CTRL+ALT+DEL and goto File | New Task. Then you can open a new task. I would recomend C:\LiteStep\themes\themeselect.rc (if you installed LiteStep into the Default. That themeselect file is the one that tells LiteStep what theme you are using. Open it up, then change the M$ LongHorn theme to austerity, (The default install theme). File | Save . then close it. Now, If you are on XP or 2000, CTRL+ALT+DEL and shutdown the LiteStep Process, then goto File New Task again,... and load up C:\LiteStep\litestep.exe or whatever your Litestep executable is located. SHould fix it!