Miranda IM - Skins & Icons

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Download Miranda IM 0.4.0.3 (Note: Do not use Miranda IM version 0.5 or later).

Download this zip file. Extract the files from the zip archive. You'll get some zip files again. Extract clistmodernb, fingerprint, icolib & imgdecoder. Place the extracted files into your Miranda IM plugins folder (C:\Program Files\Miranda IM\plugins\).

Now extract xpkaqua & xpkicons. Place the extrated folders "skins" and "icons" into your Miranda IM root folder (C:\Program Files\Miranda IM\).

Open Miranda IM now and go to "Options -> Plugins". Set up your plugins like this:

PIC-20060122-213841.jpg

The most important things to do is to dissable clist_classic.dll and enable clist_modern.dll.

Also it's important to enable icolib.dll and fingerprint.dll.

Now click "Apply" then OK and then restart Miranda IM.

Go to "Options -> Skins (Under "Customize"). Select xpk Pixel Perfect Aqua and click "Apply".

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If there are no skins on the list, click "Browse" and look for the xpk.msf file in your Miranda IM's "skins" folder (C:\Program Files\Miranda IM\skins\xpk_pixelperfect\).

Now the icons. Go to "Icons" (Under "Contact List"). Select a category and click "Load icon set..." and search for a appropriate icon library (*.dll file) in your Miranda IM's "icon" filder (C:\Program Files\Miranda IM\Icons\xpk).

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If the category is "Main Icons", the corresponding icon library would be xpk_main.dll. If the category's name is "ICQ Icons" the corresponding icon library is xpk_icq.dll and so on ...

Click "Apply" then "OK" and restart Miranda IM.

By now your Miranda IM should look somewhat like this:

Miranda_im_xp_aqua.jpg

Enjoy !

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works good here, except miranda would not connect to aim or msn for me.

also i downloaded Miranda IM 0.4.0.3 Build 45 Alpha from here because the main site is just way too slow!

http://fileforum.betanews.com/detail/Miranda_IM/957048618/1

with that version it claimed i had a newer version of clist_modern.dll already in the folder, i did not overwrite it. prob had something to do with the connection problem.

maybe i will play with it again. but i really prefer portable gaim 2.0 beta 1! Thanks though :)

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the icon changes when you load the proper icon sets :D

very useful guide, at last i've a skinned miranda, i tried a lot of guides, maybe they let you more customize it yourself, but you've to start simple right.. but at least this works without all the error messages..

and when i want to use it on my other computer, i can just copy the folder right? so i can also put it on my usbdisk or something

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