Help with adding skins and docklets
Tuesday, July 14, 2009 by nunyabusiness | Discussion: Tutorials
Hey, guys. Whats up? When ever I go and drag files to skins or docklets, it deletes it. I am able to create a new folder inside skins and when i drag the dll file, teracopy says I am denied entry. how do I fix this? Also, good site for skins for objectdock? Thanks.
Reply #2 Tuesday, July 14, 2009 9:48 AM
No, its not that because my computer would say its in use before denied entry. Thanks
Reply #3 Tuesday, July 14, 2009 10:03 AM
I think you found the right place for objectdock skins...
Reply #4 Tuesday, July 14, 2009 10:19 AM
where are you dragging from and to?
you need to put each whole unzipped folder
Reply #5 Tuesday, July 14, 2009 12:28 PM
To messiah1: Thanks, not sure if there were other sites besides this one.
To Bichur: I am dragging from either Desktop or Downloads. And I am decompressing with winrar.
Reply #6 Tuesday, July 14, 2009 12:32 PM
What happens if you try to extract directly to the backgrounds or docklets folders,instead of dragging them there?
Reply #7 Tuesday, July 14, 2009 12:33 PM
Have you tried a good old fashioned Ctrl+C (copy) Ctrl+V (paste)?
Reply #8 Tuesday, July 14, 2009 1:46 PM
Skins are not a problem anymore because I was putting them into the Program Files>Stardock>objectdock folders instead of documents>objectdock. Also, copy and paste or extracting won't work. Says Acces denied. And yes, I am the admin.
Reply #9 Tuesday, July 14, 2009 2:32 PM
Give Unlocker a look,it may do what you need. LINK
from the review: "The application removes file-access restrictions that prevent a user from moving, deleting, or renaming a file."
......"it unlocks or disables whatever is preventing the user to access that file"
It's freeware,so it costs nothing to try it.
Reply #10 Tuesday, July 14, 2009 2:50 PM
The preferred path to put them in is C:\Program Files\Stardock\ObjectDock\Backgrounds. I say this because some of us ObjectDock skinners hardcode the plus/minus images to reference that particular path. Otherwise, you won't get the use of the plus/minus images. 
That business with putting them in the ObjectDock Library folders located under My Documents came along with the .dockzip snazzle a while ago...yer hardliners still use the above referenced path though.
Reply #11 Tuesday, July 14, 2009 4:30 PM
Alright, thanks guys(girls?). Ill try that unlocker
EDIT: Tried that unlocker. And I was successfully able to install a docklets. Now, any docklets you recommend?
Reply #12 Tuesday, July 14, 2009 7:28 PM
I'm glad that worked for you. I recommend trying the stacks docklet,it really cuts down on dock clutter. LINK
Reply #13 Tuesday, July 14, 2009 8:44 PM
i installed stacks but don't really understand it. how do i apply it to folders?
Reply #14 Tuesday, July 14, 2009 8:54 PM
Give this video a look. It's brief tutorial for using them on OD. LINK
There are other videos listed on Google that may also help.
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Reply #1 Tuesday, July 14, 2009 1:16 AM
ObjectDock
Downloading Backgrounds
ObjectDock: Installing and Using Docklets
ObjectDock Gallery
denied entry sounds like you're trying to drag something in use