as for updating via component manager, there are two schools of thought on this one.

some people always uninstall the old version before installing the new version.

others simply make sure that the old version isnt running before installing over the top of it.

as far as i can tell it doesnt normally make much difference. although, having said that unistalling and reinstalling can wipe out any settings you have made.

the WB you had to install over was a special case because there was a bug in the uninstaller where it would uninstall ALL installed skins along with the program


as for the weather, perhaps you need to take a different perspective on the rain.

when you come in from outside as a wet cat your well trained humans should imediately leap forward with a big fluffy towel and then spend at least 10 minutes rubbing you all over to dry you off, smooth down the spikey fur, and giving you a good tummy rub

Well I used to always uninstall before reinstalling the new version, but I got caught when all the default skins installed by default with WB also got uninstalled (with my alltime favorite XP Cobalt) and the new version did not come with any skin. So I was pissed and had to reinstall the previous version, and make a backup of my skins before starting the process again.
Since then I have stopped uninstalling first, but I don't like it. Someting in me keeps thinking that there must be some old files waisting space on my hard disk.

Well it IS supposed to be summer here in Sydney, Australia, but we've had torrential/monsoonal rain for about a week and a half! What is going on with the world's weather?

tradition has it that the tops of fires make puurfect cat beds

any examples of DX themes that are unhappy? i have just started looking into DX, and havent yet had this problem.