Vista themes no longer works.

I recently installed a Windows update (update for Windows Vista for systems X 64 (KB2524375)) March 23, 2011, and it is Windows Aero and even Windows Vista Basic color schemes to no longer work. They can be selected, but the preview is black, and it does not change when I apply. It happened with the same update (update for Windows Vista (KB2505189)), on another computer of mine, with the same problem.

Edit: I also want to add that the system restore stopped working and restore points have been removed when I tried to come back before the installed update.
Edit #2: I looked in the services that are related to the Vista themes: Desktop Window Manager Session Manager and themes; but they both started and the startup type is set to automatic. I tried to restart these services, but that did nothing. Desktop Window Manager is running, but the theme does not work even then.
Edition #3: When I stop Desktop Window Manager, then restarted, but now the themes are no longer available for selection under color schemes.

Solve problems with Windows Aero

http://windowshelp.Microsoft.com/Windows/en-us/help/c33fe91a-9E6F-41F4-ae82-3ed2d5fa2fbf1033.mspx>

In addition, you can check up to http://support.microsoft.com/kb/931712 .

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