Download the Stardock Central Beta Now!

from Stardock Forums

Hey everyone!

We are now ready to have everyone use the new Stardock Central! Please note that this software is currently in Beta and may contain bugs or performance issues.

What does the new Stardock Central do? It lets you download and install any Stardock software you've purchased. It notifies you of updates to the software you have it installed. It also downloads the installers to your computer so that you will always have a backup of our software in the future.

You can download it by going to this page and clicking on Download: https://www.stardock.com/stardockcentral/

Note that the new Stardock Central can update itself. This means that when I push a new version of Stardock Central live, it will automatically update itself the next time it runs. There's no need to come back here to re-download future updates!

Please post any issues you have in the Stardock Central Support forum. I'll be checking it daily for any issues.

Bara

332,766 views 134 replies
Reply #1 from Stardock Forums Top

Since I used Impulse to update my software is there a need to uninstall with Impulse and reinstall using Stardock Central?

Reply #2 from Stardock Forums Top

Quoting Philly0381, reply 1
Since I used Impulse to update my software is there a need to uninstall with Impulse and reinstall using Stardock Central?
SDC will not know about any of your Impulse installs.

If you want it to work as designed, you should uninstall everything you installed via Impulse and install from SDC or the web.

Start11 - Customize the Start Menu and Taskbar in Windows 10/11.
Reply #3 from Stardock Forums Top

Quoting Zubaz, reply 2
Quoting Philly0381, reply 1Since I used Impulse to update my software is there a need to uninstall with Impulse and reinstall using Stardock Central?SDC will not know about any of your Impulse installs.

If you want it to work as designed, you should uninstall everything you installed via Impulse "WITH IMPULSE" and install from SDC or the web.

Reply #4 from Stardock Forums Top

Okay, will do that.  Thanks for clarifying that ZubaZ.  :sun:

Reply #5 from Stardock Forums Top

And uninstall WB first. If not, you uninstall SKS and TM and WB drops from the list. That was my experience anyway. RND's too.

Reply #6 from Stardock Forums Top

1. "Note that the new Stardock Central can update itself. This means that when I push a new version of Stardock Central live, it will automatically update itself the next time it runs"

Any updated versions will also be updated to the store, correct? Even though SC will autoamtically update it on my computer I still want to keep the latest updates on a beack-up drive.

2> Not trying to highjack the thread but the new font over the user name on this page is really easy to read. Works for me if it was on all the pages that way.

Reply #7 from Stardock Forums Top

Dave, some of your stuff won't be available in SDC at this time. Dunno why. You'll have to go to the SD store for some of it.

Reply #8 from Stardock Forums Top

Quoting DaveBax, reply 6
1. "Note that the new Stardock Central can update itself. This means that when I push a new version of Stardock Central live, it will automatically update itself the next time it runs"

Any updated versions will also be updated to the store, correct? Even though SC will autoamtically update it on my computer I still want to keep the latest updates on a beack-up drive.
The way SDC works, the same executable you would download will be downloaded through SDC and installed.  It IS your archive mechanism.  The files are EXACTLY the same.

Reply #9 from Stardock Forums Top

Quoting PuterDudeJim, reply 7
Dave, some of your stuff won't be available in SDC at this time. Dunno why. You'll have to go to the SD store for some of it.
Like what?  SDC is for apps only.
Skins and themes and stuff are different beasts and must be retrieved from the web store.  

Reply #10 from Stardock Forums Top

Quoting Zubaz, reply 9
Quoting PuterDudeJim, reply 7Dave, some of your stuff won't be available in SDC at this time. Dunno why. You'll have to go to the SD store for some of it.Like what?  SDC is for apps only.
Skins and themes and stuff are different beasts and must be retrieved from the web store.  

For starters, DX, a working copy, isn't available in SDC. DX 3.96/4.0 isn't showing in SDC.

Several of the betas aren't showing in SDC. Actually, only WinFX 5 beta shows.

Legacy apps don't show.

 

And somethings show needing installed that are already installed.

Reply #11 from Stardock Forums Top

Thanks Zu.

Reply #12 from Stardock Forums Top

Also, it seems with SDC, we can no longer have both versions of Object Dock installed.

 

SDC doesn't offer me 1.9.

