Help using Windows themes!

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I have installed a windowblinds and I have a theme that I like, but every so often, I like to switch back to the official Media Center Edition theme, but every time I do it via Control Panel, it either fails to display in the preview box or loads the classic windows them. Can someone please help me!?
windowblinds
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Reply #1 from WinCustomize Forums Top
System info:

WindowBlinds 5.0 System Information Report:

STATUS : WB+ SRV+ HLP+ UI+ TRAY+

WindowBlinds is installed correctly on this PC.

Your machine supports per pixel borders on WindowBlinds skins.

You have one monitor in total.

(Default Monitor) 1 is attached to NVIDIA GeForce Go 7900 GTX

Wblind.dll 2006/03/20 11:56:04
Wbsrv.dll 2006/03/19 13:37:20
Wbconfig.exe 2006/03/19 15:32:58
Wbload.exe 2005/12/21 01:04:40
Wbhelp.dll 2004/09/18 16:37:00
Wbui.dll 2005/11/26 19:09:46
Tray.dll 2006/04/28 19:27:00
Reply #2 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Try switching your 'theme' using the WindowBlinds Configuration screen and see if that fixes it.
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Reply #3 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Where is the Configuration Screen?
P.S. It is not really a theme, it is more of an option under the 'Appearance' tab, it is the one that came with the PC!
Reply #4 from WinCustomize Forums Top
You'll find an icon in your system tray at the bottom right which when you put your cursor over it will say WindowBlinds 5.0 .... Double-click that and the WindowBlinds Configuration screen will open. You will see the included Blinds as well as the XP ones. Just find the Windows Media Center one and select it and click Apply Changes.
Reply #7 from WinCustomize Forums Top
If the Windows XP Media Center theme is listed in the Display Properties\Themes tab\Theme drop-down list, you could try the following:

1 - Apply the "Windows Classic" theme with WindowBlinds (Start WB > select 'Windows Classic' at far left of list > click 'Apply Changes').

2 - Reboot computer

3 - Right-click the desktop > select 'Properties' > use the 'Themes tab\Theme list' to select the theme you want > click 'Apply'.

Note - this assumes you did not disable the "Themes" service.
Reply #8 from WinCustomize Forums Top
how does a trial version get a file dated 4/28/2006 when it was added to download.com on 3/21/2006?
Reply #9 from WinCustomize Forums Top
This is what I find for 5.01.006 release

5.01.006 Release

Wblind.dll 2006/03/21 14:33:46
Wbsrv.dll 2006/02/05 13:58:22
Wbconfig.exe 2006/03/19 15:33:44
Wbload.exe 2006/03/13 18:54:12
Wbhelp.dll 2004/09/18 17:37:00
Wbui.dll 2005/12/06 22:29:06
Tray.dll 2005/11/02 14:28:26
Reply #10 from WinCustomize Forums Top
From reply 1
Tray.dll 2006/04/28 19:27:00

From my WB system info for 5.01m[b].017, latest beta
Tray.dll 2006/04/13 17:29:23
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