Silly Newbie Question

Hello,

Not silly at all and Welcome. With regards of the skins you download and how you suppose to extract it. It really depend on how it was zipped by the author of the skin/theme. It is best to ask this question at the comments section of the skin you download itself so the author could reply to it. He/she knows best how to apply that skin/theme.

Thank you.

Basj,

Stardock Community Assistant.

 Thank you, I will check the comment section and leave a message there as you suggest, and thanks for the welcome, I look forward to learning about all the cool functions included in object desktop and how to start to contribute to the community.  That said, is there a specific place/folder/location within some of these apps (like CursorFx, or Windowblinds) where the default skins are located?  I'm just trying to understand where these files are put for the programs when their used.  Thanks.

On my pc its at "c:\Users\Public\Public Documents\Stardock\"

Thank you,

Basj,

Stardock Community Assistant

In case of any confusion. Some skins, like Windowblinds, will come as an image of a color palette. This is simply a different kind of zip package. Clicking on it will install that skin in Windowblinds. Other zip packages might look like the app its for. CursorFX will have a file extension like .cursorfx or similar. Windowblinds will have a .wba file extension. For other zip packages that look like they have a zipper on them, lol, can be unzipped by right clicking on it and either using Windows to unzip it or using a third party 'unzipper' like 7-zip. Using that app all you have to do is right click on the zip package, mouse over 7-zip and choose unzip to folder with the same name. That way you know exactly what you have. In my case I open the Stardock folder in my downloads folder. In that I create other folders with the name of the app i.e. Windowblinds, cursorfx, icon packager, wallpapers and such. With Iconpackager for instance the best way IMO to install an iconpack would be to open Iconpackager, click on options then on install from disk. Navigate to where you downloaded the Iconpackager zip folder and click on it. You'll get a popup that says such and such iconpack is being installed, please wait. For Objectdock go to C>Program files(x86)>Stardock>Objectdock>backgrounds. In it there are folders for tiles, tabs and zoomers. Place the Objectdock folder containing the skin inside the appropriate folder. Note: Zoomers are the standard docks on your screen. Tiles are individual docks like you see in some of the screenshots. Tabbed docks are like regular docks but with tabs to access different areas like tasks, programs etc. This doesn't cover all of it but you get the idea. Anyway, have fun, mix and match, create the kind of desktop you like and you can always change up. One other thing. Look at the compatibility index. This will tell you which programs are compatible with Win 10 and which are not, at least not yet. So, welcome to our asylum lol. Glad to have you aboard.   

Thank you so much Uvah and basj, this answers so many questions for me.  I figured the answers were right there but I just needed to understand it.  I'm not a computer expert, but I'm working on learning to Mod one of my favorite RPG's, and then become an active member here because the OD programs, and Windows Customization are right up my OCD Alley I'm sure I will be asking many more questions, and I greatly appreciate the answers!

Its very addictive.