WinXP: At first I did classic. THen I learned how to hack and then built my own themes so I can have a black taskbar, black borders, title bar etc (ok... black with a fade of gray) and then maroon start menu, etc. etc. I like my custom theme. And the only reason why I have it is I had some time to spare 4 years ago. Linux Boxes: CLASSIC (can we say, text! console! =) ) Ubuntu desktop: Didn't care. I spend too much time at work to worry about what the home computer looks like. I only use it check email and to work from home on my work systems. So, who cares?