Pirates Premium Suite Walkthrough

Aaarrghhh! Check out me desktop, matey's!

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I was very excited when I found out about the Pirates premium suite.  Because I'm a big fan of pirates.....pirate movies, pirate video games, you name it, and I like it as long as there is some form of swashbuckling going on.  Don't ask why, I just do.

This new suite is loaded with plenty of pirate goodness including:

  • WindowBlinds visual style (XP and Vista)
  • Icon package with 117 icons including ones for Vista
  • Wallpapers
  • CursorXP cursor
  • LogonStudio skin
  • Gadgets including a talking pirate!
  • and much more....

To use this theme you will need to have the latest Theme Manager installed.  If you are an Object Desktop subscriber make sure you update through Stardock Central.  When you are all updated you can simply double-click the pirates suite file to begin the pirate "transformation".

With Theme Manager open, hit apply then a new window will open, select "advanced" and this is where you can choose some options.  These options include if you want to install the WindowBlinds skin, Icon pack, and the various choices of wallpapers.  Once you have made your selections, click Yes and the Pirate suite will appear.

Once that is done, it's time to open the Pirates booty!  By that I mean the extras that are included in your download, some of which are listed above.  There are a variety of gadgets included with the suite such as a media player, clock, calendar, and my personal favorite being the talking pirate gadget.  To use this or any of the other gadgets just double-click the .exe file for that particular gadget.

Also included in the pirates booty is skins for ObjectDock, LogonStudio, Bootskin, and CursorXP.  If you don't already have these just click to go to their websites for download information.  Now check out my pirates desktop....

 

Remember that Object Desktop subscribers get a discount!  To find out more information and see more screenshots, follow the link below.


Here is a video to go along with the Pirates walkthrough article. 


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Reply #1 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Hi, have problem after install the Pirate themes, the gold colour around the theme is blue after I install it, is there anyway I could get the gold colour, im using Vista.
Siege of Centauri
Reply #3 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Calendar, when choosing rt-click > Properties > Start when Windows Starts & systray icon, doesn't remember sttings on reboot. Other Objects/Widgets do. Hmmm...
Reply #4 from WinCustomize Forums Top
I get a none talking pirate ... someone to help please ??   
Reply #5 from WinCustomize Forums Top

I get a none talking pirate ... someone to help please ??   


Nothing happens when you click him?


Reply #6 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Nothing happens when you click him?


I see the mouth moving but no sound ... i've already posted a few things concerning this trouble on the first thread presenting Pirate suite ...
Reply #7 from WinCustomize Forums Top
thats weird as hell..cuz mine works with no problem
Reply #8 from WinCustomize Forums Top
I seem to have a problem with the icon package. When I apply the suite the icon package errors out and quits. The package does not show up in icon packager. I am running Vista Ultimate. Hoe can I apply the icons.

Thanks for the help.
Reply #9 from WinCustomize Forums Top

I seem to have a problem with the icon package. When I apply the suite the icon package errors out and quits. The package does not show up in icon packager. I am running Vista Ultimate. Hoe can I apply the icons.

Thanks for the help.


I think you need to download the latest version of Theme Manager as that's what I did and it applied everything just fine, icon package, windowblinds, everything, without a hitch.

.-= The Reaper Man =-.
Reply #10 from WinCustomize Forums Top
I love the new Suite as well. Everything works great for me, with the exception of one little gadget: the weather module. Here's the error message I get:

StardockWeather.ocx is not registered and is required for use of this application. You may have a security application (antivirus, antispyware, etc) that prevented the registering of this module during the MyColors setup. Please contact [email protected] for assistance.

Now I first of all did not download the theme via "MyColors"; since I am a registered ObjectDesktop owner I downloaded all of the raw .zips from Stardock and applied the main theme through ThemeManager. But ThemeManager doesn't apply the gadgets. Those are done manually, just by double-clicking them. However, I read over the error message carefully and tried turning off all of my security software, namely my firewall. Still no dice.

If you have a solution, I sure would appreciate it.

.-= The Reaper Man =-.
Reply #11 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Not sure what happened but if I start theme manager from stardock central it works, if I run it from the start menu it does not. I don't get it.
Reply #12 from WinCustomize Forums Top
I love the new Suite as well. Everything works great for me, with the exception of one little gadget: the weather module.


