Windows Domain membership 7stp install fails

Hi, thanks for this awesome tool, 7stp :)

I have successfully installed and themed my Home PC running identical dual monitors, on Windows 8 using 7stp.
Life is good.


I am unable to get this working on a DOMAIN joined machine. I am domain admin, and no Group Policy restrictions should affect this.
I have logged on using local administrator account (machine still joined to domain) and installed OK, applied theme, and then restart.
I get the DOMAIN logon GINA, and after logging on (with ANY profile), EXPLORER does not start up.
I am also unable to access and dialogs/windows using the TASK-MANAGER option on the log on screen.
Sometimes I just get a thin blue bar across the screen, where the Window TITLE should be.

my work domain joined machine has 2 different monitors as well, 1 in vertical orientation, other in landscape.

Can anyone please offer some suggestions here?
Did search but found nothing related to what I am seeing (or in this case, NOT seeing) :)