50 PM
Reply #30 Monday, January 19, 2004 11:50 PM
No problem ...I'll poke around the Newsgroups a while and see if I can find anything ....
See ya in the 'morrow
See ya in the 'morrow
Hus
Reply #31 Sunday, January 25, 2004 5:38 PM
Hehe...Gary, if you see that...funny, huh?
My PC is all out of whack anyways, not just with ODNT...just bogged down with so much garbage I guess...maybe it's time for a reformat...
Reply #31 Sunday, January 25, 2004 5:38 PM
Hehe...Gary, if you see that...funny, huh?
My PC is all out of whack anyways, not just with ODNT...just bogged down with so much garbage I guess...maybe it's time for a reformat...
yrag
Reply #32 Sunday, January 25, 2004 6:27 PM ....ain't life grand!!! 
My garbage level is gettin' pretty high too, so I'll probably be right behind ya
Reply #32 Sunday, January 25, 2004 6:27 PM
....ain't life grand!!! 
My garbage level is gettin' pretty high too, so I'll probably be right behind ya
Koasati
Reply #33 Sunday, January 25, 2004 7:22 PM
Reply #33 Sunday, January 25, 2004 7:22 PM
Mine could very well look the same, but it doesn't stay up long enough to tell. I see you fixed the problem with that arrow, and question mark.
Hus
Reply #34 Sunday, January 25, 2004 7:25 PM
Reply #34 Sunday, January 25, 2004 7:25 PM
Yea, I suppose that's a good thing...I should only hope that the arrow and question mark would of gone away after the 1,432,387,874,187th reinstall of SDC.
PurrBall
Reply #35 Tuesday, January 27, 2004 8:04 AM Hus-what are the other items in the startup folder in the start menu?
Reply #35 Tuesday, January 27, 2004 8:04 AM
Hus-what are the other items in the startup folder in the start menu?
PurrBall
Reply #37 Thursday, January 29, 2004 7:27 AM
Reply #37 Thursday, January 29, 2004 7:27 AM
Ok ok, (sigh) here we go, into the registry.
WARNING: Always be sure to back up the registry before doing this hack!
Let's click the good ol' start button and press run. Type in "regedit" (without the quotes) and press enter. When it comes up, double click on HKEY_CURRENT_USER. Then double click on software, and double click on stardock. In there there should be a common folder and double click on it. Then double click on StartupManager. You should ony see DesktopX in there. Anything elese in there you delete.
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WARNING: Always be sure to back up the registry before doing this hack!
Let's click the good ol' start button and press run. Type in "regedit" (without the quotes) and press enter. When it comes up, double click on HKEY_CURRENT_USER. Then double click on software, and double click on stardock. In there there should be a common folder and double click on it. Then double click on StartupManager. You should ony see DesktopX in there. Anything elese in there you delete.
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I.R. Brainiac
Reply #38 Thursday, January 29, 2004 3:35 PM
Reply #38 Thursday, January 29, 2004 3:35 PM
I think Koasati is silly...I thought the first arrow was very original
Hus
Reply #39 Thursday, January 29, 2004 7:04 PM
Reply #39 Thursday, January 29, 2004 7:04 PM
Meow, I tried your registry edits...and amazingly enough...it worked! Thanks very much for the tip. It's really been driving me crazy...stupid pink box! 
Braniac, if you want to use my arrows for anything you will need express written consent and will need to pay a licensing fee.
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Braniac, if you want to use my arrows for anything you will need express written consent and will need to pay a licensing fee.
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Reply #21 Monday, January 19, 2004 11:05 PM