Hi I was wondering of anyone can help me, when I load itunes, limewire and a few other programs off objectdock it disables the vista aero theme, also it always brings up the windows live installer when i try to launch MSN messenger? Any ideas? They load fine if I load them up normally, pleas help its so annoying!
Thanks
First, OD has nothing to do with your losing aero in Vista, it's due to one of the programs you're loading from OD. Latest version of iTunes is not the culprit, I don't run Limewire, and not sure what the "few others" are. I suggest starting from scratch with no programs running, then launch them one at a time and see which one causes aero to go away.
As far as MSN messenger....sounds like you're pointing to the wrong executable or your working directory is not set properly.
Well thanks but I already know that itunes disables aero when I launch it from Objectdock, I know that OD is the problem because if I load itunes from the start menu it loads fine without stopping aero.
Are you using some sort of docket with ObjectDock. Otherwise, I haven't heard of this issue before.
I had this problem on Vista x64, has to do with quicktime, re-install itunes+quicktime and you should be okay and make sure your dock loads iTunes with the iTunes link i.e.:
C:ProgramDataMicrosoftWindowsStart MenuProgramsiTunesiTunes.lnk
Thats all I did and I am okay now.
I had this problem on Vista x64, has to do with quicktime, re-install itunes+quicktime and you should be okay and make sure your dock loads iTunes with the iTunes link i.e.:C:ProgramDataMicrosoftWindowsStart MenuProgramsiTunesiTunes.lnk
Thats all I did and I am okay now.
Hmm thanks for you help but it doesn't seem to have worked, I may resort back to RD but OD is the one with a Taskbar hide option, which dock does everyone use for vista?
I use OD plus, but I don't hide the taskbar
Hey jamse, i had this problem when loading itunes from objectdock too. however i've found a solution 
what you have to do is to get objectdock to tell windows to launch the app, not launch it itself.
1) create a folder (for example "c:itunes")
2) create a file in notepad that contains the following:
@echo off
start c:progra~1itunesitunes.exe
(this presumes itunes is installed in the default location) and save it in your new folder as "itunes.bat"
3) create another file in notepad with this text:
CreateObject("Wscript.Shell").Run """" & WScript.Arguments(0) & """", 0, False
...and save as "invis.vbs" in the same folder
4) on your dock create a new shortcut to "C:WindowsSystem32wscript.exe"
and in the arguments bit put:
"c:itunesinvis.vbs" "c:itunesitunes.bat"
5) change the icon and title of the shortcut, click Ok... and there you go, fully working shortcut WITH aero intact 
let me know how u get on
That doesn't work drewzee, maybe because my itunes is saved in "Program Files (x86)" folder?
ok then, just replace the text in the itunes.bat file with
start itunes
you dont need the directory path anyway, duno why i put it to start with!
sorry, hopefully this should work 4 u
Hey thanks for your help but i'm just using rocketdock at the moment and its working fine, I might just stop all this tampering with Vista and get a sodding Mac, would make things alot easier.
ok then, just replace the text in the itunes.bat file withstart itunes
you dont need the directory path anyway, duno why i put it to start with!
sorry, hopefully this should work 4 u
Nope still doesnt work?
yahooplop, r u using 64bit Vista? if so i don't know if this will or should work.
yeh forgot to note I am using 64-bit lol sorry
ok, as a last attempt, here's some troubleshooting...
- make sure the .bat & .vbs files contain the correct text and have the right extension (eg. "itunes.bat" not "itunes.bat.txt")
- try opening the "itunes.bat" file in explorer, if itunes starts ther's no problem there.
- when creating the shortcut on the dock link it to "wscript.exe" (no file path) & use same arguments as mentioned.
I have the same problem. I run OD+ 1.9.535u on both my Dell m1330 laptop and PC both with 4GB ram and fast processors.
On my pc it works PERFECTLY running Windows Vista Ultimate SP1 32-bit.
On my laptop however, whenever i open any Microsoft Office program, MSN Messenger, or Firefox it displays the applications without Aero styling. Firefox appears with XP theme and Office does not have transparent glass title bars. Laptop is running Windows Vista Business SP1 32-bit.
I recall reading other posts having problems with Vista Business - this may be the culprit, i don't know how though.
PROBLEM SOLVED!
After much frustration i read an MS doc all about Desktop Window Manager (DWM) which listed all the automatic ways aero could be disabled for a Window.
Long story short, i found that ObjectDock.exe was set to Windows XP SP1 compatibility mode.
RESOLUTION
- open ObjectDock.exe properties and goto Compatiblity tab
- uncheck "Run this program in compatibility mode"
- click "Show settings for all users" at bottom of screen
- uncheck "Run this program in compatibility mode" for all users
- restart firefox
- fixed.
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