Folder Background Black

When I apply window blinds 8(it happens in all skins tried)  I get weird black back grounds in folders. This error has persisted since window blinds 7.9 beta.   If I Mouse over these it highlights them and I can see the folder names but if I don't I get this.  I initially thought it might be a video card driver issue, I have tried 4 different video drivers and the problem persists.  Here is a screenshot of the Problem.  Any ideas would be appreciated.

http://img600.imageshack.us/img600/5223/g2f4.jpg

*Edit* This only seems to apply when folder is not maximized to full screen. Still very annoying!

Second issue:  Whenever I start window blinds i get a strange error box that in window blinds 8 I can now close but in the betas I had to actually unload window blinds and then close it.  Its always in the same spot and it is present on every restart.

http://img689.imageshack.us/img689/5086/kkhr.jpg

Third issue:  When I minimize Firefox 22 it does not go to the task bar but to the system tray. 

I am using windows 8 pro with media center edition. 

Any help anyone could provide for all or any of these issues would be Very appreciated.

Thanks