Upgrading Predictament

Published on January 19, 2005 By Tiancum In Object Desktop

I have winxp pro. I purchased OD($19.99) over a year ago so my subscription must have expired by now. I purchased it again but this time I bought the package for $49.99. How can I make the transition between the two without losing all my present skins?

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Lantec

on Jan 19, 2005

You shouldn't lose any of your skins when you upgrade. But if you want to be safe, copy your Themes directory under Windowblinds to a safe place, upgrade and then copy them back. By the way, are you sure you had an Object Desktop Subscription? I know Windowblinds sold for @$20 but I paid @50 for OD almost 2 years ago.

aufisch

on Jan 19, 2005

which free programs did you have installed?

Opend the folders into which your freeware programs were installed. The windowblinds are in the WindowBlinds folder (they are folders themselves, usually named after the blind). The iconpackages are in IconPackager\Themes , and the DesktopX objects are in DesktopX\Objects, while the DX themes are in DesktopX\Themes.

Just copy these files to a folder of your choice before upgrading and you can then move them to their new 'home'.

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Tiancum

on Jan 19, 2005

OK...I errored. I did buy window blinds and not OD. So, how do I make a smooth transition from one to the other and relieve my self of the buy OD NOW pop up?

Lantec

on Jan 19, 2005

If you just purchased Object Desktop, Stardock should have emailed you with your serial number and a link to download Stardock Central. You want to download and install SDC go to Tools in SDC and enter the serial number and other pertinent info as requested. You should then be able to choose the Object Desktop link on the left side of the page which will list the available programs. Just click on the program you wish to install and click the install button that shows up. Easy as that.
I would suggest that you keep the "Show Pre-Release Versions" box unchecked until you "learn the ropes" so to speak on each program so you can identify when a alpha or beta version is not functioning properly.
Hope this helps.

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