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Impulse Phase 2X Beta

November 17, 2008 5:15:05 PM from JoeUser ForumsJoeUser Forums

Impulse Phase 2 has gone into beta.

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To get it, make sure you have the latest version (just open up Impulse).

Then go to preferences by clicking on the Stardock orb and choose "use Impulse betas" to get access to the latest/greatest editions.

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Better. Stronger. Faster.

NOTE: The beta build removes the Impulse dock. We are going to release the Impulse dock as a free download later this week. This way, people who don't want the dock don't have to deal with it and the people who want it can get it.

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Frogboy
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Reply #1 November 17, 2008 5:38:21 PM
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Great! I've been waitin for this update.

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Reply #2 November 17, 2008 6:07:04 PM
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Is this the one that has an actual "skin" feature?

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Reply #3 November 17, 2008 6:35:34 PM
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Looks great! But I can't find the option "Use Impulse Betas"

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Frogboy
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Reply #4 November 17, 2008 6:37:42 PM
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OOOOH, me likey! 

I was able to hide the tabs I'll never use, change the options to show only installed programs, etc. etc.  This is SOOO much cleaner.  Well done!

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Reply #5 November 17, 2008 6:38:49 PM
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The History link for applications doesn't seem to function anymore.  I always like to check out what's changed in new versions. 

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Reply #6 November 17, 2008 6:55:10 PM
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Click the Stardock logo in the upper left corner. Select "More Preferences." On the general tab, the last check box is "Use beta versions of Impulse."

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Reply #7 November 17, 2008 6:55:41 PM
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Quoting DrJBHL,
reply 3
Looks great! But I can't find the option "Use Impulse Betas"

Click the blue Stardock button and the menu pops up, Click on Preferences and tick on "Use Impulse Betas".

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Reply #8 November 17, 2008 6:59:29 PM
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Sweet!

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Reply #9 November 17, 2008 7:14:17 PM
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When I go into explore and try to go to the My Colors theme Encounters, Impulse closes down and then when asked to send an error report, it says it cannot due weberror report link is not valid, doesn't regonise it, then it asks me to restart without sending error report and it opens again, is this a problem my side or yours?????? I still can't get into store to buy anything

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Reply #10 November 17, 2008 7:27:21 PM
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Fantastic news Downloading now!

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Reply #11 November 17, 2008 7:29:15 PM
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So far, so good. I kinda miss the black/orange theme....*sigh* but I can live with the blue

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Reply #12 November 17, 2008 7:43:45 PM
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It crashes on me always and it gets an error when trying to send report to stardock.

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Reply #13 November 17, 2008 7:50:53 PM
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Quoting hashonboat,
reply 12
It crashes on me always and it gets an error when trying to send report to stardock.

Can you describe your system setup? At what point does it crash?

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Reply #14 November 17, 2008 7:55:33 PM
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So far, so good. I kinda miss the black/orange theme....*sigh* but I can live with the blue

I assume they'll have a few theme toggles coming in the future.  This *is* Stardock, after all. 

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Reply #15 November 17, 2008 7:56:59 PM
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Crashing immediately on update on me too. Crashes as soon as you try and start the program.

 

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Component Details Subscore Base score
Processor Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo CPU T5750 @ 2.00GHz 4.9
3.4
  Determined by lowest subscore
Memory (RAM) 3.00 GB 4.5
Graphics NVIDIA GeForce 9300M G 3.4
Gaming graphics 1534 MB Total available graphics memory 4.4
Primary hard disk 39GB Free (111GB Total) 5.1
Windows Vista (TM) Home Premium

 

