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You want to try out Impulse?

You want to try out Impulse?

Here it is

http://storage.stardock.com/files/Impulse_setup.exe

Give it a try, tell us what problems you run into here. :)

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Reply #126 Top
angus1949, we do have Next and logon buttons but probably due to your DPI settings or resolution they are gettings drawn off screen. Could you please let me know what DPI and resolution you are running at.


T-Man, I'm running 96DPI and 1680x1050 resolution.
Reply #127 Top
Newest little glitch after installing Impluse and updating apps from within. MSPaint is all borked up now....shows up in task manager processes but won't actually open up.
Reply #128 Top
When installing this it asks to connect to "vip1.cdn.cachefly.net", as well as address' which are related to Stardock (38.98.152.155 etc),the "vip1.cdn.cachefly.net" I understand is a adware/spyware address. If I deny the installer access to "vip1.cdn.cachefly.net" via my firewall it fails saying that it cannot download updated files. Is SD knowingly using an adware/spyware address and if so is that how I got the trojan in the first place and had to format?
Reply #129 Top
Newest little glitch after installing Impluse and updating apps from within. MSPaint is all borked up now....shows up in task manager processes but won't actually open up.


Ditto
Reply #130 Top
CursorFX update says my reg number is invalided.
Reply #131 Top
OK :CONGRAT: 
Reply #132 Top
Nevermind I fixed it. ;p 
Reply #133 Top
the "vip1.cdn.cachefly.net" I understand is a adware/spyware address


That is incorrect ..... Catchfly is a Content Delivery Network.
LINK

Reply #134 Top
Works great on Vista Ultimate x64 for me,except on install Kaspersky antivirus detected 2 http file download viruses on install.

I treated these as false positives(I hope!)

detected: virus Password-protected-EXE (modification) URL: http://dl1.impulsedriven.com/download.ashx?b=160&v=0.80.111&t=FGwgwUFlgN8BaKkBT23w9AmMa%2fD8bH9I95HuufI5AcB9Ph1Rxj8dCJqqCa39Y83vOxOgkZOQtcy4Z44P7tZhcTxzL5EKQMWHeUSBE3Zw0HXFDE3JbpWU9dOA%2bETjkV0yaDhycwyjFbNDuBw7E6NyP%2bDxgRy%2f4qPwcnwdUwf%2fuMTs3YyLwb77pj7Z9403%2fzougg6i7nc4c7jqON49fvPoDS6GG2NL8n9msBmIF%2fSpxroTNOB5vZhViGGsxIzS5CaKGpDVXoJUE0Q7TjT8hJxCQ7cOTzlUDwbR3fhrqcOV%2bndi7AVVWLbJBY7kf%2fohqCpJ92e7rMaGTgQ%2bfS4oIBnmCMISV%2ffdWFQjl44k9BNYoVZPnyr%2f8DPdYI0NVG6whyiKezKv4Rq6S1UAGP3LhS%2fHFixL3o5SJCb7Sp%2behV5HrNFWvKAsBT9SJRvLxTRCg%2fV9jSXgGRE66gecPwvcrBXTgewj7KFiVMRCumibKd4OCTfTSICO2pU0tQ%3d%3d&f=Onfr\PyrnaVzchyfr.rkr_/CleanImpulse.exe


and

detected: virus Password-protected-EXE (modification) URL: http://dl1.impulsedriven.com/download.ashx?b=160&v=1.91k[a].024&t=FGwgwUFlgN8BaKkBT23w9AmMa%2fD8bH9I95HuufI5AcB9Ph1Rxj8dCJqqCa39Y83vOxOgkZOQtcy4Z44P7tZhcTxzL5EKQMWHtErAJn%2f0LKcj4rC6mJ5NJTwc38yRiXcA4E%2bLjhYJStn%2f0CoKAL754QINLgYYgCe8lqKGCMXqgTdriIPcQSTaGa4wOzRUYcYM9ihRj%2f7tR3RakRBeoxTmbOmEiXzB8NFsg3%2fKkeR5JEXMG0tEW1zehxzkt07w15aRhYEUd59SiR6X1GUTdkC79DMy53bLSvDyMhVuzGnkzpptZaYdX1BwpPI1OMTmoVTGY1%2bs1KDS%2b7DRxGEHJ%2fgzjBvhRglnO%2fKPIanlAYKuL3U1AA997nMJTxSSoz1VkCus%2bUXY4RLZGB2vApN9CHs5nzgI%2fWQl3CLYaUeiT9lqVFAabwspeVg8R2S5A75agce1QTPT1cso4zCzPnUJrC6D4oa4lCeGYujbezAv4nlhzMs%3d&f=Onfr\PybfrBowrpgQbpx.rkr_/CloseObjectDock.exe
Reply #135 Top
For those with issues with SkinStudio 6 download issues, please try again. We have updated the files on the server to resolve the issue.


