Running ArcPad within a skin on desktop PCs
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  1. Copy and paste the bitmap file and skin definition file of your choice to the same location as the ArcPad application file, arcpad.exe. In the following examples we have chosen the Archer.skn.
  2. Click Start on the Windows task bar.
  3. Click Run.
  4. Type the pathname for the location of ArcPad followed by /skin=“name of skin” (for example, “C:\Program Files\ArcPad 8.0\arcpad.exe” /skin=archer.skn). A space must be included between \arcpad.exe" and the /skn= skin name for the string to be applied successfully.

  5. Click OK
  6. ArcPad will open within the confines of the skin.