IconPackager Crashes upon loading

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Hello


I really liked the "copper deck 2" so I figured Id take stardocks software for a test drive. Every application works fine except iconpackager. It crashes upon loading, (after clicking continue evaluation period) occasionally giving an error message having to do with "seperate processes" or something along those lines. IconPackager will not uninstall, and I have since tried to reinstall over the initial install with the same results. Crash upon load. Oddly enough however, most of the themes icons installed during one of the crashes although several are wrong. They can be changed manually but its difficult without also changing file extension associations. My firefox browsers icons remain unchanged although IE has been changed.


At any rate, no matter how much I manaully tweak the icons to get them to appear, I know Im basically screwed when my evaluation period runs out since it fails to uninstall and crash upon loading. Who would purchase software they knows will crash before purchasing? Any help would be appreciated in solving these issues.


 


 

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Reply #1 from WinCustomize Forums Top
"seperate processes"


What this means is it wants you to NOT run explorer in seperate processes. It order to get it to like that particular issue, do the following:

1. Open a folder, any folder, and click on "tools".
2. In the drop-down menu, click on "folder options".
3. Click on the "view" tab.
4. Click on the down-arrow on the scroll bar twice.
5. Clear the "Launch folder windows in seperate process".
6. Click "apply" and then "ok" buttons.

That should help you with the issue you have explained. I recommend buying the Object Desktop Subscription, it is way fun to fiddle with. Happy skinning.
Reply #2 from WinCustomize Forums Top
nevermind
Groupy 2 - Organize multiple applications into grouped tabs on your Windows desktop
Reply #3 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Did I beat ya to this one Bichur?
Reply #4 from WinCustomize Forums Top
I was typing and link searching - but, yes.
Reply #6 from WinCustomize Forums Top
You need DSL, Bichur!
Reply #7 from WinCustomize Forums Top
10 miles too far
Reply #8 from Stardock Forums Top

Followed your suggestion and it was unchecked ( I snuck a quick click on the error messages repair suggestion before it shut down completely once and it must have changed it.) It still crashes unfortunately.


Any other ideas? Is Iconpackager dependant on any particular services I may have disabled?

Reply #9 from Stardock Forums Top
have you unregistered any dlls?
Reply #10 from Stardock Forums Top
also look in your themes folder and see what packages are in there, you path may be different than mine: C:\Program Files\Stardock\Object Desktop\IconPackager\Themes
Reply #11 from Stardock Forums Top
what services did you disable?
Reply #12 from Stardock Forums Top

have you unregistered any dlls?


Not to my knowledge.


also look in your themes folder and see what packages are in there, you path may be different than mine:


Thats the pathing I have. The specific individual theme folders are in the C:\Program Files\Stardock\Object Desktop\IconPackager\Themes folder.


what services did you disable?


Several, including themes (which enabling didnt work) I run near bare bones to cut down on overhead, thats why I asked. Easier to ask what IconPackager depends on that what I have disabled. If the OS or my dsl connection doesnt need it to run, its most likely turned off. 

Reply #13 from Stardock Forums Top
which version of IconPackager do you have?
Reply #14 from Stardock Forums Top
As far as the themes, I read something not too long back about a package that was causing IP to crash when loading. Try taking out the packages and seeing if IP loads. If it does, then try loading it after putting back one pack at a time to see it you can find a bad one.
Reply #15 from Stardock Forums Top
Easier to ask what IconPackager depends on that what I have disabled. If the OS or my dsl connection doesnt need it to run, its most likely turned off.


i got no idea what services if any it needs.
Reply #16 from WinCustomize Forums Top
If that doesn't help and nobody comes by with a solution and you can't uninstall it - try this: Link. I haven't had to use it yet, all posts I've read say it works. It's to remove any Stardock Products that glitch on uninstall.
Reply #17 from Stardock Forums Top
Any other ideas? Is Iconpackager dependant on any particular services I may have disabled?
I am not aware of any service dependencies with IconPackager.  I wish we could be of more help, seems the real tech geeks are sleeping or soldering an optic cable back together.  Good luck!
Reply #18 from Stardock Forums Top
Any other ideas? Is Iconpackager dependant on any particular services I may have disabled?
I am not aware of any service dependencies with IconPackager.  I wish we could be of more help, seems the real tech geeks are sleeping or soldering an optic cable back together.  Good luck!
Reply #19 from WinCustomize Forums Top
We are having the Bichur is talking to himself thread again...stardock and WC aren't syncing....
Reply #20 from WinCustomize Forums Top
We are having the Bichur is talking to himself thread again...stardock and WC aren't syncing....
Reply #21 from Stardock Forums Top
which version of IconPackager do you have?


According to the site, version 3a

As far as the themes, I read something not too long back about a package that was causing IP to crash when loading. Try taking out the packages and seeing if IP loads. If it does, then try loading it after putting back one pack at a time to see it you can find a bad one.


I removed all but one. The copper deck 2 set that was currently in use. No dice.


If that doesn't help and nobody comes by with a solution and you can't uninstall it - try this


Removing the icons I did get to work by chance and the zapper will be my last resorts toward the end of my trial, if nobody comes up with an alternative solution by then. Its not a big deal until then because for now I got it looking pretty good.

One final question, does iconpackager normally ignore the firefox browser or is it just one of the things my crash prevented?

Thanks for all the suggestions!

Reply #22 from Stardock Forums Top
FireFox is skinned differently. It uses it's own method for the toolbar icons and such. The only thing I get skinned on FF is the outer edges. Yes, it normally ignores it (unless I'm doing something wrong and don't know it).

Glad CD2 is working for you. Does IP still crash with the others removed?
Reply #23 from Stardock Forums Top

Does IP still crash with the others removed?


Yes it still crashes.