HELP PLEASE!!!!!!!!! I AM A NEW MEMBER....
Saturday, May 1, 2004 by Gaganjit | Discussion: WinCustomize Talk
Hi there I am new to this. Can someone PLEASE tell me how I apply a new skin/theme. I would like to apply the new SMILEY theme. I have downloaded and installed the DesktopX software already. When I try to lad the SMILY then I can only see parts of it??? How do I install the complete thing??
Your help is very much appriciated. THANKS!
Tippy
Your help is very much appriciated. THANKS!
Tippy
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Chris
Reply #2 Saturday, May 1, 2004 9:09 AM
Reply #2 Saturday, May 1, 2004 9:09 AM
If you mean the Smiley theme from the GUI Olympics site. That is not a DesktopX theme. That is a WindowBlinds skin. You'll need to install the WindowBlinds program before you can use that skin. You can find the shareware version of WindowBlinds here: http://www.windowblinds.net
Gaganjit
Reply #5 Saturday, May 1, 2004 9:22 AM
Chris and Eic thank you both very much for your help so far. However, when I try to install the SMILEY theme with the WindowBlinds software it tells me that it can not find the .UIS file in the SMILEY .zip???? Any clues??
Thanks,
Tippy
Reply #5 Saturday, May 1, 2004 9:22 AM
Chris and Eic thank you both very much for your help so far. However, when I try to install the SMILEY theme with the WindowBlinds software it tells me that it can not find the .UIS file in the SMILEY .zip???? Any clues??
Thanks,
Tippy
Erk.
Reply #6 Saturday, May 1, 2004 9:37 AM
Reply #6 Saturday, May 1, 2004 9:37 AM
Try this...
With windowblinds program open, click on install skin from disk. When the new dialog box opens, navigate to where you saved the smiley WB file, highlight the file, click ok. It will then load into the windowblinds program... hit apply, and you should be ok.
If that does not work, try re-downloading the smiley WB file, and re-do what I said above.
If that fails, then just wait and someone more experienced than me should be able to shed some light.
Good luck
(let us know how you got on though...)
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With windowblinds program open, click on install skin from disk. When the new dialog box opens, navigate to where you saved the smiley WB file, highlight the file, click ok. It will then load into the windowblinds program... hit apply, and you should be ok.
If that does not work, try re-downloading the smiley WB file, and re-do what I said above.
If that fails, then just wait and someone more experienced than me should be able to shed some light.
Good luck
(let us know how you got on though...)
[Message Edited]
Gaganjit
Reply #7 Saturday, May 1, 2004 9:48 AM
Eric,
I very much appriciate your detailed instructions above. I did exactly all that, however Windowblinds can't find the WB file ..at all? I specified the location ...I also tried to download the Smiley zip again ...same results ...hmmmm Anyone any ideas??
Thanks
Reply #7 Saturday, May 1, 2004 9:48 AM
Eric,
I very much appriciate your detailed instructions above. I did exactly all that, however Windowblinds can't find the WB file ..at all? I specified the location ...I also tried to download the Smiley zip again ...same results ...hmmmm Anyone any ideas??
Thanks
CerebroJD
Reply #8 Saturday, May 1, 2004 9:50 AM
Reply #8 Saturday, May 1, 2004 9:50 AM
Try right clicking on the download link at the GuiO site, and hitting "Save Target As", then save it to your computer. Then:
Try that.
| With windowblinds program open, click on install skin from disk. When the new dialog box opens, navigate to where you saved the smiley WB file, highlight the file, click ok. It will then load into the windowblinds program... hit apply, and you should be ok. |
Try that.
NightTrainthedark
Reply #9 Saturday, May 1, 2004 9:50 AM
Reply #9 Saturday, May 1, 2004 9:50 AM
What folder did you place the file into? What screen resolution are you running? The res may be effecting the DX theme but wont matter with WB. 
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Gaganjit
Reply #10 Saturday, May 1, 2004 9:59 AM
CerebroJD .....thanks. I just tried that ..same results
Reply #10 Saturday, May 1, 2004 9:59 AM
CerebroJD .....thanks. I just tried that ..same results
Erk.
Reply #11 Saturday, May 1, 2004 9:59 AM
Reply #11 Saturday, May 1, 2004 9:59 AM
Save the file to your desktop, if you did'nt already... easier to find that way.
(Thanks CJD
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(Thanks CJD
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CerebroJD
Reply #12 Saturday, May 1, 2004 10:01 AM
Reply #12 Saturday, May 1, 2004 10:01 AM
Strange. I''ll go download it and see if it works for me. I dont have it yet.
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Works for me.
Are you applying new skins through the Display Properties box, or WB Config? I''m using WB Config. What version of WB are you using?
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Works for me.
Are you applying new skins through the Display Properties box, or WB Config? I''m using WB Config. What version of WB are you using?
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Erk.
Reply #13 Saturday, May 1, 2004 10:01 AM
Reply #13 Saturday, May 1, 2004 10:01 AM
Ok... just a thought... you are using windowblinds, and not theme manager, aren't you?
CerebroJD
Reply #15 Saturday, May 1, 2004 10:06 AM
Brought down to prevent confusion.
Reply #15 Saturday, May 1, 2004 10:06 AM
| Are you applying new skins through the Display Properties box, or WB Config? I'm using WB Config. What version of WB are you using? |
Brought down to prevent confusion.
Gaganjit
Reply #16 Saturday, May 1, 2004 10:08 AM
I did put it in folder on my desktop. My res is set to 1280 X 960 ...that should not matter hmmm It still will not find the file when I try to load it with the software I get the following message: "There appears to be no .uis file in this skin. Are you sure this is a WindowBlinds skin?" This is why I had originally installed DesktopX thinking that is the software I needed, but I was told to install windowblinds ...
Reply #16 Saturday, May 1, 2004 10:08 AM
I did put it in folder on my desktop. My res is set to 1280 X 960 ...that should not matter hmmm It still will not find the file when I try to load it with the software I get the following message: "There appears to be no .uis file in this skin. Are you sure this is a WindowBlinds skin?" This is why I had originally installed DesktopX thinking that is the software I needed, but I was told to install windowblinds ...
Essencay
Reply #18 Saturday, May 1, 2004 10:11 AM
Reply #18 Saturday, May 1, 2004 10:11 AM
Delete the smiley .wba file and re-download it....you might have a corrupt download if it's working for everyone else.
Gaganjit
Reply #19 Saturday, May 1, 2004 10:12 AM
Eric does it really?? Hmm I guess im either doing something wrong here and or else just stupid enough not to get it I guess ... dang!
Reply #19 Saturday, May 1, 2004 10:12 AM
Eric does it really?? Hmm I guess im either doing something wrong here and or else just stupid enough not to get it I guess ... dang!
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Reply #1 Saturday, May 1, 2004 9:07 AM
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