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How to install new themes Thread last updated on 2004-01-11 21:30:13

Posted by member 91925 on 2004-01-04 13:49:56

I just downloaded Litestep and have no idea how to install new themes. Can someone plz tell me how to install it from beginning? Thnx.

Posted by member 1 on 2004-01-04 14:02:13 link

First you would click Install Theme and then Browse and then on your theme.

Posted by member 91925 on 2004-01-04 14:49:29 link

it says the the theme couldnt be installed or Eroor:couldnot lacate module. please check your configuration. what am i supposed to do?

Posted by member 1 on 2004-01-04 16:01:34 link

why couldn't it install the theme? As for the modules...were you online when you tried to switch to the theme for the first time?

Posted by member 91925 on 2004-01-04 16:09:47 link

yea i was online and i downloaded one of the themes from this website and saved on desktop. then tried to install it but didnt work... srry about double postin btw

Posted by member 91925 on 2004-01-04 16:24:31 link

now it says do u want to revert? and if i click yes or no, it freezes....

Posted by member 91925 on 2004-01-04 16:24:42 link

now it says do u want to revert to the default? and if i click yes or no, it freezes....

Posted by member 91925 on 2004-01-04 17:14:14 link

Error says
LiteStepDir found: [C:\LiteStep]
PersonalDir found: [C:\LiteStep\profiles\ISHIN UEYAMA\personal]
ThemesDir found: [C:\LiteStep\profiles\ISHIN UEYAMA\themes]

LSThemeInstaller running from: [C:\LiteStep\utilities\LSThemeInstaller.exe]
parameter to LSThemeInstaller: []

INSTALL: will attempt to install theme from archive: [C:\Documents and Settings\ISHIN UEYAMA\Desktop\MV_1365-254.zip]

decompression of theme archive succeeded, continuing

root directory of theme found: [MV]
[MV\theme.rc] not found

THIS THEME IS NOT OTS2 COMPLIANT!! (http://o-t-s.sf.net/)

PLEASE HELP LITESTEP TO MOVE FORWARD. USE AND DEVELOP OTS2 COMPLIANT THEMES!!!!

WARNING: $ThemesDir$MV already exists and will be overwitten

ERROR: extraction of theme archive to ThemesDir failed, exiting
(ATTENTION: you're not trying to install a theme whose files are in use are you?)

theme was not installed

Posted by member 1 on 2004-01-04 18:29:06 link

sounds like you installed a theme and had part of it break and are using it to reinstall itself. switch themes back to the default and try again.

Posted by member 36955 on 2004-01-04 18:57:57 link

probably deleting the folder for the theme thats already there wouldnt hurt either

Posted by member 91925 on 2004-01-04 19:39:56 link

is there anything i hav to do other than download the file onto desktop and try to use it? cuz thats wut i did..

Posted by member 36955 on 2004-01-04 20:09:15 link

there shouldnt be... did you try deleting the $ThemesDir$MV directory?

Posted by member 91925 on 2004-01-05 08:53:47 link

is that a file or word that i have to delete

Posted by member 91925 on 2004-01-05 09:06:54 link

To make this absolutely work you have to put the modules.ini file that came with this zip in your litestep program directory for it to read the right settings. if you dont some apps will not work... another reason for them not working is if you have alternative file names for the litestep directory therefore your gonna have to edit the modules .ini. each mod has its own config make sure all the directories point to where the theme is. In the litestep directory you need to edit the step.rc with this line ( litestepdir c:\litestep\ ). if you have anymore question you can give me a comment but dont get mad if this doesnt work cause your running windows 95 i made this on xp and have not tested it on any other box so happy stepping... the systray worx like this "right click" on the active task label it goes forward and "left click" goes backward or something like that.
PhrostedEmber

thats wut the read me says

Posted by member 91925 on 2004-01-05 09:09:34 link

but am i supposed to edit step.rc or the modules? cuz i cant open step.rc as a word

Posted by member 1 on 2004-01-05 10:31:24 link

that tells me that the themer has no clue on how to write a theme and you should NOT be using it. there is only one module that depends on the modules.ini anymore and nobody uses it.

Posted by member 91925 on 2004-01-11 14:16:41 link

where should i get good themes?

Posted by member 1949 on 2004-01-11 21:30:13 link

Dump the exe you have now to install litestep and download the newer version in the downloads section of this site.
I think its 3.0.2 or newer by now.
Its OTS2 and a lot more easier for new users.
Just make sure you download OTS2 themes from this site.
Download the zip to your desktop and rename it from .zip to .lsz and double click...
If you have support for OTS2 forget the first part.