Boot Skin Wont Work?

cant ...figure ..out ...what ...you mean. Are you using skins or making them?I'm sure the designers of the skins that 'blow' will be glad to hear from you.

You mean download, Einstein!




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Downloading is all relative!!!
Here's what ya do
DOWNLOAD the bootskin from the Library, save it somewhere. (make mental note of where you saved it)
Open the Bootskin program. Click file, then import from file. Navigate to where you saved the stein.bootskin file and select it. Then click open.
The unwitting genius with the fantastic hair will now be present in your list of bootskins.

Or....you can just double click on the dl and *Poof* it installs itself

I've had that problem also (file is corrupted or folder is read only).
Do this:
Create a new folder in the skins folder where Bootskins is installed (probably C:\Program Files\Stardock\Wincustomize\BootSkins). Name the new folder the same as the skin you've downloaded. Open the bootskin file with winzip, extract the files inside to the folder you just created. Start Bootskins and you should see the new skin.
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Thats what I do and it works fine.

Having the same problem with downloads...i've tried using winzip as suggested and still no go. I've attempted to download all 22 available boot screens however I keep getting "corrupted file and/or read only"????? Problem with this new utility????

Just doubleclick on the .bootskin file. It works for me

Well.....I've tried everything that has been suggested in the message boards and in the bootskins area itself....it still doesn't work. Yes, I have created a folder in the correct file path and it still says file corrupt.

Is it possible that SP1 is needed? I had it on my system when it first came out and it caused a major conflict with some programs and I offed the damn thing. Could this be the issue?

You skinners are great artists but this is proving to be a major headache.Any other suggestions I will gladly attempt.

If you are getting the 'corrupt' message when doubleclicking the bootskin file, don't doubleclick it. Rename the file to skin name.zip, then doubleclick it. Winzip will open (if you have winzip) and you'll see the files inside. Extract them to the folder you created.
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i am having problems when i try to appt the skin, i get a corrupted bootskin when starting up... all white, with a black windows flag and no status bar....

tried the default ones too... same issue, any ideas?

i tried it. it didnt work

I'm assuming that 'appt' is 'apply'.
So, if I understand, you can import the skins and see them in the list of skins in BootSkin just fine. But when you click on a skin and then click the 'apply' button, that's when you get the 'corrupt' message? If not, when exactly do you get the message? Starting the computer after sucessfully applying a new skin?
What happens after that? Does the skin you selected have 'Active' after the title?
Or does the Default System Boot Screen still have 'Active' after it?

It would really help us to have better details about what is happening and when. 'It doesn't work' or 'It's corrupt' isn't very specific.
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I have the same issue as described above. If I download then double click on the .bootskin or open bootskin and do a file import I get the same error message. This is in the form of a windows popup window. title = "BootSkin: Error" message text = "There was an error importing the skin file. Possible causes are a corrupt skin file, or a read-only skin directory". The bits in the quotes "" are the actual text. Both these two methods create an empty folder with the bootskin name. I have removed the read-only setting on the folder and I still get the problem.

I was able to follow the advice above and rename the download as .zip and use winzip to unpack and then manually move into a folder. It would be useful if bootskin could work with the files direct. I am running Windows XP Home Edition with Service Pack 1.




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i didn't have a problem installing new skins, i just clicked on them[i have mine set for one click instaed of double], and they installed successfully. but if i try to use any of the skins, i get a pink default boot screen, and can't see progress bar moving. didn't crash system, left bootskin installed, but usind default screen. using public075 build.

i was reading more of the posts, none of my bootskin folders are empty. i don't get error messages, but they don't load.

pictoratus: yes that is apply... I suppose its hard to focus on being articulate and correct when you have a 10 month old clamoring at your leg and screaming to be picked up... (he missed his daddy during the visit to santa, a month early)

I actually cannot import the skins, I get the corrupt error. I changed them to zip files and extracted. This however is not the main concern.

When I apply a new skin, it says, this will be used during the next boot... shows as (Active)

However when I reboot, my splash screen is now a white background, with black text for windowsXP, the microsoft flag, and no status bar moving across...

I tried loading all the skins included with the program as well, and restarting, same issue.

I have thus restored back to the default splash and everything is ok...

I just can't seem to use the program...

Windows XP Home - SP1 + updates...

Sorry people, I have tried all the following:
1) download the file, double click to install, "corrupt file".

2) download the file, re-name file as .zip,double click to install, "corrupt file".

3) download file, re-name as a .zip file, place in the Bootskins file, double click to install, "corrupt file".

4) download file, re-name as a .zip file, moved into a new folder named as same, double click, "corrupt file".

5) same as above, open the Bootskins program, import the file' "corrupt file.

Our company IT people tried and they tried several different ways also, got "corrupt" file also (they tried what has been suggested on all the message boards too).

Sounds like the program still has some bugs to be worked out as not everyone has their systems set up the same. I will keep trying as the program does look like a good one (yes, I am a glutton for punishment, but I refuse to give up).Any other suggestions as I am sure I am not alone in this mess.

#17 by Citizen paulhaskew - 11/15/2003 8:02:30 PM

That's the first I've heard of that particular problem, paulhaskew. I'm afraid I've run out of ideas. Sorry. Hopefully the next versions will sort out some of the bugs. BTW - I know what you mean about the 10 month old. My 4 year old is almost as bad!

#18 by Citizen Charles Barton - 11/15/2003 9:31:11 PM

You may really have a corrupt file or a problem with your computer, since you are getting 'corrupt file' when doubleclicking a zip file (#'s 2,3,4). That should only involve Winzip. Bootskins doesn't even come into the picture in that scenario (All you're doing is opening a zip file). If other zip files open ok with Winzip, then the file you downloaded is bad.

Well when I go to export the file I created to turn it into a .Bootskin i get the same thing, and others ahave complained about it, is there a estimated date for next release?

#20 by Citizen ScoobyWRX STi 04 - 11/15/2003 11:59:49 PM Well when I go to export the file I created to turn it into a .Bootskin i get the same thing, and others ahave complained about it, is there a estimated date for next release?

You can create the bootskin file without exporting it. Just make your images, write your ini file, zip it up and rename it to somename.bootskin

ok ill try that

doesnt work for me

#23 by Citizen ScoobyWRX STi 04 - 11/16/2003 9:53:05 AM doesnt work for me

Can't make a zip file? Can't rename it?

Give it time please, Stardock are doing their best