IconPackager Problem

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OK, I have this little problem with IP. When I load a pack everythings fine, but when I restart or turn off my computer the icons are changed. Some icons like .jpg, .bmp, .html, etc. all end up as the windows generic icon with a stretched picture in the middle (sorry, I don't know how else to explain this). Also when repairing the icons, the defaults would change into icons from random packs.

I repair all the icons back to the original XP set, but the changed ones don't go back, so what I end up doing is going into Windows folder options, and one-by-one fixing them all. I load the IconPackager pack again, and they're fine... until the next time.

There seems to be nothing wrong with the pack, because when I re-apply the pack, the icons that were changed, are back to the ones assigned by the theme. Plus this has happnened with many themes, and I think its just my bad luck with this program.

I'm using XP with SP2, and IP 3.
iconpackager
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Reply #1 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Same here...

My Objectdock icons also messes up, and my Wallpaper goes gray with that little [X] at the top left of my screen...

Then I have to reapply everything...
Reply #2 from WinCustomize Forums Top
IP 3.


Which version of IP 3?
SoundPackager - Customize the Windows sound scheme
Reply #3 from WinCustomize Forums Top
CAn stardock give us an indication when the isues ith IP will be resolved . Here's what happened to me :
* quite a number of applications refused to run after having installed IP 3 , included were :
- Snagit
- Directory Opus
- nearly all applications which happen to register tray-icons , but also toolbars ( Encarta- toolbar, True Launchbar etc. ) failed to initialize .
* The actual WMI seemed to be failing ( so I couldn'dt open the logviewere for errors , in fact I couldn't open any snapin )
* windows scheduler failed to operate .

Mind you : this isn't meant as any criticism , I work in computers ( repairs and installations ) and have found SP 2 to be quite a nuisance to get " it " to work with all applications .

Seemed Microsoft changed something in the COM - service catalog when introducing SP 2 and this was wreaking havoc in lots of applications - now , apparently - also in IP

If all the stuff described in the various threads is in fact caused by the iprepair.dll , wouldn't altering that file or removing it , solve most of the issues ??

IS there a way to revert back to a previous version of IP ( prior to IP 3.0.x ) ?

think most of the complaints disregard the fact these releases are betas , but it's not very encouraging for any final release - even hen still in beta and the matter needs to be resolved before releasing any final version .

I'm an avid fan of OD and can tell you that both iwndowblinds and IP have nbeen long time favorites of me . But - after having had to re-install windows xp - with the faulty COM-service it was impossible to run Windows XP in a proper way - I haven't yet re-installed IP for fear of going through the same thing again .

And I miss it


Any news on this would be greatly appreciated .

P IV
768 MB RAm
Windows XP PRO - SP 2 ( dutch )
200 Gb HDD
Radeon 9600, 128 MB
Reply #4 from WinCustomize Forums Top
wouldn't altering that file or removing it , solve most of the issues ??


turning it off worked for me. the newest one i have 3.00b.093 seems to be working...
do you have StarDock Central? If so, do you have archive turned on? if so, then you can restore an archived earlier version.
Reply #5 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Obviously they( the Stardock guys ) figured out what was causing all these issues , downloaded and installed new IP-installation - first completely deleted the iprepair.dll - and all seems well.

Good going , guys
Reply #6 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Iconpackager 3.00d b002 has the iprepair.dll in it again and re-introduced the problems I recently had .

I uninstalled IP for now , but sure wish these problems with the dll will be fixed soon ( windowblinds is working just fine with all other applications though so it's not a Object - desktop issue as such - I think it's just with IP )

Windows XP,SP2
PIV,1.7 GHZ
768MB RAM
Radeon 9600