Diane...it's not the SD tray...it's the WC tray. You should have both in your system tray. If you do then continue on.....

Open SDC and un-install WC Browser and the WC tray (if you do have it installed). Delete folders: C:\Program Files\WinCustomize\SkinBrowser and C:\Program Files\WinCustomize\Tray and C:\Program Files\Stardock\WinCustomize\SkinBrowser. If, by chance, you have two instances of any of those folders (I think you installed both from SDC and the site version, so you may have more then one) then Delete those too. Re-boot. Open SDC and install both WC browser and WC tray and if prompted to do so, then re-boot....in either case let WC Browser update the libraries (it will appear when you click on Skins & Themes that nothing is happening, but it is, so give it a couple of minutes. When it's done you will see the # of new skins to the right of each library.

....now try SDC and see what it does...

Knock on wood, but everything should work from here on in....


The prompt is for any shortcuts you may have created to open SDC....change the shortcut path to: C:\Program Files\Stardock\SDCentral\Loader.exe

Diane - something is wrong with your set-up...just not sure what it is. Mine, no matter what I do, works flawlessly. One thing you have to remember, as I said before, is do not update the Libraries using the SDC Tool Settings...both WC Browser and SDC auto update the skins when you click on Skins and Libraries. Again, it takes a minute or so to do it (Broadband) and it doesn't appear to be doing anything (re:updating skins), but it is.

A couple of questions:

Do you use IE as your default web browser?
Do you have a Firewall, cookie killer or pop up stopper installed...if yes..who's?
You should only have two Stardock folders containing all your apps...are these the only two you have (any will be in the Program Files Folder)?:
#1 C:\Program Files\Stardock
#2 C:\Program Files\WinCustomize

Finally, is the SDC version installed: 1.30.264 built 46 and the WC Browser version: 1.29c(.003 ?

Un-installing and re-installing, at this point, is a waste of time, so refrain from doing it until we figure out what's going on.

Thanks Brian and Gary. I just got back to the discussions group after about a week of not being here, because of SDC problems. Frankly, I didn't have the time to do much about it till tonight. Anyway, I had finally got the skins and themes to work well, but then the discussions went bonkers. Every time I tried to open it, the program would shut down. Right now, after the , reboot, reinstall routine, things are working well. I will not open skins until I'm sure the discussions are done updating (whatever that means).

Yippie!!!!! Hurrayyy!!! The wicked wit....er bug is dead!. Thank you, Brian. I'm using Build 47.

I have thanked Gary SOOOOOOO many times. He's walked me through this SOOOOOOOO many times. But, what the hell....

THANK YOU, GARY!!!!!!