Fussy, you'd have to ask the individual artist...I don't think there's a set answer. As to whether you download or not, that's up to you...but the skin being "Vista Ready" means that it will skin all skinnable parts of Windows Vista. It doesn't mean the artist is obliged to put in the user picture thing.

My taste runs the opposite from yours, I much prefer without that picture thing. Too bad MS didn't make this a part of the OS you could "take or leave".

Well, there's an answer from one of the best artists around!

Might seem a bit fussy but a valid issue for those customers that like a user pic it's a valid point.

Personally, its WB's lack of abilty to customize the user pic frame or even colorize that has led me to stop including it in my skins.

I agree 100%I think i did once and then set WB to change to the user pic I included to complete the theme!But even then I think the general consensus is usually no pic!

I think you will find that many artists are willing to try and get you what you want so if you find a skin you like you can always ask the artisit to add it back for you are large number of would do that I know I have done a good number of custom tweaks for individuals!

In Skinsudio:

Points taken, appreciate the replies.

This minor issue (for some) caused me to go back to msstyles

I'm currently using Longhorn Aero Power RC2 by sagorpirbd, a nicer skin I've yet to find, (in either format)

Thats my problem, I,m stuck with it!

Cheers.