How do you zip a WMP???

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I'm on the edge of giving up on this WMP skinning. >
As easy as it is to create a WMP with SS is as hard to zip it and convert it into a .wmz format.
When you make a WB skin and click on the Zip button, SS zips the skin into a .wba file ready to be uploaded. BUT, when you create a WMP skin and attempt to zip it the same way, SS zip the skin into an .usz format which is only good to open it again in SS. It doesn’t zip it straight into a .wmz file and it is useless in the WMP Skin Folder.
I tried to save it as a .zip file and then rename the file to .wmz but it doesn’t work.
I even took the folder it creates in the WMP Skin Folder when you test the skin, zip it and rename it, and all I get is a bunch of white squares with little red Xs
SkinStudio does not have a Help document on saving/zipping WMP skins (bummer), so I'm hoping someone can show the correct way to zip the files for distribution.

Thanks in advance.
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Reply #1 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Apoc. When in SS, you do a save as windows media player and it saves it to your WMP folder. I hope I got that right.



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Reply #2 from WinCustomize Forums Top
I tried that too WOM, but all it does is create a regular folder in the WMP Skin Folder but it doesnt save it under a .wmz file.
But I think I figure out how to do it. Thanks for the help WOM
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Reply #3 from WinCustomize Forums Top
After you did that, you Zip it up and change the extension to wmz.


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Reply #4 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Got it . Thankx
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Reply #6 from WinCustomize Forums Top
but warning when you zip the folder the directory(path) does not include in zip.

my method : i choose all files in the folder (not the folder) ,i send in the defaut zip in windows and after i change extention .zip manualy in .wmz !!!
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Reply #7 from WinCustomize Forums Top
That is exactly what I had to do Xav. Thanks
Reply #8 from WinCustomize Forums Top
ok Apocalypse_67 !!! but me when i make my first after a long period i understand why is not fonction ,the cause the path is include in zip !!!grrrrr!!!