PIRATE your desktop!

Frogboy

Join Date 03/2001

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PIRATE your desktop!

Have Windows walk the plank with this new suite!

Transform your entire Windows desktop experience with the new Pirate Premium Suite! This suite, when applied, will change nearly every element of your Windows GUI!

Some users have asked to be "wowed" by Stardock Design and the Pirate suite aims to deliver that WOW.

The suite includes:

A WindowBlinds visual style (which supports both XP and Windows Vista)
An icon package that not only has 117 icons but has full Windows Vista icon package support (that means 256x256 sized icons and live folder support!)
Multiple wallpaper backgrounds
A CursorXP cursor pack that will work both with the current CursorXP and with the upcoming CursorVista enhanced cursor applying program.
A new Logon screen
A boot screen
ObjectDock background
A weather, clock calendar, media player gadget!
And to top it all off, a talking Pirate gadget!

This is definitely one of the best suites ever made. Check out these screenshots below:

Pirate Suite in action

Pirate CursorXP cursors

Get the Pirate Suite now!

NOTE: Requires Theme Manager 2.5 (Object Desktop users use Stardock Central to update).

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I usually don't pirate my operating systems.

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vStyler

Join Date 11/2004

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I usually don't pirate my operating systems.

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this suite is one of the greatest ones ive seen thus far

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sydneysiders

Join Date 04/2004

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Pirates look great!...

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Calendar, when choosing rt-click > Properties > Start when Windows Starts & show systray icon, doesn't remember sttings on reboot. Other Objects/Widgets do. Hmmm...

Everything else is stunning!

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neophil78

Join Date 06/2003

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I thought the Pirate wasn't working also...I could see his mouth moving but heard nothing..then I turned my sub-woofer up ( it was on the normal setting I always use ) and when I turned it way up I could hear him just fine..he says a lot too ..
Very cool Theme !!

Don't seem to change anything here ...

I want him to talk, hhheeeelllllllllllllllpppppppppppppppppppppppppp

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So does it support 64 bit yet? I'm still waiting to try the other suit I purchased two months ago.

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So does it support 64 bit yet?

Please refer to item #3 in the Frequently Asked Questions - https://www.wincustomize.com/Articles.aspx?aid=153286

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The pirate iz also silent for me. Subwoofer trick iz inefffectiv.

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KarmaGirl

Join Date 03/2001

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I have not been able to reproduce the non-talking Pirate. Please email support@stardock.com so that they can find a fix for you.

Also, for those having skin issues, the suite has been updated with an updated skin.

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neophil78

Join Date 06/2003

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I have not been able to reproduce the non-talking Pirate. Please email support@stardock.com so that they can find a fix for you.

Over the ocean ...

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Fore enywun who iz halving trubble getting The Pirate to talk: U halv too uze WMP az the defalt.

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ZubaZ

Join Date 11/2001

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Fore enywun who iz halving trubble getting The Pirate to talk: U halv too uze WMP az the defalt.

Translation:
For anyone who is having trouble gettng The Pirate to talk: You have to use WMP as the default.

So if I use iTunes, the Pirate won't speak?

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Zubaz - that haz been my experiens. I switched frum ITunez to WMP and violá: The Pirate, she speeks.

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neophil78

Join Date 06/2003

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I don't want to read .mp3's with WMP ...

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neophil78

Join Date 06/2003

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... And now, trouble with the Media Player gadget ...

How to change back which reader will be used ??? (seems to be impossible ... what kinda joke is this ??

)

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Will the cursor part with currently with Vista? I want to know before purchasing

I have also PM'd Nakor with a few other issues or is it better to ask someone else first? Zubaz or KarmaGirl maybe?

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neophil78

Join Date 06/2003

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... And as it was not enough, now both Bootskins are badly done (at least on XP) giving an about 20 pixels right border completly weird ...

I'm OK to pay a little bit for premium suite (that one is as the other premium ones very nice), but at least i'd like eveything in them to work fine and ar first use ...

When everything will be fixed ..

- Talking pirate non Talking
- Media Player gadget giving trouble if you want to change back reader default
- Both bootskins weird

- and perhaps other things i did'nt go on yet ??

Will Someone take care of this at least ?

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ZubaZ

Join Date 11/2001

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Will the cursor part with currently with Vista?

A CursorXP cursor pack that will work both with the current CursorXP and with the upcoming CursorVista enhanced cursor applying program.

CursorVista has not been released but the cursors will work with it when it is.

I have also PM'd Nakor with a few other issues or is it better to ask someone else first? Zubaz or KarmaGirl maybe?

Emailing support@stardock.com is the best way to be sure to get a response but thanks for thinking of me.

Neophil, I suggest that you contact support for the issues you are having.

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neophil78

Join Date 06/2003

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Neophil, I suggest that you contact support for the issues you are having.

Already done for the non talking guy but not fot thr two other trouble ...

I think others may have similar troubles that's why i post them here, there surely not specific to my PC, but to THIS suite ...

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ZubaZ

Join Date 11/2001

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I think others may have similar troubles that's why i post them here, there surely not specific to my PC, but to THIS suite ...

I would guess that you are right. And when you get a response from support that others could use I'd hope you could post it here.

I would hate for your problems to go unheard because the support team didn't see this post.

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PixelPirate

Join Date 07/2003

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- and perhaps other things i did'nt go on yet ??

Innocent until proven guilty.

I think others may have similar troubles that's why i post them here, there surely not specific to my PC, but to THIS suite ...

I don't see other posting the issues you're having with the bootskins and media player, and trust me when I say a suite like this is tested thoroughly on several systems before released, so any errors will get caught.

What does the bootskin(s) look like when you boot up? They look perfectly fine on my set up...

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KarmaGirl

Join Date 03/2001

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tested thoroughly on several systems before released

hehe...this one was "tested" on many machines around here from its beginning builds.

The media player is also using DXplayer as its base, which has been used in *a lot* of media player gadgets. What is happening when you choose a different media program in the gadget preferences?

The issue with Bootskin may be bootskin itself (funny little free program that it is) and not the skin itself.

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neophil78

Join Date 06/2003

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What does the bootskin(s) look like when you boot up? They look perfectly fine on my set up...

I get on all the vertical right border off the screen on about 15 to 20 pixels size a broken part in the back image which is followed by another piece of image ... (well difficult to explain ...

)

The issue with Bootskin may be bootskin itself

Nope, it's OK, i get hundreads of bootskins (well maybe not as much ... LoL) running fine with it

What is happening when you choose a different media program in the gadget preferences?

That's exactly what i can't do, choosing back another media program (i choose fistly "Winamp", but i'd wanted to view what will be the result if choosing WMP - according to the fact it seem The Talking Pirate may talk if .mp3's are readen by default by WMP as some guys told - , and i can't do that)

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Fore enywun who iz halving trubble getting The Pirate to talk: U halv too uze WMP az the defalt.

Winamp is my default and I have no problems getting the blighter to talk.

Also, for those having skin issues, the suite has been updated with an updated skin.

I'm at work so I haven't tried yet but, just for clarification, do I use the original link to download or is there some other method?

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