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same problem.which is unzipped file?there is no unzipped file.I have an unzipped folder and there are a lot files(theme.txt,*.gif etc.) .so which file should I rename as red_theme.lwtp?I couldnt understand which file.Because I had one zipped file.Help me or us pls.:wai:

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Originally Posted by catht999 (Post 166370)

Hi, If you are running Windows XP your skins need to go in the following folder:

C://Documents and Settings/Your Username/.limewire/themes/

You need to move the skins from your Shared Folder to the folder above.

I did as you mentioned above and when I tried to change to the new skin, LW didn't list it. Soooooooooo, I just extracted the files from the new skin into one of the other skin folders (zipped original files first of course) and then switch to that one. Not the easyest way of doing things, but it worked!

:yahoo:

I have a problem i dont have a Themes folder in my limewire what do i do?

scratch that last question i found it

is it cut and paste or copy and paste?

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Originally Posted by CyberStalker (Post 167615)

I'll tell you how to do it, step by step so you'll know for the next time you want to download another.

1. Once you have your .zipped skin, click on the Themes folder in the .limwire folder and create a new folder. If the skin you downloaded is called Christmas(this is just an example), then name the folder Christmas_theme.

2. Unzip the skin and make a copy of all of the .gifs, .txt, etc. and paste them in the Christmas_theme folder.

3. Click on the unzipped file and rename it Christmas_theme.lwtp.

4. Cut the Christmas_theme.lwtp file and paste it in the Themes folder.

Now when you go into LimeWire click on View>Apply Skins>Refresh Skins then go into apply skins again and you should see your new skin.

Let me know if you need anymore help.;)

I tried that, but when I finished doing all of that, I selected the skin I wanted in the Apply Skins part and it said that it doesn't exist or is invalid. I'm just about to give up here.

when i do this it says....the skin file you selected does not exist or is invalid....but it still shows up on the list????

Ok this site helped me so i will put the info back out there.
For those of you running vista, you need to click on start.
Now in the start search box, type folder options.
You will see it at the top of the list.
Click on it.
Now Click on the view tab.
One of the selections in this view will be HIDDEN FOLDERS.
Make sure that SHOW HIDDEN FILES AND FOLDERS is selected.
Right below that make sure HIDE EXTENSIONS FOR KNOWN FILE TYPES is unchecked.
Hit APPLY.

Now go to Start again. In the very top right hand corner of that window you will see a name of some sort. Probably your own. It's w/e you named your computer. Click on that.
Now you should see a sorta ghostly looking folder called AppData.
Click on that.
Click on Roaming
Click on Limewire
Click on Themes
Now this is the folder you will save your zipped themes.
From here you will right-click on any zipped folder that you save here and rename it. Literally right-click and scroll down that box until you highlight rename. A box will form around the current file name. Press the right arrow key. press backspace until you see .zip disappear. type .lwtp. Press enter.
Your new file should read whatever.ltwp.
It used to read whatever.zip
Now you can open limewire and go to view, and go to apply skins and then select w/e skin you want.

oik I tried all of those options, I had to re-DL LW and I cstill can't use any of the skins! I am on Vista Home Premium with SP1, HELP!

I have done all of this stuff I have read on here, I'm so fed up with Vista I am ready to give this brand new laptop a good thrashing with a baseball bat. I finally got the themes in the right folders and finally got them to show up in my list in limewire but when I select one it says "this theme is out of date, please download the latest version" then redirects me back to that same page that I just downloaded it from. i also downloaded one through limewire and when it asked me if I wanted it to be my current theme I said yes and geuss what it said "this them is out of date, please download the latest version" then redirects me to the same **** page. Can someone please help me with this. How can these themes be out of date when it redirects me right back to the same page?