PhoenixPM

Thanks for the reply! Unfortunately . . nothin' doin'. I'm still having the problem with the default theme coming back -- actually, more precisely . . the taskbar and start menu. When I try to apply a skin in WB5, it changes the taskbar and start menu to the Windows classic style; however, when I reboot, it's back to the XP style taskbar (start menu itself stays classic). Note also that this occurs even when using the included Microsoft

I purchased the Object Desktop suite earlier today and have been wrestling for the past three hours or so with WindowBlinds5. When I apply a skin, it says "Please Wait", then changes the colors of the toolbar/wallpaper/browser/etc . . but doesn't actually skin it. Something else I've noticed, even with WB5 turned off, upon rebooting the computer reverts back to the default Windows XP theme when I try to apply another theme (such as the Window