^^ What you're saying is absolutely incorrect. Stardock has not screwed up my computer once. Oh maybe it's because you're using Vista and the compatibility is hideous.
Windowsblind, StyleXP are probably the two you would want to look into if you were to customize your theme.
If you want free ones, Alienware offers free downloadable skins for your computer.
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MOBO: Asus P5BW-LA
PSU: CoolerMaster Power Extreme 500W
VGA: eVGA 9600 GT 512mb GDDR3 @ 750/1870/1000
HDD: WD 250 GB SATA
RAM: 2 GB DDR2 PC2-5300
MONITOR: LG Flatron W2242TQ, NEC MultiSync LCD1530V
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