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What? my bootskin isn;t working.

for some reason, i cant get my boot skin tot work, can someone help me out?

January 13, 2005 7:02:58 PM from WinCustomize ForumsWinCustomize Forums
Hey you guys, im new, and i am having some problems with my new bootskin i just made. (please dont make fun of it)
ok ill show you the specs of my ENTIRE folder that that is in, and what i do to try to make it work:

Bootskin.ini contents:

[BootSkin]
Type=0
Name = "Windows XP Canadian Edition"
Author = "hydro"
Description = "For all those lone Canadians out there."
Screen=back.bmp
ProgressBar=progress.bmp
ProgressBarX = 206
ProgressBarY = 303
ProgressBarWidth = 225


the names are what they are supposed ot be.

i saved it as a 4-bit, in photoshop, using only 16 colors.

i zipped the folder, and made it "CanadianXP.bootskin" without the quotes.

i both: double clicked on iot, the BOOTSKIN program popped up, but my skin is not there.
i also tried going to: file> import from file--- in the program


AM i missing anything?





please help, adn thanks ahead of time
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Reply #1 January 13, 2005 7:38:18 PM
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Don't zip, and rename......... use the Export function in the BootSkin program.
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Reply #2 January 13, 2005 7:49:43 PM
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I tried, and still, it doent work. X0
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Reply #3 January 13, 2005 8:03:27 PM
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Do you have file extensions hidden? I'm guessing that the bootskin.ini file is really bootskin.ini.txt
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Hydro311
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Reply #4 January 13, 2005 8:54:47 PM
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nope, i tried that too, sstill didn't work
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Reply #5 January 13, 2005 9:02:04 PM
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Just for the heck of it open the images up in MS Paint and verify that they are 4-bit 16-color. Also to export like Koasati, the images plus bootskin.ini should be in a canadianxp folder in with the other skins. If it shows up in you bootskin menu, you can then export it. That's all I got left that I can think of.
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Reply #6 January 13, 2005 9:08:08 PM
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Hydro311 ....email it to me and I'll have a look at it...

pmar4984@bigpond.net.au

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Reply #7 January 13, 2005 9:55:01 PM
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OK...

Archive is called 'CanadianXP.zip'....and file path archive lists 'Canadian XP' as the folder....with the space.....possibly an issue....can't recall though it's worth correcting...

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Reply #8 January 14, 2005 10:40:55 AM
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THank you all! i will try Jafo's and Essesay's ideas when i get home, thanks
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Reply #9 January 14, 2005 12:38:29 PM
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heh. hydro is my younger bro. thanks for helping him out because i didnt really want to but thanks!
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Reply #10 January 14, 2005 5:48:29 PM
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sigh... ill never get this. i think i should stop while im at it, its still not working! i want to display my skills, but i guess i cant...

*edit* hey jafo, can i email the photoshop file to you? i think the problem may be in there.
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Reply #11 January 14, 2005 6:30:23 PM
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You can mail me all the files for the bootskin, and I'll take a look at it and give you an answer within the hour. You can send it to yrgal @ hotmail.com (remove the spaces in my mail-address).
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Reply #12 January 14, 2005 7:58:43 PM
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Got your mail, and the problem was the size of the background picture. The size has to be 640x480 pixels (your picture was 600x480).
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Reply #13 January 14, 2005 8:04:34 PM
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YEEEEEES!!!!! thank you Yrgal! yes it werks! and thanks the rest of you!
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Reply #14 January 15, 2005 12:27:34 AM
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gawd he listens to you but not me... sheesh
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Reply #15 January 16, 2005 1:09:58 AM
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being that he's new, everyone knows what "WTF" means and its not really needed...
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Reply #16 January 16, 2005 1:04:05 PM
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oh osrry, i never knew that
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