Zubaz...thank you

I understand if others are just having fun, but they must think that if someone takes the time to post and they have no information for them, then the best thing to do is not to reply.
When a person has a question most do not appreciate it when others decide to poke/have fun with a valid concern.
You are correct that Island Dog didn't reply in a mean or angry way, but he didn't answer the question at hand. He basically said buy our product which will give you access to the beta.
My answer to that is...I am not sure I want to buy anything as of yet. I have tried several of the programs which all had issues (other than objectdock which seems to work very well and I have recommended it to others).
Windowblinds and WindowFX both are programs I am very interested in but both have issues on Vista Home Premium. I am an IT professional and know how to find fixes via the forums, but in this case since I am new to Stardock I need to see proof before I purchase.

Thank you

You make a good point.  Once you know us you understand . . but you have to get to know us. 
But . . you have to admit . . that asking the same question over and over again  . . . when the answer really is "no one knows and SD isn't saying" doesn't serve much point and spreading some humor at least provides some entertainment.  

WindowsFX is not Vista certified.  I have used the Minimize to (active) thumnail successfully but Vista has it's own preview and the WB skins I use have their own shadows so I can't talk to that.

Please start a new post about your WB issues on Home Premium . . lets see if we can't find a fix.    

Philly0381.....thanks for your reply.

I understand your point, but mine has gone unanswered. I am willing to wait and have no problems with patience. I do think that those less patient deserve some sort of update.

It is not my fault that Stardock advertised a release, and now leave it up in the air.

A simple March 08, June 08, November 08, or February 09 for that matter would do.

Things happen when trying to ready software for public release, so I do not hold it against anyone for the delay, But I do believe that people who are seeking asnwers in the form of a timeframe for the release, or an update explaining the delay is not asking too much.

Thank you.

I should note that people will typically not give exact release dates in the event the product is delayed because someone will always come back and say..."well "x" told me..."

When there is more information about the release, it will be announced.  Otherwise, we don't want to release something that isn't fully ready. 

I are anxiously in anticipation of this too too much but...it can't get here before it get here...  

JHG120:  Thanks for coming back adn posting.  It's more rare for folks to say nice things in a forum.  I saw this post updated adn was prepared for the worst.  Thanks for ruining my expectations.      

I doubt it's a record.  
At least I am consistant, right?

There is a version of DeskScapes that runs on all versions of Vista available right now. It's on Object Desktop right now.

As far as a publicly available free version, we don't have a firm date yet.

I have a suggestion: we all know that OD subscribers have had access to the beta for over a month now (and yes, your November announcement stated the final public release of DS 2 would be in Feb 2008. I believe it still says that). Anyway, I like many others have purchased far more than $49.00 worth of SD products over the years. I receive betas on SD Central, so why not release the Deskscapes beta to those with SD Central. That should keep everyone happy until the public release. Just a thought.

Like many here, I've been waiting patiently for the arrival of DeskScapes for Vista Home Premium. But I've grown increasingly impatient and am very close to breaking down and just buying the whole ObjectDesktop package so I can get the beta. If this was StarDock's business plan, congratulations, it succeeded. But $50 is a lot of money to plunk down just to try something. I bought the full OD package years ago and was continually frustrated at the clunkiness of the way the pieces fit together as a suite. But that was in the early days of XP, so I'm hoping the program has changed now that PCs are more powerful and have cycles to spare. Here goes nothing . . .

Thanks. I do appreciate this forum and support.

I downloaded OD while at home on my lunch break. I only had about 30 minutes to tinker, and I'm going to have to tinker some more this evening. I'll figure it out.

I have to report, regretfully, that the clunkiness of OD is still there. Here's a walkthrough of what a new user faces: OK, let's purchase ObjectDesktop. Click buy and complete the purchase. You don't actually get to download OD right away, of course, you have to install Stardock Central. (No big deal for me, I get it, but can you see how this process can already be off the rails for a new user who thought he was purchasing a program and not an interface?) OK, Stardock Central installed. Now I get to install DeskScapes, right? Well, not sure. Have you checked the "show beta" version (or similar) so that you can actually download the version you need? OK, I think so. Great, seems to be installed now. Run the program, open folder containing dreams. Nothing there, even though I thought it came with three dreams by default. No matter, I'll go to Wincustomize and download a dream. "Solar Flare" in the featured list looks good, let's try that. OK, a few minutes to download a 140MB file. Done. Where is the dream file? Can't find it. Lunch break is over, back to work. This will have to wait.

Please don't take any of the above as gratuitous whining, just as an honest observation of what it was like to purchase OD and try to get it going again. This experience was very much like my first time with OD years ago. I was really hoping it would be more seamless.

I'm not a newbie to software, and I enjoy tinkering and getting something to work. It's just nice when software doesn't need that. I'll spend more time with OD and DeskScapes this evening and report back, I hope, with some success.

You may have been asked this before Zubaz.... Do you work for Stardock?