I am rebuilding a brand new puter, and intend to resubsribe to ObjectDesktop, and other related Stardock products. My experience with Stardock installs being shotgunned all over the place, makes me wannah do it right this time, clean.
I am running, and intend to maintain running, only Windows XP SP3. I have no intention of upgrading to Vista.
Here is the Directory Architecture I intend to use:
All Stardock apps installed in a SINGLE, top-level parent folder at:
C:\Program Files\Stardock\
There, for example, you would find:
C:\Program Files\Stardock\CursorFX
C:\Program Files\Stardock\IconDeveloper
C:\Program Files\Stardock\IconPackager
C:\Program Files\Stardock\Impulse
C:\Program Files\Stardock\ObjectDock
C:\Program Files\Stardock\MyColors
C:\Program Files\Stardock\SDCentral
C:\Program Files\Stardock\SkinStudio
C:\Program Files\Stardock\SoundPackager
C:\Program Files\Stardock\WindowBlinds
C:\Program Files\Stardock\WinStyles
blah-blah
All Stardock User Resource Default Pathnames would be targeted to a SINGLE, top-level parent folder at:
C:\+Stardock\
There, for example, you would find:
C:\+Stardock\CursorFX
C:\+Stardock\IconDeveloper
C:\+Stardock\IconPackager
C:\+Stardock\Impulse
C:\+Stardock\ObjectDock
C:\+Stardock\MyColors
C:\+Stardock\SDCentral
C:\+Stardock\SkinStudio
C:\+Stardock\SoundPackager
C:\+Stardock\WindowBlinds
C:\+Stardock\WinStyles
blah-blah
Now, background comments. If you install individual components of ObjectDesktop, as standalone items, EACH program app shows up in the ADD-REMOVE Windows Installer, and the default pathname install directory NEED NOT BE:
C:\Program Files\Stardock\ObjectDesktop\
And CAN BE:
C:\Program Files\Stardock\
\ObjectDesktop\ does not even show up in Windows ADD-REMOVE as an application, because it is nothing more than a parent directory when components are installed individually.
Now, if I purchase the entire ObjectsDesktop Suite, all of a sudden, Object Desktop BECOMES the application, shows up in Windows ADD-REMOVE, and NONE of its subcomponents show up as applications anymore.
Bottom line question. Is ObjectDesktop an application in its own right, or simply a parent directory to a bundled group of applications?
Second related question. Can I purchase the ObjectDesktop Suite, and install EACH INDIVIDUAL component app
at:
C:\Program Files\Stardock\
completely avoiding the necessity of a subfolder at:
C:\Program Files\Stardock\ObjectDesktop\
Final set of questions. I have heard and read many comments about the fact that Stardock products hate
having their default target pathnames changed for user resources.
Can I safely change ALL user resource target folders
FROM:
C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Shared Documents\Stardock\ComponentProgramName\
TO:
C:\+Stardock\ComponentProgramName\
as I have illustrated in the directory architecture at the beginning of this post.
Will Impulse permit me to install Stardock apps into my proposed architecture?
And will all programs function normally with these custom default pathnames for BOTH installation AND
deposit of user resources?
Would appreciate your counsel on these related issues.
Thank you.
