changin skins

txsballa · 3rd April 2001, 00:00

I have tried to change the skin on my winamp and I have had no luck.I have only been able to change the skin once and I have had that skin forever. And when I tried to download another skin it wont change. It just goes back to the base skin. I have even tried uninstalling Winamp and I downloaded the newer version ... And it still wont change the skin. What else could I do to get the skin to change?

Princess Dagger · 3rd April 2001, 00:57

Have you tried right-clicking on a shutter or something - where the first thing in the pop-up menu says "Nullsoft Winamp...", then choose the "Skins" selection further down and the list of skins you downloaded should show up, and just highlight one.

Either that or press Alt-S and your list of downloaded skins should show up, and you could choose it there.

If that still doesn't work, then the problem's out of my league...

txsballa · 3rd April 2001, 02:05

I have tried everything.....and still i cant download not one skin from the website. and in my lists of skins.. it says base skin.... and thats it.... everything i tried to download isnt there...I dont know what else to do... I uninstalled 2 times today already...and it still does the same thing....

Princess Dagger · 3rd April 2001, 02:53

I know you've said you tried everything, but does the download even work?
If it does, could the skins maybe be somewhere else on your computer?

Try this: Go to Find File in the start menu, on the "Name and Location" tab select to look in "C:", then click on the Advanced tab and in the "of type" menu, select "Winamp extension intallation file" and click "Find Now".

If you have any anywhere, they'll show up in the list, and all you have to do is locate them, and drag them into the skins folder in your Winamp folder. (mine is in C:/Program Files.)

If none show up, or if you don't have all those tabs I just said... then I haven't a clue

Perhaps I should leave this thread to people who know more than me...

Darklordamp · 3rd April 2001, 02:55

if you uninstall you will uninstall the skins too !!

my tip is to check if you have the right file and if you do then your down load was a bad one try down loading agen if the same s#it happens agen try to make your owen one ok good luck..........

Jayn · 3rd April 2001, 04:38

You might wanna check this thread to see if it helps

http://forums.winamp.com/showthread.php?threadid=45633

Namelessv1 · 3rd April 2001, 06:37

R u sure the skins r in ur skins folder in ur Winamp directory?

faulalot · 20th October 2001, 01:04

i had the exact same problem and uninstalled winamp and reinstalled it with the newest version. skins still wouldn't download but after a while, i tried downloading a couple of skins that wouldn't work before, and they worked. after i got those two, though, no other ones would work. i dont know what i did different, but downloads would just randomly work. this doesn't solve your problem, but maybe if you just try downloading the skins you want later, things will work.

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3rd April 2001, 00:00	#1
txsballa Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2001 Posts: 2	I have tried to change the skin on my winamp and I have had no luck.I have only been able to change the skin once and I have had that skin forever. And when I tried to download another skin it wont change. It just goes back to the base skin. I have even tried uninstalling Winamp and I downloaded the newer version ... And it still wont change the skin. What else could I do to get the skin to change?

3rd April 2001, 00:57	#2
Princess Dagger Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 147	Have you tried right-clicking on a shutter or something - where the first thing in the pop-up menu says "Nullsoft Winamp...", then choose the "Skins" selection further down and the list of skins you downloaded should show up, and just highlight one. Either that or press Alt-S and your list of downloaded skins should show up, and you could choose it there. If that still doesn't work, then the problem's out of my league...

3rd April 2001, 02:05	#3
txsballa Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2001 Posts: 2	I have tried everything.....and still i cant download not one skin from the website. and in my lists of skins.. it says base skin.... and thats it.... everything i tried to download isnt there...I dont know what else to do... I uninstalled 2 times today already...and it still does the same thing....

3rd April 2001, 02:53	#4
Princess Dagger Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 147	I know you've said you tried everything, but does the download even work? If it does, could the skins maybe be somewhere else on your computer? Try this: Go to Find File in the start menu, on the "Name and Location" tab select to look in "C:", then click on the Advanced tab and in the "of type" menu, select "Winamp extension intallation file" and click "Find Now". If you have any anywhere, they'll show up in the list, and all you have to do is locate them, and drag them into the skins folder in your Winamp folder. (mine is in C:/Program Files.) If none show up, or if you don't have all those tabs I just said... then I haven't a clue Perhaps I should leave this thread to people who know more than me...

3rd April 2001, 02:55	#5
Darklordamp Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2001 Posts: 3	if you uninstall you will uninstall the skins too !! my tip is to check if you have the right file and if you do then your down load was a bad one try down loading agen if the same s#it happens agen try to make your owen one ok good luck..........

3rd April 2001, 04:38	#6
Jayn Honorary Vixen (Forum Queen) Join Date: Jul 2000 Posts: 1,996	You might wanna check this thread to see if it helps http://forums.winamp.com/showthread.php?threadid=45633

3rd April 2001, 06:37	#7
Namelessv1 Forum King Join Date: Nov 2000 Posts: 4,757	R u sure the skins r in ur skins folder in ur Winamp directory?

20th October 2001, 01:04	#8
faulalot Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: tx Posts: 1	i had the exact same problem and uninstalled winamp and reinstalled it with the newest version. skins still wouldn't download but after a while, i tried downloading a couple of skins that wouldn't work before, and they worked. after i got those two, though, no other ones would work. i dont know what i did different, but downloads would just randomly work. this doesn't solve your problem, but maybe if you just try downloading the skins you want later, things will work.