Illustrator CS2 and aero windows theme

Hi,
Currently using Win7 64 bit. When i startup my illustrator CS2 my windows aero theme will switch to basic.
Is this a known issue? Is there any documentation from adobe stating about this issue?

Please help!
I dont want to disable my windows theme to basic, is there any solution?

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