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Can't install theme Thread last updated on 2004-08-05 21:51:13

Posted by member 186589 on 2004-07-30 11:01:52

When I try to install a theme, the first one I ever downloaded, Litestep doesn't display it as the proper file type, which it isn't, and the folder contains no files of the correct type. What should I do?

Posted by member 31 on 2004-07-30 11:07:42 link

hold your breath, click your heals together three times, and say "oh magical forum guru's please read my mind and tell me the answer without me giving the faintest hint of useful information!"

Posted by member 186589 on 2004-07-30 12:21:07 link

*holds breath and passes out*

Well...let's see...

Files in main folder:

Theme (Litestep config. file)
Eyedropper
Find

Files in config folder:

jamp(Litestep config. file)
popup(Litestep config. file)
layercut(Litestep config. file)
Script(Litestep config. file)
systray(Litestep config. file)
taskbar(Litestep config. file)
Transparent(Litestep config. file)
vwm(Litestep config. file)
xlabel(Litestep config. file)

I'm assuming you don't need to know what's in the sound or images folder.

Anything else you need to know?

Posted by member 186589 on 2004-07-30 13:08:33 link

Oh, and I tried a different theme, and I still had the same problem.

Posted by member 103254 on 2004-07-30 14:08:46 link

Umm, what exactly do you mean by "Litestep doesn't display it as the proper file type"?

What exactly happens when you try to install a theme?

Posted by member 37809 on 2004-07-30 15:10:06 link

Perhaps .lsz isn't a registered file extension?

If so I think you could reinstall litestep using an installer, running with admin privileges for the .lsz to register. I don't know if this is right, as I didn't.

I don't use the theme installer. I rename theme .lsz's to .zip's and extract them myself, inspecting them for malpractices such as changing wallpaper or setting system colors without my permission :)

Posted by member 187579 on 2004-08-02 01:32:52 link

I'm having the exact same problems, I'm stuck with the default theme, and it won't work with the new ones that I downloaded...

Posted by member 190200 on 2004-08-05 17:51:51 link

As a new user myself, I do find that figuring out how to install downloaded themes can be a bit confusing. Is there a tutorial someone might have written that they can share?

Edit: I found this in the readme section of the theme I was trying to install: http://o-t-s.sourceforge.net/theme_installation.html Maybe it'll solve the problem?

Posted by member 12025 on 2004-08-05 18:42:52 link

1. Using Winzip/WinRAR: extract to litestep\themes
(if in Winzip, make sure "use folder names" is checked)
2. in the main popup, select refresh list
3. in the same popup, now select new theme
I've never had a problem doing it this way.

Posted by member 103254 on 2004-08-05 21:51:13 link

Or:

In the popup: litestep>change theme>Install theme

select any .zip or .lsz file, and let it install.

I don't see why people are having so much trouble installing themes...