Worked like a charm!  :CONGRAT: 
Reply #136 Top
raisinjack: It looks like Kaspersky is just warning you that a zip file contains an exe and it cannot open that zip to scan those files as the zip is password protected.
Reply #137 Top
like it but kaspersky 7 keeps popping up with some password protection messages.
Reply #138 Top
One of the things that I really liked in SDC was the ability to sort what applications are currently installed and what is available. I don't see that functionality in Impulse though. Is it available or planned?
Reply #139 Top
like it but kaspersky 7 keeps popping up with some password protection messages.



See comment #136. ;)

Reply #140 Top
dOH! .... Double post.
Reply #141 Top
Hmm .. I think I will wait for the finished ( ! ) Product .... If I get thrown any issues similar to what I have seen I will be forever living in a state of panic  X-(  ;p  X-(  X-( 
Reply #142 Top
Hiding functions is a bad UI choice.


Easter egg hunts are so... Office. ;p
Reply #143 Top

like it but kaspersky 7 keeps popping up with some password protection messages.

Ignore the errors/messages.

The product/source is clean...;)

Reply #144 Top
I've got an idea. Since I now associate my WC site visits with SDC which I've used as a browser and update manager and since Impulse is the future for program manager and more, how about putting an Impulse button on SDC like maybe on the sidebar and perhaps on the WC site itself? Make it easy for me to open Impulse from any browser would be best.
Reply #145 Top
Ah BDBF, you may have miss this slight little tid bit, Impulse is the replacement for SDC.  ;) 

I have come to use SDC as you have so it's going to be a learning process, but in time I think Impulse will be all what SDC was/is and more.

I trying to invision Impulse with Object Desktop 2008, can't wait for that.  :HOT: 
Reply #146 Top
I got a Kaspersky Virus warning too.

But mine is not to a password-protected zip-file, but to a file called CleanImpulse.exe, which seems to be downloaded from an address starting with: http://dl1.impulsedriven.com/download.ashx?..........

I have the complete url if someone needs it.

I normally trust Stardock completely, but this address really has me irritated, and for now I didn't allow Impulse to update.

Can someone from Stardock please confirm that this address and file are safe?
Reply #147 Top

Can someone from Stardock please confirm that this address and file are safe?

http://dl1.impulsedriven.com/  ImpulseDriven.com is a Stardock Owned domain/website and is safe.


http://vip1.cdn.cachefly.net  Cachefly.net is a content delivery service that Stardock uses to host many of its files to offset bandwidth needs and is safe.

 

Reply #148 Top
Thanks for the Info about impulsedriven.com T-man. The connection to Stardock was just lost on me. :)
Reply #149 Top
First of all I like the icon for impulse, second it works like a charm,No problem here yet...
Reply #150 Top
My primary complaint: in my opinion, Impulse (and SDC) should not show the serial numbers for the user's products. It is far too easy for someone, at let's say a LAN party, to launch the application and write down all of a person's codes. I also don't think it's a great idea for Stardock to be asking for these numbers if a user has an account problem. Most other companies never ask for this information, because it's far too easy for it to be manipulated or stolen by an outside source during transmission (or for someone to impersonate Stardock and pry it out of someone).

Here's the things that are wonky for me in Impulse:

It recognizes my GalCiv2 and SoaSE just fine, but for GalCiv1 and AP it finds versions that are not available via SDC. Via SDC I am at 1.22.102 and 1.52b.014 (respectively), and Impulse wants to upgrade to 1.22.104 and 1.52b.015.

Impulse is not finding my Dark Avatar or Twilight of the Armor at all. For both it is also seeing versions that are not available on SDC. Via SDC I am at 1.80g.100 and 0.97[b].001 (respectively) and Impulse wants to install 1.80g.102 and 0.98[b].010.

Please make an option to have smaller icons, plus display programs in list mode instead. As is the entire application takes up too much space.

I'm also surprised to see so few options for Preferences. There's a lot more I can tweak with SDC.

The application is looking modern, but right now it has a long way to go to properly compete. I appreciate the effort, but besides looks, I can't see what this is offering over SDC. Right now it seems to be a lot LESS powerful than SDC.

Sorry for the criticism, but I do overall love what Stardock stands for, and am pushing for you guys to get better. Good luck,

-HM