shell help

Sunday, July 15, 2001 by Taylor Blum | Discussion: WinCustomize Talk

i have read on the lite step.com website. I really have no idea about windows shells. i dont wanna mess up my comp, and i have no idea how to install the litestep themes anyways. SO i was wandering if anyone has documents or advice to share. bye.
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Jafo
Reply #1 Sunday, July 15, 2001 2:32 AM
Taylor...
If you are using Win98, then things aren't all that difficult.
LiteSTEP only needs to be pointed to in your system.ini file in the [boot] section, the line reading....
shell=explorer.exe
needs to be...
shell=c:\litestep\litestep.exe

That's it, providing you have installed Litestep in that path.

IMPORTANT******IMPORTANT

ONLY attempt to play with shell replacements if you know how to boot into dos at start-up and edit your system.ini from there if all goes weird.
If not, get back to us here...and we can help you some more.
The first rule of Shells and LiteSTEP in particular is RTFM.

I have been using LiteSTEP continuously since 1997, and am still RTFMing...

bananafactor
Reply #2 Sunday, July 15, 2001 6:41 AM
come on, Jafo, give him some help links, where he can find some beginner's info. I just started stepping some time ago, and you gave me some helpful links back then. So I know you have them - I'd give them to him myself but I can't remember where I put them...

And, Taylor: listen to Jafo

Jafo
Reply #3 Sunday, July 15, 2001 6:59 AM
Well...Litestep.net is still down, chatting to the FBI...so the one to go to is Floach.pimpin.net... http://www.floch.pimpin.net ....so there....Spell checker

Maxim
Reply #4 Sunday, July 15, 2001 7:18 AM
You might want to spell-check that http://floach.pimpin.net ... (this one is right)

Jafo
Reply #5 Sunday, July 15, 2001 7:41 AM
http://www.floach.pimpin.net bugger!

Thanks, Maxim....Grrrr.....

Jafo
Reply #6 Sunday, July 15, 2001 7:44 AM
http://www.floach.pimpin.net ....should be right.

My fingers refuse to work right....

Jafo
Reply #7 Sunday, July 15, 2001 7:49 AM
http://floach.pimpin.net/



Oh, I give up....Floach bloody-well moved it....gotta be the reason....


Use Maxim's link or this one....the other squillion are all potty...

Jafo
Reply #8 Sunday, July 15, 2001 7:56 AM
Actually....he seems to be in the middle of a site re-construction, so things are looking pretty darn bleak at the moment....even LS2K keeps getting me to a porn site...

Phar0e
Reply #9 Sunday, July 15, 2001 11:24 AM
http:\\www.ls2k.org
or
http:\\www.shellfront.org
or two of the best sites to check. Shellfront in particular has several good tutorials on installing, upgrading. etc.

Phar0e
Reply #10 Sunday, July 15, 2001 11:25 AM
ok, so why are my links not hyperlinking or giving me neato icons?

Jafo
Reply #11 Sunday, July 15, 2001 6:40 PM
Phil....your slashes are pointing the wrong way...hehe....blimey, how do you ever get anywhere?
Ya worse than me....

http://www.ls2k.org
or
http://www.shellfront.org

Xymantix
Reply #12 Sunday, July 15, 2001 8:43 PM
So I guess a few others are going through litestep.net withdrawals of their own Misery loves company! Now I have to get my fix by visiting themes.org...

Taylor Blum
Reply #13 Sunday, July 15, 2001 9:35 PM
Im not sure i know how to get right into dos on boot. someone please tell me how. thank you

Xymantix
Reply #14 Sunday, July 15, 2001 9:40 PM
It would probably be easiest to look into using a shell manager - that way you could simply reboot and select Windows Explorer next time if something went wrong with your previous choice. What OS are you on?

Jafo
Reply #15 Monday, July 16, 2001 12:10 AM
Taylor...
In win98...hold down the F8 key as your comp boots.
You should get to the start menu for Safe mode, etc.
Choose command prompt only.
Type 'edit c:\windows\system.ini' [without quotes]
press
Find the [boot] section of system.ini
shell= line should read...
shell=explorer.exe
for Normal Windows explorer....
or
shell=c:\litestep\litestep.exe
for normal installs of LiteSTEP.

Edit to suit.
Save
Reboot....

Jafo
Reply #16 Monday, July 16, 2001 12:13 AM
Damn...the 'press' line lost the 'enter'
Must remember not to use those arrow keys...

craeonics
Reply #17 Monday, July 16, 2001 4:26 AM
And don't worry Taylor, as you can see by the problems the 'Step masters have with just typing, LiteStep misn't all that hard if they'd got it up and running (just remember how to edit you system.ini from DOS and you're home free).

Jafo
Reply #18 Monday, July 16, 2001 8:02 AM
Oh shutup, Crae....

Phar0e
Reply #19 Monday, July 16, 2001 4:20 PM
Slashes can go more than one direction??
No wonder I get my paths all screwed up in my step's. hehe


Taylor Blum
Reply #20 Tuesday, July 17, 2001 1:36 AM
okay im on windows ME. i can do that F8 to get into my bios, but i dont see anywhere where it says Command promt only. So i still dont know how to get into dos right at boot up, i do know how to edit the shell though.

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