How do I get skins to work? Please help me.

[WhiteDove]

Okay well I Just started using winamp. I am just wondering how do I get skins to work, because I downloaded a zip file and I put all the files in that zip file into the skins directory, but It does not show up when I try to select it in the Winamp skins option in the menu could you please help me?

Thank you very much

(SFP)WhiteDove

[Rocker]

it should be in #:/program files/winamp/skins


and try using the skin browser

alt+s


choose your skin and hit close and there it is

[DJ Egg]

There is no need to unzip the .zip file.
Just place the .zip in the Winamp\skins dir
Open up Winamp and goto: main menu -> skins
and select it.

[AceHarddrive]

I've got much the same problem, guys. I downloaded several skins, yet cannot find them anywhere. I checked w/Alt+s, there's nothing in there but the base skin. Where can they have gotten to?

Thanks!
Ace

[AceHarddrive]

I figured out where I went wrong! When I downloaded the skins, I was on IE, and for some reason, it doesn't give you a choice of where to put your files. I tried it with Netscape, and I got a dialogue box asking me where to put the file. I put it in c:/program files/winamp/skins...no problem. I used Alt+s, the skin browser came up, and lo and behold, there was my skin! Maybe that's WhiteDove's problem, huh?

Thanks!
Ace

[DJ Egg]

Workarounds:

1) Windows Folder Options -> File Types tab:
WSZ File (Winamp extension installation) -> Advanced/Edit
Checkmark: confirm open after download

2) Empty IE internet cache. Maybe it's got too full or corrupted?
Close browser
IE desktop icon -> rt click -> Properties -> General tab
Temporary Internet Files -> delete

Also, check "settings" button.
Make sure cache size isn't set too large.

[AceHarddrive]

Thanks for the advice, DJEgg! I tried your suggestions, and then tried to download a skin using IE browser, and this time it worked! As soon as the download was finished, the player popped up w/its new skin.

Thanks again!
Ace