I've been using Rocketdock for a year or 2 now. It has had its bugs with my windows 7. It finally has gotten to me. It hasn't been updated in years.
What is a good replacement that gets current updates and has similar options with minimal bugs?
I use the free Object Dock. I'd have gone with Rocket Dock if I changed the dock a lot. But I just wanted a working dock, and Object Dock has been working great. A Guy
Have no fear my friend!
I recommend
- RK Launcher
- Stardock ObjectDock
- XWindows Dock
Download XWindows Dock for Windows
Download RkLauncher For Windows
Download ObjectDock for Windows
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have you considered 7 Stack lets you create custom jump list in Windows 7
He's asking for an alternative because it hangs on him.
Stardock Object Dock seems to be working fine for me. Thank you!
Edit: It's not working as well as I'd wish. But o well. If I put a shortcut on the desktop of a game, and drag it onto the dock, it sets the dock's icon directory to the shortcut, not the application the shortcut was meant for. Meaning once I delete the shortcut off the desktop (the entire point of a dock) the icons on the dock get errors and send you nowhere.
Now you might say, link the program itself for each one by hand!
1. That's annoying and a few extra useless steps that I don't understand why I'd have to do.
2. I run many of my applications and games thru steam. Even if they aren't standard steam games. And as far as I know, besides opening steam itself, the only other way to get to a non-steam application thru steam is to add it and create a desktop shortcut (since there is no true directory for apps run thru steam), which I eventually delete because I want the dock, which then gives me errors.
Workaround: I just made all the shortcuts I wanted, and made a new "Shortcuts" folder in my Object dock directory. Stupidly annoying and in my opinion bad programming that the icons on the dock are for the shortcut, not a new shortcut to the actual program I want to run.
Last edited by Static; 01 Jul 2010 at 13:50.
Can you tell me if you change the orientation from horizontal to vertical if there's a way to reverse the order of the icons with one button or setting? That's my one gripe about RocketDocks. When horizontal the leftmost icon becomes topmost when I change the orientation to vertical. Having to mouse way up to the top of the screen is a bummer!!
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