am i correct in assuming that wa3 skins need to be INSTALLED?

rice827 · 28th November 2001, 23:47

that makes me angry... why can't we just download a zip file without installing it... i don't like having my registry cluttered up...

rice827 · 28th November 2001, 23:49

ps. someone make a jennifer lopez winamp skin!

bass4ms · 28th November 2001, 23:57

Wa3 skins do not need to be installed, all you need to do is put the wal file in the skins dir. Wal files are just zip files renamed to .wal, some aren't working correctly with beta1, because of a bug, but they should work in beta2. Most of the ones from winamp.com come in a executable so that people can't screw up and put them in the wrong folder.

rice827 · 29th November 2001, 00:26

ok... good, thanks! (i looked at the file name and it was like skinname_install.exe) so all the exe means is it's a self-extracting skin file? good....

29th November 2001, 00:33

Yes, it is just a installer that jsut extracts the .wal to the skins directory. The only reason they are currently .exe is because WA3 does not regrister .wal yet, so it would confuse n00bs/browsers

Expect .wal to be regristered like .wsz is with WA 2.X

28th November 2001, 23:47	#1
rice827 Junior Member Join Date: Nov 2001 Posts: 24	am i correct in assuming that wa3 skins need to be INSTALLED? that makes me angry... why can't we just download a zip file without installing it... i don't like having my registry cluttered up...

28th November 2001, 23:49	#2
rice827 Junior Member Join Date: Nov 2001 Posts: 24	PS ps. someone make a jennifer lopez winamp skin!

28th November 2001, 23:57	#3
bass4ms Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Southern CA Posts: 268	, Wa3 skins do not need to be installed, all you need to do is put the wal file in the skins dir. Wal files are just zip files renamed to .wal, some aren't working correctly with beta1, because of a bug, but they should work in beta2. Most of the ones from winamp.com come in a executable so that people can't screw up and put them in the wrong folder.

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29th November 2001, 00:26	#4
rice827 Junior Member Join Date: Nov 2001 Posts: 24	ok... good, thanks! (i looked at the file name and it was like skinname_install.exe) so all the exe means is it's a self-extracting skin file? good....

29th November 2001, 00:33	#5
NuLoser Guest Posts: n/a	Yes, it is just a installer that jsut extracts the .wal to the skins directory. The only reason they are currently .exe is because WA3 does not regrister .wal yet, so it would confuse n00bs/browsers Expect .wal to be regristered like .wsz is with WA 2.X