The Forums Are Now Closed!

The content will remain as a historical reference, thank you.

have windowblinds and can't download anything!

everything is a zip and does nothing!

By hip3 on January 13, 2013 2:06:10 AM from WinCustomize Forums WinCustomize Forums

hip3

Join Date 06/2012
0

they used to just download and now it's always a zip file that i can't make work

6 Replies
Reply #1
Wizard1956
Join Date 01/2008
+1796
January 13, 2013 2:19:01 AM from WinCustomize Forums WinCustomize Forums

Rename the .zip file to .wba and then double click on it to install.

...or use any browser other than IE.

Reply #2
WebGizmos
Join Date 09/2003
+677
January 13, 2013 3:09:40 AM from WinCustomize Forums WinCustomize Forums

Your probably using IE. Try using Firefox temporarily...everything will download as it should...then you can uninstall Firefox. 

Reply #3
Uvah
Join Date 05/2006
+659
January 13, 2013 4:58:20 AM from WinCustomize Forums WinCustomize Forums

Or leave Firefox installed and use it only for downloads at WC. This way you won't have to un-install and re-install just to dl a blind. But that's me.

Reply #4
LightStar
Join Date 12/2002
+389
January 13, 2013 8:30:17 AM from WinCustomize Forums WinCustomize Forums

It is possible that a user uploads their WB skin inside a .zip file too. If your download is a .zip file, first open the .zip file by double clicking on it.  If it contains a bunch of files, .bmp and .tga images, then you just close that window and follow the instructions in Reply #1.  If you find a .wba file and possibly some wallpapers or other files inside the .zip, then you need to copy those to somewhere else of your hard drive and then double click on the .wba to install it. If there are also wallpaper or other files, what you do with those is up to you.

Just using Firefox does not guarantee that you won't get a .zip download if the author uploaded it as a .zip in the first place for other reasons.

Reply #5
Uvah
Join Date 05/2006
+659
January 13, 2013 4:16:00 PM from WinCustomize Forums WinCustomize Forums

This is true.

Reply #6
Upfin
Join Date 03/2003
0
January 13, 2013 4:39:28 PM from WinCustomize Forums WinCustomize Forums

When I have a blind that won,t install directy, I,ll save the download. Then run windowblinds.

Then go to skin options, install new.

View all recent posts
Mark all posts as read  •   Delete cookies created by the forum  •   Return to Top
Stardock Forums v1.0.0.0    #108434  walnut1   Server Load Time: 00:00:00.0000391   Page Render Time:

Terms of Use

Copyright ?? 2013 Stardock Entertainment and Gas Powered Games. Demigod is a trademark of Gas Powered Games. All rights reserved. All other trademarks and copyrights are the properties of their respective owners. Windows, the Windows Vista Start button and Xbox 360 are trademarks of the Microsoft group of companies, and 'Games for Windows' and the Windows Vista Start button logo are used under license from Microsoft. ?? 2012 Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. All rights reserved. AMD, the AMD Arrow logo and combinations thereof are trademarks of Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.