Great post!
Thanks!

You should email this to support@stardock.com to be sure they are aware!

Awesome... if i used Vista.. LOL Love it.. need to install it.

But this requires UAC to be turned on for DesktopX to work, correct?
This still presents a problem for me because UAC has to be turned off or it won't allow IE7 to print to PDF.  

CarGuy1,

please look how I made this step by step (my OS is Vista Ultimate x 86):

1. I turned off the UAC before installing SP1

2. Then you need create the text file like "vistasp.txt" and copy and paste this code (I found it in the internet):

@echo off

reg delete HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\WindowsUpdate\VistaSp1 /f > NUL 2>&1
reg delete HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\WindowsUpdate\VistaSP1 /f > NUL 2>&1

reg add HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\WindowsUpdate\VistaSp1 /v Beta1 /t REG_SZ /d dcf99ef8-d784-414e-b411-81a910d2761d /f
IF NOT %errorlevel% == 0 ( goto ERROR)

:SUCCESS
@echo.
echo ===========================================================
echo Windows Vista SP1 registry key has been set successfully.
echo Please check for updates in Windows Update.
echo ===========================================================
@echo.
goto END

:ERROR
@echo.
echo ===========================================================
echo FAILED to set Windows Vista SP1 registry keys.
echo Please run this script by right clicking and selecting
echo "Run as Administrator".
echo ===========================================================
@echo.
goto END

:END
pause

Then rename it to "vistasp.cmd" and run. After that restart your PC.

3. Run Windows Update that will offer you to install Vista SP1 RC refresh 2 (build 6001.1800) that is RTM.

4. Install it. Then run msconfig and enable the UAC in the "Tools" tab and restart your PC,

5. Run Tweak Vista and make the necessary adjustments (look above). This is all...

Best Regards.

P.S. Windows Firewall, Windows Defender and Remote Security (IPsec) are disabled on my PC. I use ESET Smart Security for this.

Zubaz,

I think we need to test this on a several other computers to be sure that this works not only for me... Then we will send information to Stardock Support.   

One more thing i found right now - the Vista SP1 automatically moves any DX files here:

C:\Users\"CURRENT USER"\AppData\Local\VirtualStore\Program Files\Stardock\Object Desktop\DesktopX\Objects

It independently creates this data folder...

Hi folks; Installed the released SP1 today and had the UAC OFF all along then All of the themes that I had created crashed DesktopX! It's not totally ready. You can make a new theme with the system boots with SP1 but if a theme is already created like mine are, it crashes Desktoop X....Any Ideas from anyone eles that has just installed the real realease or just the RC Groups? Automan

Use this suggestion from Vad_M. It worked for me.

The Easy Way

For those of you like me that do not have 'Stardock Tweak Vista' (STV), when you download it you'll find that you can't use this tweak without purchasing the program.

You'll have to spend $19.95 to work around a bug in Stardock programs by buying another Stardock program...

Good News!

No you don't! All 'STV' is doing is modifying Vista Administrator settings. You can do this with Vista's built in Administrative Tools in 4 very easy steps.


1) Open the 'Local Security Policy' Administrative Tool.
You can do this 2 ways:
a) REALLY EASY: Open a run box and enter "%SystemRoot%\system32\secpol.msc /s"
Then click 'OK'
PRETTY EASY: Open the Control Panel and choose 'Administrative Tools'
In the new window, double click on 'Local Security Policy'

2) Select 'Security Options' by double clicking on 'Local Policies' and then single
clicking on 'Security Options'

3) Open the following policy by double clicking on it:

'User Account Control: Behavior of the elevation prompt for administrators in Admin Approval Mode'

(Basically, you need to scroll down and know how to read...not too tough.)

4) Change the setting to: "Elevate without prompting" and click 'OK'. (No reboot needed!)
(This will make Vista act as if UAC is off even when it is not. This is the exact same tweak that Stardock uses and costs you $19.95 to enable.)


For your peace of mind, there is an "Explain" tab on this last step. Feel free to read through it so you can see that it is in fact doing what I say it does.

It's pretty easy to do, so if you are lost and having trouble... you may be trying to type on your toaster.

TweakVista does much more than what you describe.