dwm.exe is running.   I appreciate your help.   Any other thoughts?   Bill Detert / Springfield / IL

Right click on it in Task Manager /services tab and select Start service. You can type services into the Start Menu search box, select services, then find Desktop Window Manager and make sure it is set to Automatic. If it is not, right click on it, select properties and set to Auto. The service can also be stopped and started from this location, just harder to get to.

 And greetings from Lexington, IL

A screenshot of the issue may be helpful here.

Also try applying Windows Aero, rebooting and then applying the WB skin again.

Hope this fixed the problem

"However service UxSms is not running and I do not know how to start it.  Thanks again."

Perhaps I should be more clear.  UxSms is not even in the list.

Another funny thing.  When I go to control panel - personalization and double click on the first aero theme the only thing that changes is the wallpaper  everything else is the same as the theme I selected in windowblinds

I tried to post a screen shot of my opaque start menu but all I got was an ASCII text of the picture which finally figured out how to delete.

Any help is still appreciated.

PS when I run the "find and fix problems with transparency" it doesn't find a problem.  Everything is "issue not present"

Thanks for your help.   I am running Windows 7 home premium.

There is no UxSms in the service list.  It goes from User profile service to Virtual Disk.  I can find an entry called "Desktop Window Manager Session Manager" (It is started and automatic)

Here is a link to illustrate my problem:

http://share.shutterfly.com/action/welcome?sid=3Bas2jZu0ct

Yes,  I did apply Windows aero in WB and reboot.  Nothing changed.  eg no aero.  

From above:

   Another funny thing.  When I go to control panel - personalization and double click on the first aero theme the only thing that changes is the wallpaper  everything else is the same as the theme I selected in windowblinds

I can adjust transparency (and themes) on Winstep's docks and shelves with no problem.

I purchased WB and Object Desktop and other Stardock productx and a Styler theme and I have yet to have anything better than the plain old aero (except now after running WB I cannot get aero to work at all)  Aero works fine in the WB config illustrations in the top section of the window.

I installed WB months and months ago.  I have just now decided to do something about it.  There is no uninstall function listed in the object desktop package.  Do I risk anything by uninstalling and reinstalling?

Thanks for your help.  It is appreciated.  Thank you.

Have you ever installed any sort of "style pack", or any other app that would modify Windows?

I suggest opening an Administrator command prompt. then type in  sfc /scannow to check for corrupt/damaged Windows files.

Let it run and follow any prompts. It will take a while.

Unless you are talking about a vStyler WindowBlind skin, elaborate a bit on that, please. What theme? From where? Link?

Did you install/run it before you ran WindowBlinds?

Windows resource protection did not find any integrity violation

Themes is started and automatic.

Theme is by vStyler.  Tried it when first started WB.

Here is a problem: After selecting the first window 7 aero theme and clicking window color there is no place to check "enable transparency"  It said that this window only applies if you have selected a windows 7 basic theme.   This is the same for all other window aero themes.

I do not know what is happening.

The answer that I do not want to hear is to reinstall Windows 7.  My disk does not have all the upgrades and releases

Hey, as long as it works, it's all good!

Enjoy your WindowBlinds in all their Aero glory.

I had Vista Basic for a short while so I know how WB's look without transparency. Not ideal, to say the least.