ok now i'm confused

first of all I'm using wampserver so if i do screw up no harm done.
Anay way got zen set up found a template I like black pure followed the install instructions as per
Installation notes:

1. Backup all the files and database.
2. Upload the Template package (zip file) to the root directory of your Zen Cart installation (for example: https://www.yourdomain.com/yourzencartstore/)
3. Unpack the Template package.
4. Log in to the admin area.
5. Go to the Tools -> Template Selection.
6. Click on the 'Classic Contemporary Green' template name.
7. Select 'BlackPureFree' value for the selectbox on the right and click on the 'Update' button.
8. Go to the Tools -> Layout Boxes Controller.
9. Click on the 'Reset' button on the bottom.
10. Enjoy.
    that didn't work, :no: moved the package to includes/templates folder :clap: and it showed up in the list, but this is what i get

have i screwed up the file structure
oh using firefox browser
I'm getting to the point where I'm beging to doubt my computer savy I mean i can play around with linux no problems thats why I decided to have a go with zen

moved the package to includes/templates folder

what did you move?
If you unzipped the package into your root folder it should have placed the files in the correct folders,
looks like your missing the language files:smile:

Donal:

what did you move?
If you unzipped the package into your root folder it should have placed the files in the correct folders,
looks like your missing the language files:smile:

just tried it again ```
http://i896.photobucket.com/albums/ac163/discoverytdi/Untitled4-1.png

still not showing in templates selection
i'm off for a pint (or maybe 4)

If I'm reading your images right, you're one directory too high. You should drop the 'includes' folder from the template to the root of your store. That's one reason I don't recommend unzipping the template zip file on the server, but rather unzipping it elsewhere and dragging the proper folder(s) to the site.

What you need to end up with is a file named template_info.php in includes/templates/black_pure_free. That's how Zencart populates the template selection dropdown in admin.

move the "includes" folder out of the pure black folder into the root
:smile:
The instructions obviously dont fit the way it has been packaged:huh:

Donal:

move the "includes" folder out of the pure black folder into the root
:smile:
The instructions obviously dont fit the way it has been packaged:huh:
sorry i'm into my 4th guiness but if i move the includes folder it'll over write the folder of that name allready there :huh:
(did i really write programs for 80s games machines) no that was in another life

You want to 'merge' the two includes folders. Most ftp programs will do that automatically. So the ftp program will merge rather than overwriting and will give you warnings if an overwrite is going to happen.

Always remenber to back up :-)

You can't overwrite folders, just files. Trust me, the way I described is what you want to do. One more pint, and you'd have remembered that :laugh:.