Other applications would be Skype, Steam, Rainmeter and Winstep Xtreme. Graphics card is an Asus HD6850 DirectCU with latest drivers. Will try 32 bit version and see if problem persists.

Is it possible there is a setting within Windowblinds I don't have selected?

Problem with dropdown menus doesn't persist with 32 bit version. Though if Jim's post is anything to go off, it seems it could happen but is easily resolved. No matter. Call it fixed. Cheers Neil, you're a .

Ditto that with Windows 7 32 bit and Vista SP2 Home Premium.

It has an setting in 'options' to over ride Window skins but doesn't do anything to help it.

Po: You can use 5th Gen Skin (black) with MM disabled in WB and that override setting off. Only one that works really good for me.

P.S.: Some older peeps will recognize the covers made by Tech 13 / . Took them for selfmade compilations for my private use only.

I too experience this. It's only occasionally but can be very annoying.

Never experienced this with CS5 x64. Some skins can make it difficult to use.

Difficult to use how?

Having looked online, the blank menu may not be us : http://feedback.photoshop.com/photoshop_family/topics/increasing_memory_usage_in_preferences_causes_file_menu_to_be_blank

I wonder if WB is simply increasing the memory usage slightly and so making this happen slightly more often.  Seems to be linked to OpenGL usage too.

Usually a matter of backgrounds on the menus/submenus and font color/shade being too dark/contrast issues. For that reason, I've simply 'excepted' Ps from being skinned by WB... not worth the hassle each time.

Perhaps if SKS were more 'self explanatory' about which settings to change and where to find them, I'd mod the skins to my own 'standard use' specs and do it for the skins I enjoy using. I'm probably going about it all 'incorrectly'. Not an accusation against any specific skin nor program...just wishing SKS were 'easier' or perhaps more 'user friendly'... again, perhaps not phrasing it as well as should be able to. Maybe some 'technical literature' would help... or some practical "how to's"? Sorry, I might be rambling.

PS menus are not skinned by WB as they are ownerdrawn so excluding it should have no impact on the colours used.

One more thing on the Yahoo messenger issue.

When a link is clicked in a Yahoo Messenger window, IE9 opens skinned in classic. Is this a Yahoo bug, or a WB bug?

To elaborate further, if IE is launched from within a message window, it is skinned in classic if IE isn't already open.

If a file is attached to YM with the paperclip at the bottom, the window opens in classic. Any notifications you get down by the sytray is again, classic.

Is there any way to force WB to skin these?

Tried setting OpenGL to basic, disabling it altogether and reducing memory usage to 50%. No cigar! CS5 32 bit still playing nicely with WB, though it does take longer to open large files (present WIP is over 400 layers now and takes about 15 seconds to open in 32 bit, but maybe half that with 64 bit). I'm still going to upgrade.

1) The app name: Random high CPU usage apps ie... Ofice 2010, Photoshop etc...

2) The OS you are using: Windows 7 SP1 x65

3) The theme you are using Random themes setup

4) The problem you have encountered: Random application flicker and both the taskbar and entire screen drops about 1/4 inch for about 4-5 seconds sometimes it's one sometimes it's both and it's very random.

5) If you did report it to support a ticket number would help.

Never reported it but posted something here and no one responded.

This was with v.7.30.310 (7.30.00 on the store)

I am going to try the betas as they come out. Will probably install 7.30a tomorrow.

Will post my findings.

Joe