Did you run StardockWeatherOCX_setup.exe?  It is in the extras folder.




Reply #14 from WinCustomize Forums Top
What an awesome suite!! I have many of the other premium suites and this is one of the best.  
Reply #15 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Updated with video.

 
Reply #16 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Anyway to move these Gadgets into The Desktop Gadgets App?
Manualy load from Booty file each time?
I have everything I use running fine, Yar, walk the Plank!
  
Reply #17 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Did you run StardockWeatherOCX_setup.exe? It is in the extras folder.


Doh!

Yes, I did (eventually, once you told me about it ) and it now works. That is to say it loads now but it will come up with an error when I try to type in my location: Mississauga, Canada. Most of my DesktopX weather widgets will allow me to do that and then give me an accurate forecast for my area. This one wants a zip code and being as I live in Canada, we don't have zip codes. So it loads now but won't allow me to put Mississauga, Canada as my location.

.-= The Reaper Man =-.
Reply #18 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Is there an exact reason why this is a premium suite? I mean, why would you charge for a skin with such obvious errors?

1. Menu item is out of line.
2. Combobox and glyph are out of line
3. Gradient on startpanel is set to stretch and not tile.
4. Systray image is jaggered
5. I don't even know where to begin with the problems with the classic colours.
6. Im not even mentioning the many issues people have stated above

Heres an image of before and after my fixes. LINK

I did not purchase this suite, thank god, i was simply asked to take a look at some issues by a friend, that did. Pirate is a very appropriate name for suite. But i must applaud the originallity and hardwork that obviously went into making this suite. The artist surely has some good skills, shame the quality control screams out "Quality control, whats that???"
Reply #19 from WinCustomize Forums Top
I try to type in my location: Mississauga, Canada.


Try Mississauga, ON   
Reply #20 from WinCustomize Forums Top
RE #18: So...you admit you let a friend give you a copy of a premium suite...wouldn't that make both of you "pirates"? And honestly these issues you mention aren't even noticeable, at least not to me, except for the combobox glyph thing.
Reply #21 from WinCustomize Forums Top

I did not purchase this suite, thank god, i was simply asked to take a look at some issues by a friend, that did.

You do realise that puts both you AND 'your friend' in the class of 'warez-user'?

If and when actual faults are determined that warrant an amended release they can be done...

Reply #22 from WinCustomize Forums Top
You do realise that puts both you AND 'your friend' in the class of 'warez-user'?

If and when actual faults are determined that warrant an amended release they can be done...


Surely something being paid for should be faultless? else what warrants it having a price tag? the only reason we were made "warez-users" is because of the reasons stated above. I also dont see how its classed as being made "warez-user", he paid for it, he owns it, its his. Does that mean he violated pepsi cause i had a drink of a can he paid for? Dont avoid the issue
Reply #23 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Arrrrr... mate! Maybe you should...





SGT  
Reply #24 from WinCustomize Forums Top

i just have to say something about this. it seems stee03 doesn't know what he's talking about.

1.the menu item is not out of line. the margins are set as they are so the check mark is shown outside the indentation, not inside it. the way stee03 has the margins set forces a display that is horribly askew.
2. combo box and glyph look fine as is. i set the thing to tile and can see little, if any, difference. i will let stee03 slide on this one but fail to see any validity to his claim.
3. the start menu image is set to tile on all 4 subskins! i though tmaybe pixelpirate had mistakenly set one to stretch and other three to tile but he didn't. if it was set to stretch, stee03 or his friend must have changed things.
4. the systray image is NOT jagged on my machine.
5. classic colors? what's wrong with them?

personally, i'd have trust in the talents of a known artist the calibre of pixelpirate over some person who has yet to show any talent other than complain about a skin and then admit he didn't purchase it. and i don't think your friend actually owns the suite. pixelpirate and/or stardock designs owns it while your friend purchased a license to use it on his machine. i imagine it's treated the same as microsoft is with windows xp and vista.

Reply #25 from WinCustomize Forums Top
I have Object Desktop and Theme manager, but when I click to load Pirates, it doesn't.