How do you put extracted files from winzip into the progam files for the new yahoo messenger skins? I am lost!

Question

Whoever answer this question definately have to walk me through it step by slow step. So far I have downloaded the new yahoo messenger skins and I have installed winzip. But, I totally get confused from that point on. I do not know where to go to put the files into the C Programs/yahoo/messenger/skins part. So please be patient enough to walk me through it word for word. I am not good with computer programming at all . Thanx!!!!

Answer 1

If the zipped package is downloaded to your desktop you are ready to unzip them.

Before you do, make sure your Winzip is in Wizard mode, not the full Windows Exporer mode.

Wizard mode will walk you through unzipping files in a zipped archive. Just follow each step.

First, right click on the newly downloaded archive, then selct Open with Winzip. The Wizard will open a dialog box, and all you do then is follow each instruction.

You will come to a page, very quickly, where the path or destination folder is requested. Simply type it in, exactly as shown on the Skin download/install instructions.

Winzip will unzip the files for the skin, and it will automatically be installed in the proper place, according to the path given in the Skin installation instructions.

Now, open the Preferences in Yahoo! Messenger, click on Skins, and select the newly installed skin from the list, click Apply, then OK, and it will change to the new skin.

Good luck and a happy holiday season.

Answer 2

instead of putting it in program files

just extract it in c drive

Install the skins

1. Open the .zip file with WinZip.
2. Extract all the files into C:\. Make sure that "Use folder names" is checked. If Yahoo! Messenger is installed on a different hard drive, replace "C:\" with the appropriate drive letter.

3 : log in in yahoo
4. Select Change Skin... from the Messenger menu.

see here

http://messenger.yahoo.com/feat_skins.php


alternate method (putting in program file/yahoo/skins)

see here

http://www.desktopland.com/faq_Installing_Yahoo_Messenger_Skins.asp