Error message when trying to install new skins

[Zornosaur]

Whenever I try and install a skin by opening a .rmskin file, I get the following error message:

Error: SkinPath not found in rainmeter.ini. Make sure that Rainmeter has been run at least once.

I've run rainmeter multiple times so I'm not sure what the problem is. Any ideas?

[jsmorley]

From the Rainmeter context menu on the system tray, select "Edit settings". That will open Rainmeter.ini in your default editor. Copy and paste the line beginning with SkinPath= here.

[Zornosaur]

SkinPath=C:\Users\<username>\Documents\Rainmeter\Skins\

[jsmorley]

Does that folder in fact exist? Are there files in it?

[Zornosaur]

Yeah. The default skin file is in it.

[poiru]

Open the Run dialog (WIN + R), type in regedit, press Enter. Then browse to HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Rainmeter skin\DefaultIcon and take note of path on the right.

Then, open Rainmeter (or restart it if it's already open). Right-click on the tray icon -> About. At the end of the log, you'll see "Path: some path here".

Post both paths here.

[Zornosaur]

C:\Program Files\Rainmeter\Addons\Rainstaller\Rainstaller.exe,0

I don't see any path in the about dialog...

[poiru]

C:\Program Files\Rainmeter\Addons\Rainstaller\Rainstaller.exe,0

I don't see any path in the about dialog...

Try this:
- Right-click on tray icon -> Logging -> Start Logging
- Restart Rainmeter
- Right-click on tray icon -> Logging -> Show log.

The path should be there (and you can stop logging, if you want).

[Zornosaur]

NOTICE: (00:00:00.000) Path: C:\Program Files\Rainmeter\
NOTICE: (00:00:00.000) IniFile: C:\Users\<username>\AppData\Roaming\Rainmeter\Rainmeter.ini
NOTICE: (00:00:00.000) SkinPath: C:\Users\<username>\Documents\Rainmeter\Skins\
NOTICE: (00:00:00.016) PluginPath: C:\Program Files\Rainmeter\Plugins\

[poiru]

Try installing http://poiru.net/Rainmeter-2.1-r785-alpha3.exe