Reply #13 from Stardock Forums Top

Betas are not supported for installing through SDC at all at this time.  Neither are legacy apps.

 

Reply #14 from Stardock Forums Top

A custom install option would've been NICE! What is it with everything having to be installed to the C drive? I'd prefer to have the option to install to my SSD or one of the platter drives.

Reply #15 from Stardock Forums Top

Quoting Zubaz, reply 13
Betas are not supported for installing through SDC at all at this time. Neither are legacy apps.

Well that's not good since I use the 1.9 version of ObjectDock. :\ And I think I have other apps like RightClick...IconX...to name a few...installed that are no longer offered...so those won't be in there as well? And I'm guessing all backups made through impulse will no longer be useful?

Reply #16 from Stardock Forums Top

Quoting MadDeez, reply 14
A custom install option would've been NICE! What is it with everything having to be installed to the C drive? I'd prefer to have the option to install to my SSD or one of the platter drives.
Microsoft has requierments that apps need to follow to be certified.  If you move your user or program directories to a different drive through Windows you can.

Quoting WebGizmos, reply 15
Well that's not good since I use the 1.9 version of ObjectDock. And I think I have other apps like RightClick...IconX...to name a few...installed that are no longer offered...so those won't be in there as well? And I'm guessing all backups made through impulse will no longer be use
Every thing you describe will be available from the web.  Other apps may show up at some later time.

Impulse backups are dead to me.  You should let them go too.

Reply #17 from Stardock Forums Top

Okay, finished the uninstall and reinstall process just a little while ago and everything seems to be working fine.  As Zubaz points out the legacy software that you had shows up on the store site under you account.  :sun:

Reply #18 from Stardock Forums Top

Quoting WebGizmos, reply 15
And I'm guessing all backups made through impulse will no longer be useful?
Correct.

Reply #19 from Stardock Forums Top

Quoting Zubaz, reply 16
If you move your user or program directories to a different drive through Windows you can.
Can this be done? If so, I'd be interested in knowing that trick.  :drool:

Reply #20 from Stardock Forums Top

Quoting PuterDudeJim, reply 19

Quoting Zubaz, reply 16If you move your user or program directories to a different drive through Windows you can.Can this be done? If so, I'd be interested in knowing that trick. 

me too. i can move my user files rather easily. it seems to me moving the default install directories would require a reg hack which is something i'm not willing to do at the moment. i remember trying to move these directories back in the XP days and all it did was mess up the Windows installation so badly i had to format and reinstall. to be honest, i do not want to store my WB, IP, and CFX themes on my SDD. i want them on a platter drive.

Reply #21 from Stardock Forums Top

Quoting MadDeez, reply 20
be honest, i do not want to store my WB, IP, and CFX themes on my SDD. i want them on a platter drive.
Same here, but my OS is on my SSD and SD puts all the files in Public Documents. So I use up 11 GB of space storing blinds. DeskScapes lets me store dreams on a second drive, why not blinds, cursors, DX themes, and docks? Icon packages too. It would save me a lot of SSD space.

Reply #22 from Stardock Forums Top

Quoting MadDeez, reply 20
it seems to me moving the default install directories would require a reg hack which is something i'm not willing to do at the moment. i remember trying to move these directories back in the XP days and all it did was mess up the Windows installation so badly i had to format and reinstall
I used TweakVista/7.

 

Reply #23 from Stardock Forums Top

Bara

I resolved the problem I was having. After reading all forum posts I uninstalled all the apps I had in the Impulse/Gamestop app. After that SDC now works with no errors.

Reply #24 from Stardock Forums Top

zubaz, i must give you credit when it's due. you showed me something about Tweak 7 i hadn't noticed before. Thanks. although i tried to move certain folders with Tweak 7, it failed to work. i'm getting numerous errors such as "COMMAND failed".

Reply #25 from Stardock Forums Top

Quoting MadDeez, reply 24
zubaz, i must give you credit when it's due. you showed me something about Tweak 7 i hadn't noticed before. Thanks. although i tried to move certain folders with Tweak 7, it failed to work. i'm getting numerous errors such as "COMMAND failed".
Did it work with any or some?  Which ones did it fail on ans which ones did it succeed?