using skins

i have downloaded skins for aircraft for the game LOMAC...they say to put them in the files bazar/temptexture file, which i have done...however these do not show up in the game as an option...so they say use something call MODMAN...however when i try to use the Modman. the add on screen is so large on my screen i cannot find out how to exit so i use the task manager and close it...so how can i get these skins to get in the game as an option..some of the skins are DDS and need this modman and others are bmps...and how do i get this modman screen smaller so i can use the functions? i have asked this question at the site i downloaded the skins from and am getting 19,00 different answers...i am downloading the skin files from the internet to a cd and then using the cd in another computer where the game is to put in these skin files...someone also told me to use a dds2 utility for the skins, but what does that do? sorry i am so stupid, but my frustration level has gone off the charts........... note: the skins are zip files and i extract them to the bazar/temptexture file in the Lock on (LOMAC) directory..this hasn't worked.......thanks:grin: and last but not least ..is there a site where i can learn about these gaming files and their functions so i am not so fargin' ignorant?