The installation will do the following: • Install the program to the default or selected Destination folder. • Create a Windows file association for the.rmskin file extension and the. • Create Windows Start menu item for Rainmeter. • Create Windows Start menu item for Startup/Rainmeter, so Rainmeter starts with Windows.
This may be disabled by unchecking Launch Rainmeter on startup. • Launch Rainmeter at the end of the installation. Skins and settings folders will be created in the when Rainmeter is first run. Note: Rainmeter can be uninstalled using the Add or Remove programs function in Windows. Default File Locations Program folder: C: Program Files Rainmeter Skins folder: C: Users YourName Documents Rainmeter Skins 1 Settings and Layouts folder: C: Users YourName Appdata Roaming Rainmeter 1 1.
'YourName' is an example. Portable Installation To run Rainmeter from a single folder, so it can be copied to another computer or run directly from a removable drive, select Portable installation during the install process and browse to the desired installation folder. No changes to the Windows Registry or Start menu will be made. All program, skins and settings folders and files will remain in the selected program folder.
This dialog lists each component that will be installed. These may include: • Skins: At least one skin will always be included and installed in the Rainmeter Skins folder. The author of the package may indicate that one or more skins will automatically be loaded when the installation is complete. • Layouts: If the author has added a to the package it will be installed in the Rainmeter Layouts folder. If Apply included layout is selected, the layout will be applied to Rainmeter following installation. • Plugins: If the author has added custom to the package the appropriate 32bit/64bit architecture version of the plugin.dll files will be installed to the Rainmeter Plugins folder.