| The desktop themes we publish here on TENNISLOVERS.COM
are simple and easy to install on your home computer. Follow the simple steps below to
install the themes you download in just minutes!
There are also simple instructions on , Installing
Cursors, Installing True Type Fonts,
Installing
Icons and Installing WinAmp and ICQ Skins
If you need instructions on how to Install Start-Up/Shut-Down Screens, that can be found in Step #3 of Installing Themes or
you can use Tennis
Screen Logos F.A.Q.
NOTE: In case you haven't figured it out, Desktop Themes
are only for use with Windows 95/98 and NT with Theme Installers or you can use Microsoft Plus. |
Step 1 -
Downloading the Theme
Downloading your desired
theme is as easy as clicking on its name in its listing on TENNISLOVERS.COM. This should
prompt you to either save or open the file. In order to preserve the theme for a later
installation or to give to your friends, we recommend that you save the theme in a folder
on your computer. After clicking 'save', the browser will prompt you for a location to
save the theme. If this is the first time you have downloaded a theme, you will need to
create a folder to save the themes in. We suggest making a new folder on the desktop of
your system to keep them in, so that the folder is always accessible. Save the theme in
the folder created on the desktop, which should be listed and easy to find in the drop
down list available in the save dialog. Select the new folder and click ok, and the file
will begin downloading to your computer. Once the file has completed downloading (which
will be obvious by the dialog) then you are ready for step 2. |
Step 2 - Opening
the file
Now that you have the file on
your system, you need to open it and extract out the theme from inside. This is
accomplished by using one of many Compression Tools to 'unzip' the file.
When you have installed the compression utility and are ready to decompress or extract the
theme from the zipped file you downloaded, double click the zip file so that your
compression utility opens the file for you. The programs will display the contents of the
theme file that you opened, and you are ready for step 3. |
Step 3 -
Extracting the theme
Once the file is open and ready to be extracted, you need to
examine the contents in order to determine how to extract the files correctly so that they
end up in the right place. Generally, each desktop theme needs to be placed in a directory
of its own, appropriately named, in the C:\program files\Plus!\themes\ directory.
Unfortunately, the way that the theme files are saved in the zip file, they will often
contain the original directory structure that the file resided in, or at least some
portion of it. You will have to look at the contents of the file, plainly visible once you
have opened it as directed above, and determine if it has the original directory structure
was saved in the archive. Once you figure out where the program will want to put the
files, make sure that all but the .theme file end up in a subdirectory of the C:\program
files\Plus!\themes\ directory, and that the .theme file ends up in the C:\program
files\Plus!\themes\ directory. (Or the appropriate corresponding directory in the
international versions of Windows 95) Most themes that include screensavers or startup and
shutdown screens will retain the full path of all the files in the archive, meaning that
you simply need to extract the files to the C: drive and let it go at that. It is
important to remember that the logo.sys (startup screen) will have to reside in the root
startup directory, so if your computer uses a compressed drive, you need to locate the
file on the host drive, not in the compressed volume. Getting the file into the right
directory is most important when installing the theme, so take the time to do it right.
Once it has been properly extracted, you are ready to go onto the final step, step 4. |
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