Wednesday, October 21, 2009

Can anyone help me understand how exactly to load a new skin for the Yahoo Messenger?

I found the place where I can download the new skin, and I did download the one I wanted but I don't know how to get it to work...


Can anyone help me with this?
Can anyone help me understand how exactly to load a new skin for the Yahoo Messenger?
The new skin should have been downloaded as a *.zip file. You will first need to unzip it and place it in a location where Yahoo! Messenger knows to look for it.





1. Open the .zip file with WinZip, or right click it and choose Winzip %26gt; Extra to folder. If you have Windows 2000 or XP, you can simply double click the file and drag it to your desktop.


2. If you do use Winzip, extract all the files into C:\. NOTE: Remove anything after c:\. Make sure that "Use folder names" is checked.


3. Restart Yahoo! Messenger.





Once you have the skin downloaded you can apply it to Yahoo! Messenger in two different ways.





1. Click the "View" menu in Yahoo! Messenger and select "Change Skin."


2. Click the pull-down menu and select a Skin.


3. Click the "OK" button at the bottom of the window.





or





1. Click the "Messenger" menu in Yahoo! Messenger and select "Preferences."


2. Click the "Appearance" category.


3. Click the "Change Skin" button.


4. Click the pull-down menu and select a Skin.


5. Click the "OK" button at the bottom of the window.





Hope that helps.
Can anyone help me understand how exactly to load a new skin for the Yahoo Messenger?
Sure. Just click on one of your friends in your Instant Messenger as if you were going to type them a message. Don't type a message, though. Instead, click on the "IMVironment" button just above where you would type in your message. It will let you choose a new skin from those that are available.


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