Hi,
It is not possible as MM4 and MM5 do not have same Skins. Unles syou point to same shared Mediamonkey.ini file in which case MM4/MM5 will load default Skin on next start

Skins aren't compatible between MediaMonkey 4 and 5. You can change the Skin under Tools > Options > Skins. Does changing the Skin stick?

Lowlander wrote: ↑Sun Dec 11, 2022 1:03 pm No, MediaMonkey 4 and 5 are fully independent installs (of course you do need to install them in separate locations).

Thanks, but then how come "funny enough, if I close MM5 and then proceed to open MM4 the dark theme loads in MM4 too." ?

No, MediaMonkey 4 and 5 are fully independent installs (of course you do need to install them in separate locations).

Simmerhead wrote: ↑Sat Nov 05, 2022 6:19 am I installed the free version of MM5 ... if I close MM5 and then proceed to open MM4 the dark theme loads in MM4 too.

Did I read that right?? An MM5 install and/or launch affects operation of MM4?

In MediaMonkey 4 you can override Skin backgrounds. Have you made sure that's not the case in your setup?

I've been using the Metro theme for many years as I like the dark background. However, after getting a new PC with Windows 11 the theme doesn't seem to load and I get a bright background with bright text instead. My settings should be correct.


Since this annoyed me I installed the free version of MM5 to see if things got better, and they sure did. Here the dark theme loads fine, and funny enough, if I close MM5 and then proceed to open MM4 the dark theme loads in MM4 too. I've done several restarts and this always happens:

If I start MM4 the dark background doesn't load. Then I close MM4, open MM5, then close MM5, and rerun MM4 and the dark theme is back...?