How come the logons and bootskins are in a format that BootSkin and Logon Studio cannot read?
Wednesday, October 20, 2004 by Deamaed | Discussion: Stardock Software
I am slightly confused as to why, for example, logons and bootskins are downloaded as .zip files with various files in them, when the programs that this site recommends to use to install them requires a different format? I discovered that copying the zipped folder contents into the programs directory allows access, but why is is so complicated?
For example, with DogmaX bootskin, I use bootskin to load, but it asks for a .bootskin file. However, the zip contains a .bmp and a bootskin.ini file, which Bootskin did not recognize. The same goes for LogonSudio, which wants a .LogonXP file, but the dogmaX download has a whole bunch of files wiht a theme.ini and a uifile.txt file instead.
For example, with DogmaX bootskin, I use bootskin to load, but it asks for a .bootskin file. However, the zip contains a .bmp and a bootskin.ini file, which Bootskin did not recognize. The same goes for LogonSudio, which wants a .LogonXP file, but the dogmaX download has a whole bunch of files wiht a theme.ini and a uifile.txt file instead.
NightTrainthedark
Reply #2 Wednesday, October 20, 2004 5:35 AM
Reply #2 Wednesday, October 20, 2004 5:35 AM
bootskins..change from .zip to .bootskin then double click on the file and it will self install to the bootskin folder.
logons...change from .zip to .logonstudio
logons...change from .zip to .logonstudio
Koasati
Reply #3 Wednesday, October 20, 2004 8:51 AM
Reply #3 Wednesday, October 20, 2004 8:51 AM
| logons...change from .zip to .logonstudio |
Rename to .logonxp 
Deamaed
Reply #4 Wednesday, October 20, 2004 9:09 AM
Reply #4 Wednesday, October 20, 2004 9:09 AM
Haha, that simple eh? SP2 CHANGES the extension of the download? That is bizarre...but not unexpected.
NightTrainthedark
Reply #5 Wednesday, October 20, 2004 9:33 AM
Reply #5 Wednesday, October 20, 2004 9:33 AM
oops, thanks for the cleanup Koasati. as usual
as usual
Archangel_Douglas
Reply #6 Thursday, October 21, 2004 12:31 AM
Reply #6 Thursday, October 21, 2004 12:31 AM
i dont think its SP 2: mozilla on my machine managed to recognise that the .bootskin was actually a .zip file, and as such, added a .zip extension to the end of .bootskin..
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Reply #1 Wednesday, October 20, 2004 2:37 AM