Microsoft KB Archive/258324

= Archive:How to Apply "Skins" to Windows Media Player for Palm-Size PC =

PSS ID Number: 258324

Article Last Modified on 9/17/2003

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The information in this article applies to:


 * Microsoft Windows Media Player for Palm-size PC 1.1
 * Microsoft ActiveSync 3.0

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This article was previously published under Q258324



SUMMARY
You can install a "skin" in Windows Media Player for Palm-size PC. A skin customizes the program's interface with the color/character/theme/appearance of your choice.



MORE INFORMATION
To install a skin onto your Palm-size PC:
 * 1) Download the .zip file containing the skin.
 * 2) Unzip the file by right-tapping the file, and then tapping Extract to folder.
 * 3) Copy the folder to the Programs Files/Windows Media Player folder on your Microsoft Windows CE-based device.
 * 4) Open the folder that contains the skin and locate the .skn file. It will probably have the same name as the skin folder.
 * 5) Right-tap the skin file, and then tap Create Shortcut to create a shortcut to the file.
 * 6) Move the shortcut (.lnk) file you created into the Windows Media Player folder (the same folder as the actual Windows Media Player program).
 * 7) Rename the shortcut (.lnk) file to the name of your skin (for example, change "Shortcut to Moon.skn" to just "Moon").
 * 8) Start Windows Media Player.
 * 9) On the taskbar, tap the keyboard tool (PIP) next to Start.
 * 10) Type skin= . For example, if you renamed the shortcut file to "Moon," type skin=moon.
 * 11) Tap the RETURN key in the Keyboard tool.

NOTE: You must have ActiveSync 3.0 or later installed. If you have never installed a skin before, you might have to make a one-time change to ActiveSync.

By default, ActiveSync converts all .bmp files to .2bp files (this is a modified version of the bitmap format). Your Windows Media Player for Palm-size PC skin bitmaps must remain in the native .bmp format to be loaded. To make this change:
 * 1) On the desktop PC, click Start, point to Programs, and then click Microsoft ActiveSync.
 * 2) On the Tools menu, click Options.
 * 3) On the Rules tab, click Conversion Settings.
 * 4) On the Desktop To Device tab, click the Bitmap Image file type.
 * 5) Make sure that this file type is set to convert any desktop bitmap image (.bmp file) to a .bmp file, (that is, no conversion at all). If this is correct, close all the dialog boxes and load your skin. Skip the remaining steps in this procedure. If this is not correct, continue with these steps.
 * 6) Click Edit.
 * 7) In the Convert to mobile device file of the type box, click (No Conversion) (*.bmp).
 * 8) Click OK.

For additional information about installing skins, see the following Microsoft Web site:

http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowsmedia/en/software/palmsize/install.asp#Active

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Keywords: kbenv kbhowto KB258324

Technology: kbActiveSync300 kbActiveSyncSearch kbWinMediaPlayer110PalmsizePC kbWinMediaPlayerSearch kbZNotKeyword3 kbZNotKeyword6

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