Harley Classic Theme

Clock hands do not move

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Okay, so here I am again.  Fixed the weather gadget via the .bat download, and now trying to fix the stuck clock hands.

Upon loading the gadget, the time displays correctly however never updates. The hands don't move.  I saw a similar problem mentioned with this theme but back in 2008 when dealing with Vista.

The clock gadget from the Aero Midnight theme works perfectly as wpuld be shown in the attached capture if there was a way to attach a photo rather than needing to hotlink to it.

So I take it that the Gadgets (being exe files) are different from Widgets and Objects in that there is nothing we can open and edit from the user perspective...

Soooooooooo, was there ever a fix found for this with the harley clock??

Just for the record, UAC off and ran as administrator... so, is there a BAT fix similar to the weather fix?  Or?

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Reply #1 from WinCustomize Forums Top

No guesses? So trial and error suggestions? Not even a "Hey you moron, the order page DID say XP/Vista and you have Win7.. DUH!!" , however, I must admit I did in fact overpay for the thing.. forgot to enter my subscription info to get the discount, so not only does my clock stare at me in defiance, but also cackles maniacally at my fiscal stupidity... sheesh

 

Well, I did try the middle finger thump technique on the center of the clock face.. I thought I heard a faint ticking sound, but perhaps that was wishful thinking or maybe too much beer..  Also, I did "turn in a ticket" over at the support desk so perhaps they'll have a work around, or a new .ocx for transplant, or what have you...  I'll post back with a solution if one is found..

 

 

Reply #2 from Stardock Forums Top

I haven't had any luck getting any themes to work consistently on Windows 7. They all either have problems working or break something else, like the icons, when you turn off the theme.

Sorry I'm not any help. I'm just confirming that you aren't the only one with problems on Windows 7.

I'm curious to know how the support ticket works out for you. I'd really like to have working themes for W7.

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Reply #3 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Okay, I guess they are working on it..  No solution/work around suggestions provided at this time, but here is the support answer:

 

"The clock gadget update issue is a known compatibility problem with Windows 7."

 

.......  So... for the time being, I guess some clock gadgets work with Win7 and others simply don't. But at least it is a known issue... I did notice after the original post that the "Desktop Gadgets" collection does not install from Impulse (incompatible with your operating system)....

 

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