[Tech4me]

Well ......NOT so clear Sir......

When downloading......you have (Most) 2 choices.....either SAVE......RUN ( Run means Install and Exes..)

If I choose SAVE.....(To desktop..etc..) Nothing will happen after it finishes...but a File sitting there on the desktop..or some where that I picked.

Until I Double click and Install it.... ( Am I right so far...,,?) Nothing wrong with doing this...(Just take longer time)

If I choose RUN .....During the installation, WDs will ask where do I want to install..? ( Even If, It 's already picked out the RIGHT location for it) ...Why..ASK...?

If I keep hitting NEXT...to the END....99% It 'll succeed and complete the Installion. ....If I pick DESKTOP (During installion) then I'm Screwed..? !http://forums.pcworld.com/legacyimages/
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[Adama]

Hi Flashorn,

Yes, I agree with everything you said and I understand what you're talking about.

I have the habit of downloading things to my Desktop because that's where I download my brushes, fonts, and other things that I need to make my graphics.

I just thought that downloading Adobe to the Desktop would be a no-brainer. So from now on, I'll know better.

Thanks again, m'dear. :)

[Flashorn]

Hey Tech!!



OK, first of all I wasn't explaining so much where to download

but, where to "Install" a program that you have downloaded. Yes,

Tech , you can use the Save or Run when you download a program

But, this was not my intention to explain which one to choose.

I Always choose to Save my downloads. IF you have other programs

running in the background and you choose to Run instead of Save

then you are looking for trouble. Some of the files that are Busy running the

other programs might be needed for the installation of the program

that you want to install by choosing to Run. Then you get a Failed Installation.



" If I choose RUN .....During the installation, WDs will ask where do I
want to install..? ( Even If, It 's already picked out the RIGHT
location for it) ...Why..ASK...?"



OK, Tech , Windows will Always ask to choose the Location of the installation. This is done because

you might have a program that Runs better when installed on C: directly.

Case in point : WinBubble 1.76 , has to be installed Directly on the C: .

But, when you start the installation of WinBubble , Windows has already decided that

you should install in C: Program Files WinBubble . This is Wrong!!!! . That's why there is a Browse at the

end of where you want to install.



The pic is just an example. This is to show the BROWSE at the end of the box.



So, to install WinBubble correctly , I would have to change the location of the install

which would be C: WinBubble . This is the only way this program works. This is why

Windows asks where to install the programs.



OK Tech , I hope I explained it better this time.



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[Tech4me]

Ok....Now Its clear...Thank you Sir.

How r you anyway ?..I normally see your post early in the morning..

[Adama]

Hi Flashorn,

I appreciate what you're trying to say, but if Windows decides to install WinBubble in the Program Files, how is anybody to know that that is the wrong place to install it?

[Adama]

Flashorn said:

Hey Spirit!!





Thanks for your answer. Now, I will start a new thread on JavaRa because



this is not the right one to talk about it. I have a few other quesions and a log



for you to look at.









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Hi Flashorn,

Did you ever start the thread on the JavaRA?

[Flashorn]

Hey sweetie!!



Sorry I haven't been around too much but, as I mentioned before , we are in

the midst of negotiation for the next three days. It is not going well and I think

that by Wednesday , the employees will be on strike. This might be Long.



OK, now , to know where to install, actually the info. on the site of the program

should tell you where to install. I have installed or re-installed WinBubble to show

you exactly what to expect when a program is not installed in the right location.



I have downloaded the latest version of WinBubble to my Documents Folder.

Since I use WinRar ( same as WinZip ) when I double click on the WinBubble Rar,

WinRar Archiver opens and from there I can scan the file for infections or test the Rar

for mistakes or corrupted files and then to extract the files to another location on my PC.



So, with all of this in mind I proceeded to extract the installer for WinBubble to the "Desktop"

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When I double click on the WinBubble installer , This is what Windows Explorer tells me:

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So, this is a very clear message that the location for WinBubble ( Desktop ) is not the right

one. I have to choose to extract WinBubble to the C: drive like Windows Explorer suggests

otherwise the changes I want to make to Vista will not occur . The next step is to Delete

from the desktop and extract to a new location.:

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As you can see I chose to extract the files to the Local Disk (C:)

Now the installer will install WinBubble on the C: drive and NOT in Program files.





This is the V istaStartMenu. I will put the other one you people are used to see:



As you can see, WinBubble is not the only program that wants it's own place on the C: Drive.

Once I finished with the customization of Vista this is the pop-up I got.

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Now everyone is happy in their respective folders.

Is this what you were asking for Adama?



I haven't started the thread on JavaRa yet but, will do it when time permits.



If you do not understand one or more of the explanations , I'll be back tonight.



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[Adama]

As always, great info, Flash.

I've never seen icons like that... why are they so different from mine?

Sorry you're having problems in the work front. Strikes are no fun for anybody, I hope everything gets resolved swiftly for you and your company.

[Flashorn]

Hey sweetie!!


These icons are from the "Skin" from Alienware. They have different ones for XP but, only one for Vista.

If you want to check it out I'll post the address. What this does is that it completely transforms Vista.

All of your Icons and page contours and also start menu plus all folders are customized by this Skin.

The best part is that all of their Skins are FREE. All you have to do is enter an e-mail address and

you can download the "AlienGuise Theme Manager" for FREE. I'll try and post an image.

OK, this is the Theme Manager where you can choose which Theme you want to apply.The Theme Manager

will transform your Vista Completely. If you don't like what you see , all you have to do is , choose the Vista theme

again and in a second everything is back to normal. For Vista we only have the choice of two Skins but, in XP there

are about Five to choose from. Here are the ones for Vista.

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These are the ones you choose between . Mine is the first one , Alienware Invader.



This is the original Vista!





This is the Green Vista. Notice how everything is different , from the Start Button to the Folders.

You also get the background image.





This is the one I have. As you can see all of Vista is customized. I also have altered

some of the Icons with WinBubble. So , mine is Completely my own creation.It doesn't

look at all like Vista any more.Plus they have functionalities that Vista doesn't have.




Here is the direct link to the Theme Manager from Alienware .



Once there , you can also download the customized version of the Windows Media Player. And yes, all for free. But,

only for XP. Here is what mine looks like in XP:

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Here are the other Skins for XP only:



The second and fourth are Really Really amazing skins. The media Player to go with these Skins

look like this:

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So there you go, a tour of Alienware's offerings. And All for FREE.

You too can have a little ScienceFiction on your Notebook.



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[Adama]

!http://forums.pcworld.com/legacyimages/
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[AuroraDizon]

I use to use alienwear skins all the time, great free cool looking... but I didn't want to use system resources in order to run them all the time.

[Adama]

Really? They use a lot of resources? Well, then I don't think I should download one since I already have so many photo editing programs and stuff, taking a lot of resources too.