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GalaxyBlast
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Joined: June 5th, 2012, 8:09 pm

Help I cant install any themes!

Post by GalaxyBlast »

Ok so I've been trying to install this space theme for the past hour and i can get it to work!
I'm extremely frustrated with this. Please help.

Here is the link to the theme: http://www.mediafire.com/?9l2lxoyvoo8589b
Timid
Posts: 9
Joined: June 6th, 2012, 7:55 pm

Re: Help I cant install any themes!

Post by Timid »

GalaxyBlast wrote:Ok so I've been trying to install this space theme for the past hour and i can get it to work!
I'm extremely frustrated with this. Please help.

Here is the link to the theme: http://www.mediafire.com/?9l2lxoyvoo8589b
What do you want to do with it ??
I got it running on my desktop. All i got is a transparent box with the words "application".
In the zip/rar folder, there is alot of files. But when i extract it to my pc. All i get is a .ini file.
Have not seen that before??!!?? But also i am very new..
If you still want it, i can help you.
Normally (in windows7).
You can find a folder in "documents" called "rainmeter".
In that folder there is a folder called. "skins". In the "skins" folder, you exctract the files/skins you would like. (this goes for almost all of the skins as far as i know)
now. After you exctracted the skins you liked, in the skins folder.
You go and open the program rainmeter.
(you can have rainmeter running doing the hole operation).
You find the button "update all". And now there should be a folder with the name of the skin you just exctracted. In your case. space skin.
You are now ready to activate the .ini file in rainmeter.
I have a video on youtube, that shows how to "install" a skin in rainmeter.
In the video its a clock. But the method is the same.
Hope it work out for you...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qpoOXic56Bc&feature=plcp

OHH..!!! And remember to UNBLOCK the files you download.! Sometimes you need to do that before you can edit it and so on...
good luck..
Best regards...
Timid
Timid
Posts: 9
Joined: June 6th, 2012, 7:55 pm

Re: Help I cant install any themes!

Post by Timid »

Timid wrote: What do you want to do with it ??
I got it running on my desktop. All i got is a transparent box with the words "application".
In the zip/rar folder, there is alot of files. But when i extract it to my pc. All i get is a .ini file.
Have not seen that before??!!?? But also i am very new..
If you still want it, i can help you.
Normally (in windows7).
You can find a folder in "documents" called "rainmeter".
In that folder there is a folder called. "skins". In the "skins" folder, you exctract the files/skins you would like. (this goes for almost all of the skins as far as i know)
now. After you exctracted the skins you liked, in the skins folder.
You go and open the program rainmeter.
(you can have rainmeter running doing the hole operation).
You find the button "update all". And now there should be a folder with the name of the skin you just exctracted. In your case. space skin.
You are now ready to activate the .ini file in rainmeter.
I have a video on youtube, that shows how to "install" a skin in rainmeter.
In the video its a clock. But the method is the same.
Hope it work out for you...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qpoOXic56Bc&feature=plcp

OHH..!!! And remember to UNBLOCK the files you download.! Sometimes you need to do that before you can edit it and so on...
good luck..
Best regards...
Timid

BLA BLA BLA.....
I´m sorry. But after a while i found out what whas wrong.
I got it all running on my pc now. I cant get it as a theme, But i can create a folder for it in documents > rainmeter > skins.
I need some sleep now, but if you want i can create a video where i show it?
Best regards.
Timid.