ObjectDock Is Invisible, but visible in Taskmager

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So I restarted windows yesterday and ObjectDock did not pop-up, I check task manager... it says its running. So I uninstall ObjectDock, and clear registry of all entries and install the latest version of ObjectDock. Same problem. If I click the icon to load it again i can get into the ObjectDock settings, but ObjectDock itself is still not visible.

I did some reading online and some people were saying IconPackager 3.0 was causing this problem. So I uninstalled that, repeated the uninstall/install process and the problem still remains. I even tried running older versions of objectdock, same problem. The only thing I've done recently is upgrade my video drivers. However unfortunately when I did reset my computer i had to hit the power button so Windows didn't shut down properly. So I suppose its possible something went corrupt during this improper shutdown. Can anyone help, any ideas?
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Reply #1 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Have you cleared the cache? Corky's tutorial rocks: http://corkyo.wincustomize.com/Articles.aspx?SID=5463&AID=82461
Reply #2 from WinCustomize Forums Top
I don't have DesktopX installed anyways, plus does that cache even have any effect on ObjectDock. I checked those folders I couldn't find any cache directories.
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Reply #3 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Are you sure? Do you have hidden folders shown? There should be a cache for OD as well as DX (see screenshot #3 in the tutorial)

C:\Documents and Settings\{username}\Local Settings\Application Data\Stardock\ObjectDock(Plus)
Reply #4 from Stardock Forums Top
They ain't called 'cache' in the name.
Reply #5 from WinCustomize Forums Top
I think I had this same problem. I reinstalled it but that didn't help. When it happened to me I went straight to the readme files and it turns out you can control some ObjectDock settings through the command prompt/DOS. It might be the autohide that's doing that to you; I never got autohide to work right anyway. But check the readme and see if that works. My advice: next time don't uninstall everything before you exhaust all your resources... and readme files DO help.
Reply #6 from WinCustomize Forums Top
See if this helps..... open Task Manager, find Obj Dock and click end process. Don't worry about the warning msg. Re-start Obj Dock. Patti