Export of gadgets (simple or custom deployment) seems to be broken. When trying to launch the exported exe, a dialog box pops up complaining about a missing IE6.

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IE6 not found!
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This application requires Internet Explorer 6.0 or later on Windows 98 systems.

Please update your Internet Explorer installation from http://www.microsoft.com/ie.
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OK  
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Windows 7 Ultimate x64

DesktopX Pro 3.89 (clean install)

Not seeing it in Impulse.

In general I cannot find any differences between 3.50 and 3.89 except three things:

1. I see: "DesktopX Builder 4.0" on the configuration window...

2. Export to Sidebar Gadgets has been removed...

And finally...

3. I see the same on Windows-7 x86...

The other known bugs and issues which I saw in 3.50 still without any changes. As a result I'm very sad...

PurrBall: it seems it's only the Pro version at this time.

Vad_M: They also updated it to be Vista/7 compliant (moving plugins & data to user folders instead of keeping them in %Program Files%). I haven't tested all the bugs I reported yet, so I don't know how many are fixed. The scripting host dll (DXAxHost) is still the old one, so this one hasn't be updated (yet). We'll probably know more on monday.

Rejoice!

Otherwise you would be disappointed already today...

Ok, here is the list of my reported bugs and their status with DX Pro 3.89

• Object rotation broken: not fixed
• Objects with running script on exit crashing DX: not fixed
• Object rotation showing the last frame of animated objects: not fixed
• ActiveX controls show through hidden layer after moving parent objects: not fixed
• Size limit for remote pictures (and System.DownloadFile) and crash when viewing properties: not fixed
• Corruption with 8-bit png files: not fixed
• Crash when loading a jpeg with the png extension: not fixed
• Cycles in object parent/owner causing infinite loop/crash: not fixed
• ActiveX cloning problem (parent/child and z-order): not fixed
• Crash on export with high coordinates: not fixed
• Objects with more than 50 custom files crash DesktopX: not fixed

 Also some of the previous bugs that would crash DesktopX or go into an infinite loop are now locking the explorer process

One little question before I'll go to sleep: "Why the hell we have spent so much time participating in this discussion?": https://forums.wincustomize.com/345094

Well, it's only the first beta so there is plenty of time to fix broken things before the final version.

BTW there is a way to run DesktopX 3.50 and DesktopX 3.89 side-by-side (ie. both "installed" and able to run, but not at the same time). Before installing the new beta, go to %Program Files%\Stardock\ and make a copy of the DesktopX folder (and rename it to DesktopX3). Then install the new version (doing a clean install if preferable). Plugin path seems to be hardcoded, so you will then have to copy the SDPlugin folder to the new version folder.

RedneckDude: Did you make a clean install? Is the folder where you saved your desktops in Program Files?

The location of all theme & objects has changed. They can now be found in the public documents, along with IP themes, WindowBlinds skins, CursorFX cursors, Bootskins, etc. If I put my desktops in the new folder, they appear in the load theme dialog box.

Stardock probably needs to add the same feature as in WB that copies your themes over when updating.

I did not clean install, I updated. The skins are still in the directory, where they've always been, just not showing in the dialog that results when you choose Load Desktop.

Yep, I think that directory is no longer used by DX, so you need to move your themes to Public Documents/Stardock/DesktopX/Themes

Ahh..   Thanx!  No new plugins? I had a bunch, only 5 or so now....

See the post (I updated it slightly): your plugins haven't been moved either, they go to a folder in %ProgramData%/Stardock/SDPlugins now

Thanks for this post Littleboy; I've been trying to find where the DX folder is, never would have thought to look in Public (?!). I have the same issues already mentioned.

• Silica weather is still included in widgets
• Accept Drag and Drop still not working after export

Aside from the switch up in folder locations and the r-click on desktop to create new object, I'm not seeing anything new.

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Windows Vista Ultimate, Service Pack 2,  32-bit