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  Hi tarmacsnortingmonster,

  That is the reason why I n t play with any 3rd themes part because I always read from time to time on various problems after installation. So I don't use Windows themes pre-installed and don t have problems.

  In any case, I think you should try a system restore to an earlier point before installing this theme.
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