System  
  Manufacturer Acer
  Model Aspire 7720
  Total amount of system memory 3.00 GB RAM
  System type 32-bit operating system
  Number of processor cores 2
  64-bit capable Yes
Storage  
  Total size of hard disk(s) 221 GB
  Disk partition (C:) 39 GB Free (111 GB Total)
  Disk partition (D:) 107 GB Free (110 GB Total)
  Media drive (E:) CD/DVD
Graphics  
  Display adapter type NVIDIA GeForce 9300M G
  Total available graphics memory 1534 MB
        Dedicated graphics memory 256 MB
        Dedicated system memory 0 MB
        Shared system memory 1278 MB
  Display adapter driver version 7.15.11.7615
  Primary monitor resolution 1440x900
  DirectX version DirectX 10
Network  
  Network Adapter Broadcom NetLink (TM) Gigabit Ethernet
  Network Adapter Intel(R) PRO/Wireless 3945ABG Network Connection
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Reply #16 November 17, 2008 7:59:52 PM
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Updated with no trouble for me. But it's still crashing if I click on any game in the Store tab.

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Reply #17 November 17, 2008 8:06:47 PM
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I have my oreferences set to accept Beta versions yet I don't see "Use Impulse Beta" I see some people commenting on it so thwy were able to do it. Mine doesn't give me the choice. Note I live in Canada

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Reply #18 November 17, 2008 8:08:01 PM
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Very nice look to it. 

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Reply #19 November 17, 2008 8:25:58 PM
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OK i have the program running again (used thr repair function) but if i accept the latest update it crashes again.

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Reply #20 November 17, 2008 8:41:34 PM
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Everything is working perfectly so far.  Went through the store, put stuff in cart and went to check out.  All worked great.  I liked the orange color better too.  I wish we could make changes.

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Reply #21 November 17, 2008 9:09:35 PM
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Windows Vista Ultimate

Your computer has a Windows Experience Index base score of 5.5
Your Windows Graphics Experience score is 5.9

Core 2 Quad Q6600 oc @ 2.70 GHZ

Zalman "huge" cpu cooler

2x XFX GeForce 8600 GT OC  in SLI Mode  nvidia driver  7.15.11.7824

4x1GB RAM OCZ

(6) HDD's

C: = 250 GB Sata

D/E: = 160 GB IDE

F: = 500GB SATA

G: = 500 GB Maxtor one -touch external USB

H: = 250 GB IOMEGA external usb

M: = 1TB Seagate Barracuda SATA

V: = Memorex DVD DL Burner SATA

W: = BD-ROM SATA

(Dell 2408WFP(Digital)) 1 is attached to NVIDIA GeForce 8600 GT  @ 1920x1200

Creative X-Fi Extreme Music sound card

WinTV Tuner card

Logitech THX-5500 5.1 Sound System

Apevia Iceberg 680W Power Supply

A bunch of fans

I think that's about it. It crashes at start. I restarted me pc and the error came up immediately since the impulse fast start is in the registry.

If I click send error report this is the error that comes up

there was an error while submitting the error log. Please try again.LogException Web Service method name is not valid

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Reply #22 November 17, 2008 10:18:47 PM
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Does the separation of the Dock from Impulse mean the Dock will be independently configurable?

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Reply #23 November 17, 2008 10:35:02 PM
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The few tweaks that where made really improved things a lot.

I will download the dock when it becomes available again.  Didn't really like it at first but then I came to use it and my opinion of it has changed.

As some others have mention a capablility to have some skin options would be nice.

A very nice update gentlemen and ladies, but then that's what you always present to us.

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Reply #24 November 17, 2008 11:53:52 PM
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"Update"-tab doesn't change colour if updates are available. (Yes, I noticed the writing in the left hand corner, but it is not as obvious as a red tab)

Otherwise it feels faster than the last version. I like the blue too.

I still miss the ability to drag/move certain items from one tab to another. E.g I have moved the MyColors-suites to another tab so they don't clogg-up the 'Desktop'-tab. This was only possible by dragging the items from within the Impulse-dock to the newly created tab. With the dock gone, this is no longer possible.

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Reply #25 November 18, 2008 1:45:45 AM
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Hmmmmm.......left click on orb and crash......right click on orb and crash. Will not ever click on orb thingie again.

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