Skins not working in windows 7

akerman · 13th September 2009, 15:37

When I download a skin, and activate it, nothing happens. It acts like the skin is activated (check mark next to it) but I still get the same classic look. I can't even use the winamp modern skin.

Is this a bug, or is there a remedy?

akerman · 13th September 2009, 19:00

Found the solution myself. You have to choose "modern skin support" when installing.

kamyogi · 5th July 2012, 09:54

Quote:

Originally Posted by akerman

Found the solution myself. You have to choose "modern skin support" when installing.

..at which point of installation you choose "modern skin support"?

DJ Egg · 5th July 2012, 11:10

Quote:

Originally Posted by kamyogi

..at which point of installation you choose "modern skin support"?

Winamp Installation Notes

On the "Choose Components" page of the installer > User Interface Extensions > Modern Skin Support

It should be checkmarked by default, so if it's unchecked, then this means that you must've unchecked it yourself at some point....

kamyogi · 8th July 2012, 13:14

..it is still the same!! I tried twice (once, uninstalled and once re-write) re-installing Winamp making sure that "Modern Skin Support" is well checked. But, the same thing! Its quite weird. Its been years using Winamp, but never saw anything like this before

kamyogi · 14th July 2012, 09:24

furiousfunk · 8th September 2012, 01:18

I just had the same problem. The Fix is this

Go to the skins folder
it's normally in c:\program files(x86)\winamp

right click on the skins folder, choose PROPERTIES
Click on the Security Tab

A Permissions window will open
Click "Edit"
Go to your user name and any other that uses Winamp and click FULL CONTROL

Click Apply and then install the skin. It worked for me, got my FX21 Evo skin back, those old ones are just not good enough, I was about to look for a new player. This is something Winamp should have fixed already, it looks like an old problem.

PidLive · 14th November 2012, 22:54

furiousfunk thank you so much! This worked for me perfectly. Thanks again :-)

Aminifu · 14th November 2012, 23:20

FYI

Changing permissions is a way to get older non-compatible stuff to work. But it should be used with care and only for things you trust, as a temporary fix. This opens the back door for malware and other bad things to get in your system.

It is safer to install non-compatible stuff under Administrator mode. Then run Winamp temporarily in Administrator mode to set it up or change settings.

Just saying.

DrO · 14th November 2012, 23:23

it also makes DrO cranky and kill a puppy everytime some does that...

-daz

pjn123 · 15th November 2012, 06:59

Haha

13th September 2009, 15:37	#1
akerman Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 3	Skins not working in windows 7 When I download a skin, and activate it, nothing happens. It acts like the skin is activated (check mark next to it) but I still get the same classic look. I can't even use the winamp modern skin. Is this a bug, or is there a remedy?

14th November 2012, 23:20	#9
Aminifu Forum King Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Phoenix, AZ Posts: 4,783	FYI Changing permissions is a way to get older non-compatible stuff to work. But it should be used with care and only for things you trust, as a temporary fix. This opens the back door for malware and other bad things to get in your system. It is safer to install non-compatible stuff under Administrator mode. Then run Winamp temporarily in Administrator mode to set it up or change settings. Just saying. Winamp Pro v5.666.3516 fully-patched - Quinto Black CT v3.1 skin Windows 10 Home 64-bit v20H2 desktop - Logitech Z906 5.1 speaker system

14th November 2012, 23:23	#10
DrO Join Date: Sep 2003 Posts: 27,873	it also makes DrO cranky and kill a puppy everytime some does that... -daz WACUP Project <‖> "Winamp Ramblings" - Indie Winamp Dev Blog

15th November 2012, 06:59	#11
pjn123 Major Dude Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: /\/¯¯¯¯¯\/\ , South-Africa Posts: 1,030	Haha ClassicPro© v2.01 : This plugin allows you to use cPro skins in Winamp. ClassicPro skins are all SUI skins and loads very quickly. ClassicPro skins is even easier to skin than Winamp Classic skins. A new layout have been added since version 2. Download ClassicPro© ==== cPro Skins ==== ClassicPro© Homepage ==== SC Forums

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13th September 2009, 19:00	#2
akerman Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 3	Found the solution myself. You have to choose "modern skin support" when installing.

8th July 2012, 13:14	#5
kamyogi Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 22	..it is still the same!! I tried twice (once, uninstalled and once re-write) re-installing Winamp making sure that "Modern Skin Support" is well checked. But, the same thing! Its quite weird. Its been years using Winamp, but never saw anything like this before

14th July 2012, 09:24	#6
kamyogi Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 22

8th September 2012, 01:18	#7
furiousfunk Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2012 Posts: 1	I just had the same problem. The Fix is this Go to the skins folder it's normally in c:\program files(x86)\winamp right click on the skins folder, choose PROPERTIES Click on the Security Tab A Permissions window will open Click "Edit" Go to your user name and any other that uses Winamp and click FULL CONTROL Click Apply and then install the skin. It worked for me, got my FX21 Evo skin back, those old ones are just not good enough, I was about to look for a new player. This is something Winamp should have fixed already, it looks like an old problem.

14th November 2012, 22:54	#8
PidLive Junior Member Join Date: Nov 2012 Posts: 1	furiousfunk thank you so much! This worked for me perfectly. Thanks again :-)