I had this same probelm with WMP9, and posted here with my experience. Neil asked me why I was still using WMP9 intead of 10 or 11. Among other things, I hated their looks. But more than anything else, I can easily adjust the colors in WMP9 to match my current skin, which I can't do as readily in 10 or 11. And worse, 11 is nearly all black, and while that's fine for a Vista Skin, I like XP skins with all the bright colors and designs.
Niel, this problem is not limited to just WMP9. Does StartDock have any plans to continue to support WMP 9 & 10 with any appropriate fixes in WB6 code to make them work right?