Help with WB5 and Skinstudio

Importing Shellstyle

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Newbie here so take pity.

In Kol's details about his most recent VistaXP style he says:

"To install the horizaontal shellstyle go to SkinStudio. Then on the file menu go to
Tools > WindowBlinds > Import shell style file"

Which sounds simple enough. However, when I go to Skinstudio and follow his instructions, I get a "Open" command box which asks me for a file name -

First, is it asking me for the name of the shellstyle files, or for a name to save them to?

Second, the default file type in the "Open" box is set to "Shell styles (*.dll)" and opens in the SkinStudio folder, not in the folder for the VistaXP theme. Is this correct for the operation I am attempting?

Third, assuming that I have to save a file myself, where do I save it and should I be giving it a particular name?

Fourth, assuming it is asking me the name of the files to import, what are those names? If I go into the VistaXP folder in WindowBlinds, I see no *.dll files at all, and if I switch tp "show all files" there are literally hundreds of them.

Clearly, I am missing something here, so if anyone can assist, I would appreciate it.
windowblinds
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Reply #1 from WinCustomize Forums Top
OK first you need to unzip VistaXP with all the files inside the zip to a folder. Then in SkiStudio on the file menu go to Tools > WindowBlinds > Import shell style file, when you get the open dialog you just need to select the shellstyle.dll on the folder that you unzipped VistaXP. There is a folder called Extras inside is another folder called Horizontal ShellStyle and you can find both shellstyles blue and green
Reply #2 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Master Kol -

Thanks for the help - very easy once you know where to look.
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Reply #3 from WinCustomize Forums Top
No problem sophiesboy
Reply #4 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Nice work on XPVista, Kol!