Download the Stardock Central Beta Now!

Published on March 12, 2012 By GunslingerBara In Stardock Central Support

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

Comments (Page 8)

106

ZubaZ

on Apr 26, 2012

Anyone else having this issue . .post to https://forums.wincustomize.com/423329

Thanks.

107

RedneckDude

on Apr 26, 2012

Zubaz

reply 105

Quoting RedneckDude, reply 103Well, Bara, it shows my subs, but it is inaccurate for the ODNT sub. Way off, actually.

Other than that, good job! RND: I'll look into it in the morning. Shoot me an email or PM with the date that is showing.

Zu, YGM.

108

DaveBax

on Apr 26, 2012

While you are fixing things how about the new thing that has G=1 a couple of 0, Tweet and like. After you get off the first page they are right in the middle of the page numbers and also First Next. Thanks

109

Wizard1956

on Apr 26, 2012

When SDC auto updates , it has a dialog box open that says "Updating Stardock Central". The text runs off of the right side of the window.

110

Rosco_P

on Apr 27, 2012

DaveBax

reply 108

This is probably a cache issue. Refreshing or clearing your cache should fix it.

111

GunslingerBara

on Apr 27, 2012

Wizard1956

reply 109

When SDC auto updates , it has a dialog box open that says "Updating Stardock Central". The text runs off of the right side of the window.

I noticed that, it'll be fixed in the next update.

Bara

112

Disturbedcomputer

on Apr 27, 2012

2 find later

113

Wizard1956

on Apr 27, 2012

GunslingerBara

reply 111

I noticed that, it'll be fixed in the next update.

Great update, btw. I like the Hide Software feature in particular and the new Settings layout in general. Username and avatar are nice touches as well. Good job!!

One request: When logged in to SDC, it would be nice if clicking on Go To My Account would take you to the store account page already logged on there.

Also, no version of DX is showing as installed. XP(3.50 installed) or Win7(3.96 installed)

114

WebGizmos

on Apr 28, 2012

Another thing that would be nice is not having it restart automatically when somethings updated...so you could save anything your working on. I didn't know it was going to do that...didn't lose anything major...just a little image I was working on.

115

DaveBax

on Apr 28, 2012

Rosco_P

reply 110

This is probably a cache issue. Refreshing or clearing your cache should fix it.

Thanks but that isn't it. I clear it everyday.

116

Jimbo9294

on Apr 28, 2012

Finally found time yesterday, All I can say is, it went great....very smooth.

No problems here. Great work, everyone.

117

boboxi

on Apr 29, 2012

Set launch SDC on windows start up don't start program in system tray. instead just open a main window. how to fix that SDC will start in system tray.

118

GunslingerBara

on Apr 30, 2012

Wizard1956

reply 113

One request: When logged in to SDC, it would be nice if clicking on Go To My Account would take you to the store account page already logged on there.

Also, no version of DX is showing as installed. XP(3.50 installed) or Win7(3.96 installed)

We can't auto-log you in to the store for security reasons. Sorry.

As for your DesktopX issues... Can you try uninstalling it then re-installing it using Stardock Central? Or did you already do that? If so, can you contact support and let them know about the issue? They'll walk you through collecting some data to figure out the problem.

WebGizmos

reply 114

It's not supposed to do that. What software were you trying to update? Do you know what version it was before the update?

boboxi

reply 117

Set launch SDC on windows start up don't start program in system tray. instead just open a main window. how to fix that SDC will start in system tray.

There is no "minimize to tray on launch" Stardock Central option yet but I'll take it into a consideration for a future update.

Bara

119

RedneckDude

on Apr 30, 2012

GunslingerBara

reply 118

I have the same problem. Already did that. And the only version showing available in SDC is DX Pro 3.5.

120

Poink-A-Dibble

on May 12, 2012

GunslingerBara

reply 101

Just pushed an update to Stardock Central (Beta 2.70). The changelog is as follows:

Added a right-click option for software to go to it's product page on stardock.com (or wherever makes most sense).
Now showing the logged-in user's avatar and username in the corner of the Downloads section.
In the Downloads section, there is a new "View Subscriptions" link at the bottom right to view your current Object Desktop and WinCustomize subscription status.
Redesigned Settings popup to better separate Stardock Central options and to make things easier to find.
New Setting: Just Download. Allows you to just select and download our software without installing.
New Setting: Start on Windows Startup. Forces Stardock Central to start on Windows startup.
New Setting: Hide Software. Allows you to hide specific software from the Downloads section.

Stardock Central will automatically update itself the next time you launch it. If it does not, please wait a few hours and try again. If you do not yet have Stardock Central, you can get it here.

If you run into any errors or problems, please make a post in the Stardock Central Support forum!

Bara

Will there be a "Minimise to System Tray" option in any future updates? I find it a little annoying having to close SDC every time I start or restart my PC with the option "Launch Stardock Central on Windows Startup" selected. I did try searching the forums before asking this question but could only find a really old post to the old SDC dated August 2007 which looked like the feature wasn't included then also.

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