hehe.. duh.
I actually like StyleXP. Uses no resources, absolutely not buggy, nice old-windows-looking style (Watercolor Blue), it flows and nice and light, works perfectly.
I've used it in the past and still didn't like it. Maybe I was just using crappy themes or something. Can you send a screenshot of your desktop?
http://www.quikness.com/desktopQuite old, different bot icons occupy that space now
Shortly after I posted that, I decided to make the taskbar slightly opaque. I'll update it sooner or later. I like it, it looks like the classic theme, yet fits with my Trillian Pro theme and allows the entire desktop to be really slick. I can't stand dark themes because when visiting light-colored sites, it makes it feel confined or something. I don't know, I just get a bad vibe. Watercolor Blue from StyleXP.