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Need installation help Thread last updated on 2003-04-19 12:15:35

Posted by member 24036 on 2003-04-11 20:45:17

Hi I downloaded a theme and litestep, and followed the instructions on http://ls-ots.cjb.net/

but when i run litestep.exe I get unregistered file errors/module not found/could not create overlay/ box not found error..

any ideas?

I cant find litestep easy installer program anywhere online.

Thanks.

!Emiko

Posted by member 24036 on 2003-04-11 20:50:22 link

The litestep log reads:
04-11-2003 21:19:44 - DllMgr: Could not load "C:\litestep\LiteMAN.dll"

Posted by member 24 on 2003-04-11 21:06:15 link

litestep and litestep themes follow a certain structure now...you need to make sure of a few things.

1) I suppose LS was working fine before you added the theme so I will start at the theme debugging.

2) most theme structures are as follows "c:\litestep\themes\themename

3) c:\litestep\themes\themename\step.rc is the main config file for the theme, somewhere in there it is calling c:\litestep\liteman.dll which obviously doesn't exist.

4) if the theme came with liteman and its in c:\litestep\themes\themename\modules edit your step.rc to reflect its propper location.

5) if it is not in the themes modules dir, you can get the module from loose screws, or just comment it out of your step.rc entirely, but I highly recommend liteman.dll it is nice to have.

6) given everything here, I would just download the dll and put it in c:\litestep

Hope that helps,

-- AcquaCow

Posted by member 24036 on 2003-04-11 21:06:29 link

ok i fixed the log error Could not load "C:\litestep\LiteMAN.dll"
now i got a new error:

failed to create overlay no fourcc codes

Posted by member 24 on 2003-04-11 21:08:55 link

hmm...I suppose my response doesn't help...you should have asked your question in the "themes" forum or anoter related forum, not the "site" forum..you would get better help there.

-- AcquaCow

Posted by member 24036 on 2003-04-11 21:14:29 link

seems to be a problem with the rainmeter addon at this point.

Posted by member 24 on 2003-04-11 21:15:49 link

comment each module out one by one and recycle...see when it stops complaining.

Posted by member 24036 on 2003-04-11 21:33:53 link

ok i got it to stop complaining, but now when litestep loads the theme.. when i right click my screen at first the module would popup and the startmenu would go back to the old style windows xp startmenu/ and now the module doesnt even come up?

Posted by member 24036 on 2003-04-11 21:54:29 link

ok i rebooted, and now when i run litestep.exe I get a warning: "You are already running a shell..."

Suggestions?

Posted by member 24036 on 2003-04-11 22:05:51 link

i wonder if i need a program like ShellOn

Posted by member 24036 on 2003-04-11 22:28:27 link

happy to say i finally found a download for the installer and its workin.

Posted by member 24 on 2003-04-13 15:15:25 link

Good to hear...

Posted by member 24036 on 2003-04-13 15:45:09 link

conclusion: litestep is more hassle then it's worth.

Posted by member 1 on 2003-04-13 15:54:51 link

as explained on the front page...it is not for everybody.

Posted by member 7 on 2003-04-15 03:14:35 link

In the beginning you need patience, a lot of patience until you understand how everything works. IMO it pays off in the end.

Posted by member 15023 on 2003-04-15 11:47:02 link

I remember back in my day when I started using Litestep. It was the summer of 19diggety2. We didn't have fancy schmancy forums back then, we had to figure this crap out all by out selves. Man did that suck.

Posted by member 1 on 2003-04-15 11:52:18 link

but it made you into a real man...not one of these push-over babies

Posted by member 24 on 2003-04-19 12:11:15 link

I've fine tuned my step.rc so much over the years that I can't even remember the last time I changed it...

Posted by member 24 on 2003-04-19 12:15:35 link

I mean...the whole idea behind litestep is to have a fully functional and customizable desktop that you can change to fit your needs and expectations...at first you won't find a theme that can do that, but given time you can find modules and such that allow you to do so.