Issue installing skins

[Byus]

Hello, fairly new to Rainmeter. Anytime I try to install a skin by running a .rmskin file, I get this error:

Rainmeter Skin Installer:

Your version of Windows is not supported by this package.

Contact the package author for more information.

I am using Windows Vista Home Premium, and the most recent release of RainMeter on the homepage.

I've tried installing several different skins, but none work for me. I've tried reinstalling Rainmeter as well.

[Kaelri]

To ask the obvious question: what version of Windows are you running?

[Byus]

To ask the obvious question: what version of Windows are you running?

Wow, terribly sorry. I usually don't leave out details like that. I am using Windows Vista Home Premium, and the most recent release of RainMeter on the homepage.

[poiru]

Could you link a few skins you've tried to install?

[Byus]

Could you link a few skins you've tried to install?

Sure. There are quite a few. I downloaded from the links on the Discover tab.

Link 1 Link 2 Link 3 Link 4

[poiru]

Sure. There are quite a few. I downloaded from the links on the Discover tab.

Link 1 Link 2 Link 3 Link 4

The author of Link 3 has set Windows 7 to be a requirement (although the skins will work perfectly fine on XP/Vista). Blame the author

As to the others, they should work perfectly fine. Can you confirm that Link 1, for example, does not work?

[jsmorley]

FWIW, Link1 works fine for me.

[Byus]

As to the others, they should work perfectly fine. Can you confirm that Link 1, for example, does not work?

I tried that one before, but it didn't work. But it's working now. I may have skipped over it or something. Thanks. How do I know if the skin is compatible with my version of windows?

[poiru]

I tried that one before, but it didn't work. But it's working now. I may have skipped over it or something. Thanks. How do I know if the skin is compatible with my version of windows?

I looked at it (Link 3) and it doesn't seem to use any Windows 7 specific features. You can request the author to reupload the package with Windows requirement set to XP (or you can manually extract the .rmskin file and install it yourself).