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Pirates Premium Suite Walkthrough

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Pirates Premium Suite Walkthrough

Aaarrghhh! Check out me desktop, matey's!

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I was very excited when I found out about the Pirates premium suite.  Because I'm a big fan of pirates.....pirate movies, pirate video games, you name it, and I like it as long as there is some form of swashbuckling going on.  Don't ask why, I just do.

This new suite is loaded with plenty of pirate goodness including:

  • WindowBlinds visual style (XP and Vista)
  • Icon package with 117 icons including ones for Vista
  • Wallpapers
  • CursorXP cursor
  • LogonStudio skin
  • Gadgets including a talking pirate!
  • and much more....

To use this theme you will need to have the latest Theme Manager installed.  If you are an Object Desktop subscriber make sure you update through Stardock Central.  When you are all updated you can simply double-click the pirates suite file to begin the pirate "transformation".

With Theme Manager open, hit apply then a new window will open, select "advanced" and this is where you can choose some options.  These options include if you want to install the WindowBlinds skin, Icon pack, and the various choices of wallpapers.  Once you have made your selections, click Yes and the Pirate suite will appear.

Once that is done, it's time to open the Pirates booty!  By that I mean the extras that are included in your download, some of which are listed above.  There are a variety of gadgets included with the suite such as a media player, clock, calendar, and my personal favorite being the talking pirate gadget.  To use this or any of the other gadgets just double-click the .exe file for that particular gadget.

Also included in the pirates booty is skins for ObjectDock, LogonStudio, Bootskin, and CursorXP.  If you don't already have these just click to go to their websites for download information.  Now check out my pirates desktop....

 

Remember that Object Desktop subscribers get a discount!  To find out more information and see more screenshots, follow the link below.


Here is a video to go along with the Pirates walkthrough article. 


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Reply #26 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Stee03, I think that any purchaser has the right to request the best product available.  I also think that if you had checked out the suite on your friends PC and fixed it he or she would be within their rights.

However, I think installing the suite on your PC and then posting the flaws in this post is counter-productive.  It makes you look bad.  It makes you look worse than the "flaws" in the skin.

What I think you should have done (and should still do) is to email [email protected] and/or [email protected] letting them know what you think you found and what could be done to fix it.  That way, they could have fixed it and sent an update and perhaps found a way to thank you for your help.

As it stands now . . I don't know.  Your attitude does not lend itself to reaching out.  But maybe that's just me.
Reply #27 from WinCustomize Forums Top
as expected
Galactic Civilizations III
Reply #28 from WinCustomize Forums Top
stee03, i have a very good rig and damned good eyes. i see no difference. why not buy the suite, install it, and then open the subskins in sks. you'll see that the start menu is not stretched but is indeed tiled. i stand by my statement that either you or your friend changed the settings for the start menu. as for your skins and video tutorial, i've not seen either so i can not comment. i will still take pixel's talent and decision to release the skin as acknowledgment that it is ready for release and error free. i'm not a skinner but i have opened sks more times than i care to count and i'm extremely familiar with the app. i do know what needs to be changed and what doesn't. i'm not attempting to drag them into it but i'm sure the veteran skinners who know what they're doing such as mikeb314, hippy (if you can drag him away from the sheep and his car   ), voo, dani, treetog, tiggz, snowman, gabriel, night train, and a few others will agree with me concerning your critical statements about the skin.
Reply #29 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Critique comes with the territory. Charge for something and its open to more scrutiny. I've said and showed by bit, accept it or not, i really dont care. Its not my intention to slander an obviously talented artist, but the whole issue of charging for skins needs to be revised because im yet to see a suite paid for thats not had issues in one form or another from the countless comments left on them. I do commend you on the wholeness of the suite and the obvious time taken to create it, unlike many other premium suites.
Reply #30 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Try Mississauga, ON


Yep, that did it! Works beautifully now! Tanx!

.-= The Reaper Man =-.
Reply #31 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Thanks for clearing out the "errors" Snidely, you got it right.   

It's done how it's done for a reason, no errors there as far as I can tell, but thumbs up for fixing them...
Reply #32 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Stee: 3. Gradient on startpanel is set to stretch and not tile.


The all programs portion of the start menu ( gold side ) is set to stretch and the Places
portion (the Skull and Crossbones image side ) is set to tile.

I don't see why this is viewed a mistake at all...looked to me like it was supposed to be a brushed effect on gold side.

But I suppose when you actually PAY for something its ok to criticize it...

Oh wait, you didn't did you ?
Reply #33 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Wow fairy, u manged to actually attempted to answer 1 issue only. You don't have to PAY for something to have critique either so that point is also mute and who exactly mentioned the gold brushed portion was a mistake? or even mentioned it at all? yet again here is u getting involved in something when it has nothing to do with you. Stop creating a flame when what was said was said at it was left at that.
Reply #34 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Wow fairy, u manged to actually attempted to answer 1 issue only. You don't have to PAY for something to have critique either so that point is also mute and who exactly mentioned the gold brushed portion was a mistake? or even mentioned it at all? yet again here is u getting involved in something when it has nothing to do with you. Stop creating a flame when what was said was said at it was left at that.


Spoken like the true " PimpIt" that you are Stee.
Why pay when you can get it all for free.


Reply #36 from WinCustomize Forums Top

You don't have to PAY for something to have critique either so that point is also mute

Ah...but you DO have to pay for that particular product for it to be on your computer....and the word you near-missed is 'moot' ....

Reply #37 from Stardock Forums Top
Yes - well looks like I'm the only one who can't get the WB to load. I'm using vista and through thememanager. The WB skin hasn't gone to WB6 and I can't find it anywhere. I'm using a widescreen monitor and these icons are fantastic large size. Everything else is perfect but no WB    
Reply #38 from Stardock Forums Top

Hey there Stardock how the heck are you?  I am pleased to be conncected with you and I just found out by cruising through the net.  You are great people and totally love your work.  I would like to have some more suites to look at and all I want is to download one as it has been a long time and now I have my own laptop it HAS to look good and I like shopping at Stardock.  That is about it for now and I hope I enjoy my shopping and we work together as a team and get the job done.

Thanks again,

OSCARtheGROUCH(and that is on a good day!)

Reply #39 from WinCustomize Forums Top

NECRO THREAD ALERT:

hehe, Damn ID, pretty manly desktop there...oh wait, what the hell, what's with the flower icon? XD

Reply #40 from WinCustomize Forums Top

hehe, Damn ID, pretty manly desktop there...oh wait, what the hell, what's with the flower icon?
End of quote

What's wrong with pretty flowers?  Do you hate nature!!!!!!!  :D

Reply #41 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Do you hate nature!!!!!!!
End of quote

Only when I'm outside. :grin: