Thanks for the reply. For me, on the majority of skins, the start bar will go transparent but not blurred, as illustrated by my screenshot

http://img105.imagevenue.com/view.php?image=41708_win_122_1112lo.JPG

Thanks for the reply, but if you didn't ignore the picture, maybe you would see what i mean! i have xp pro

not that theres anything wrong with that   

when I paste the link in, it tells me: This image does not exist on this server


I wanted to see Carmen

click your print key, open paint or what ever, edit>paste it in, save it, upload to a place like imageshack or photobucket, get the http generated there, paste that in the box when you click the 'insert image' icon here

you can also upload to your personal page here if you have one

you enabled "Always Blur the Background" only in task bar but if you checked the drop down menu you will see other choices ,you have to enable it on all the choices there , instead of setting every one click "Vista-ize me" and you will get blur on taskbar, start menu, window frames, and menus , but make sure that "Always Blur the Background" is enabled in all the choices in the drop down menu

another thing ( not related ) if you want to get the vista look get WhiteFlame (Vista Perfection X) Theme , its better and now with the blur enabled

Start menu blurring only works in XP if it has been enabled in the skin itself.

thanks! that is the answer to my original question...i think