title: Using a core Joomla component as a base for a custom component
body: <p>I'm attmpting to pull all the necessary files that make up the <strong>Weblinks</strong> core componnent out of my <strong>Joomla 2.5</strong> installation into a separate directory so that I can use it to make a custom component with additional fields.</p>
  
  <p>My problems are:</p>
  
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  <li>I can't seem to figure out all the files needed to be pulled out in order to then successfull re-install the custom component</li>
  <li>I can't seem to figure out all the renaming that needs to be done in the custom component in order to ensure it doesn't corrupt the core installation when I re-install it.</li>
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  <p>Has anyone done this before? I looked at creating a custom component from scratch and it seems like far too much workfor a non web developer. This also seems overkill in order to add a couple of fields.</p>