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General Installation Instructions
Boot Panels
Contextual Menu Items
Control Strip Modules
Icons
Kaleidoscope Schemes
Boot Icons
Themes
Dock Poofs
Login Panels
Clock Faces

Getting StuffIt
StuffIt for Mac

 

General Installation Instructions
Boot Panels
There are two methods for installation, both are relatively easy.

1) Easiest way is to use Visage .

2) The manual way is to drop it in the bottom-most folder:
System
Library
CoreServices
SystemStarter
QuartzDisplay.bundle
Resources
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Contextual Menu Items
For OS 9, just drop them on the closed System Folder icon.
For OS X, drop the item in the bottom-most folder:
<Your HD>
Library
Contextual Menu Items
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Control Strip Modules
Drop it on the closed System Folder icon.
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Icons
For OS X and 9:
Simply select the file you want and press Cmd-I. Select the small icon at the top of the window and press Cmd-C. Now go to the folder you want the icon on, do the same thing, except press Cmd-V to paste the icon on. You're all done!

OR

If you're using a special icon utility, like CandyBar, for example, follow its instructions.
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Kaleidoscope Schemes
1) Find the Kaleidoscope Schemes folder.
2) Drop the scheme(s) in that folder.
3) Open the Kaleidoscope Control Panel and select your new scheme(s).
OR
1) Just double-click the scheme to automatically use it as the current scheme. (This is the easier method!)
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Boot Icons
The quickest way to install boot icons is by way of either MacBoot, Startup Syringe or Imagine BootX
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Themes
For OS X themes, use ShapeShifter to install them.
For OS 9 themes, drop them on top of the closed System Folder icon. Click OK when the dialog box appears.
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Dock Poofs
Drop the the file in the bottom-most folder:

<your HD>
System
CoreServices
Dock
Resources
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Login Panels
Follow the included instructions. If there are none, follow one of these links:

Login Panel Replacement for Mac OS X Panther
Replace the Boot Panel and Log-In Screen in Mac OS X 10.2.6
Replace the Login Screen in Mac OS X
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Clock Faces
1) Open the clock folder and get out the customized files that you just downloaded.
2) Goto Applications/Clock.app/Contents/Resources/
3) Backup the originals and then put the customized files in their place.
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Getting StuffIt
StuffIt for Mac
Nearly all of the downloads at Mac GUI are compressed in the .sit StuffIt format. If you do not have StuffIt or need to get a newer version, then you may visit the Official Site to get any updates you need.
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