Rainlendar skins help, please.
Tuesday, July 27, 2004 by Sleeping Dragon | Discussion: Stardock Software
I have sucessfully installed Rainlendar (I believe), but when I try to load a new download a new skin from Wincustomize, and extract it to rainlendar/skins, I am unable to get that skin to apply. Could someone just tell me the path to use or how to extract it properly? I am able to use the 3 skins that came with the download of rainlendar, no problem.
Thank you.
Thank you.
Sleeping Dragon
Reply #2 Tuesday, July 27, 2004 11:15 AM
Reply #2 Tuesday, July 27, 2004 11:15 AM
Did that and even restarted the computer. It does not show up in the skins menu. 
Sleeping Dragon
Reply #3 Tuesday, July 27, 2004 11:16 AM
Reply #3 Tuesday, July 27, 2004 11:16 AM
The folder created in the skins folder has the same attributes as the default folders, but it will not show up in the menu so I don't know how to apply it.
Sleeping Dragon
Reply #5 Tuesday, July 27, 2004 11:33 AM
Reply #5 Tuesday, July 27, 2004 11:33 AM
I tried it with the Cyrix_RL that is by Neophil78 and the Cyrix_RL by danilloOc from a different web page, so I don't believe the problem is the skin. Any ideas? Thank you for helping.
CerebroJD
Reply #6 Tuesday, July 27, 2004 11:44 AM
Reply #6 Tuesday, July 27, 2004 11:44 AM
Try just extracting the zip into the Skins folder. When those were packaged, the entire folder was put into the zip file, so the Cyrix folder will automaticly be created. Make sense?
Sleeping Dragon
Reply #8 Tuesday, July 27, 2004 11:50 AM
Reply #8 Tuesday, July 27, 2004 11:50 AM
No go. Th first way worked with R-calendar by adni18 so I'm not sure what the problem is.
Sleeping Dragon
Reply #9 Tuesday, July 27, 2004 11:57 AM
Reply #9 Tuesday, July 27, 2004 11:57 AM
ok this is a stretch. It worked with r-calendar which does not have an _RL after the skin name, but does not work with any skins that do have an _RL after the skin name. Could there be part of the initial download that did not install properly?
do I need to install more than just the current rainlendar version?
do I need to install more than just the current rainlendar version?
Sleeping Dragon
Reply #10 Tuesday, July 27, 2004 12:34 PM
Reply #10 Tuesday, July 27, 2004 12:34 PM
I have tried downloading other skins from other sites, uninstalled and reinstalled rainlendar, tried to save just the zip file, extracted to a folder, and still the only skins are the default skins and r-calendar. 
>
>
CerebroJD
Reply #11 Tuesday, July 27, 2004 12:54 PM
Reply #11 Tuesday, July 27, 2004 12:54 PM
Try to install the Cyrix one again. After you do this, there should be a Cyrix folder in the Skins folder. Go into it and tell me what you see.
Sleeping Dragon
Reply #12 Tuesday, July 27, 2004 1:20 PM
Reply #12 Tuesday, July 27, 2004 1:20 PM
when I extract the zip file to a folder within skins, and then left click on that folder, there is another folder that is called Cyrix_RL. If I left click on that there are 6 BMP files, one jpeg, one read me and one initialization file
CerebroJD
Reply #13 Tuesday, July 27, 2004 1:30 PM
Reply #13 Tuesday, July 27, 2004 1:30 PM
Copy that Cyrix_RL folder into the main Skins folder and delete the the folder you copied it out of.
A skin cannot be within a folder inside a folder. Rainlendar\Skins\Skin_Name\Skin_Folder\*files* doesnt work. Rainlendar\Skins\Skin_Name\*files* does work.
[Message Edited]
A skin cannot be within a folder inside a folder. Rainlendar\Skins\Skin_Name\Skin_Folder\*files* doesnt work. Rainlendar\Skins\Skin_Name\*files* does work.
[Message Edited]
Sleeping Dragon
Reply #14 Tuesday, July 27, 2004 1:39 PM
Reply #14 Tuesday, July 27, 2004 1:39 PM
Woooooooooooooooo Hooooooooooooooooo!!!!
You're awesome!
Thank you for the help. That did it. Any idea why it duplicates itself on the download?
You're awesome!
Thank you for the help. That did it. Any idea why it duplicates itself on the download?
CerebroJD
Reply #15 Tuesday, July 27, 2004 2:04 PM
Reply #15 Tuesday, July 27, 2004 2:04 PM
Yes. What the author did was put the FOLDER into a zip file, not the contents. This means that when you extract it into a new folder in the skins folder, you get the duplicate. If you had just extracted it straight into the Skins folder, it would have worked right from the get-go, but I couldnt figure out how to explain it to you. Good job figuring it out. 
Please login to comment and/or vote for this skin.
Welcome Guest! Please take the time to register with us.
There are many great features available to you once you register, including:
- Richer content, access to many features that are disabled for guests like commenting on the forums and downloading skins.
- Access to a great community, with a massive database of many, many areas of interest.
- Access to contests & subscription offers like exclusive emails.
- It's simple, and FREE!
Reply #1 Tuesday, July 27, 2004 10:50 AM