diff --git a/checkin_notes b/checkin_notes
index 3d9df19d5c..2e177cfad3 100644
--- a/checkin_notes
+++ b/checkin_notes
@@ -8525,3 +8525,9 @@ Bernd  01 Dec 2010
 
     api/
         boinc-api.cpp
+
+Rom    01 Dec 2010
+    - MGR: Use standard menus, even on Windows, for the Simple GUI.
+    
+    clientgui/
+        sg_StatImageLoader.cpp
diff --git a/clientgui/sg_StatImageLoader.cpp b/clientgui/sg_StatImageLoader.cpp
index 012eb5152f..d14ebf3157 100644
--- a/clientgui/sg_StatImageLoader.cpp
+++ b/clientgui/sg_StatImageLoader.cpp
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ StatImageLoader::StatImageLoader(wxWindow* parent, char* url) :
 	project_files_downloaded_time = 1;
 	project_last_rpc_time = 1;
 	BuildUserStatToolTip();
-	statPopUpMenu = new wxMenu(wxSIMPLE_BORDER);
+	statPopUpMenu = new wxMenu();
     AddMenuItems();
 }
 
@@ -114,20 +114,11 @@ void StatImageLoader::AddMenuItems()
     wxASSERT(pDoc);
     wxASSERT(wxDynamicCast(pDoc, CMainDocument));
 
-#ifndef __WXMAC__
-    CSkinSimple* pSkinSimple = wxGetApp().GetSkinManager()->GetSimple();
-
-    wxASSERT(pSkinSimple);
-    wxASSERT(wxDynamicCast(pSkinSimple, CSkinSimple));
-#endif
 	PROJECT* project = pDoc->state.lookup_project(project_url);
 	urlCount = project->gui_urls.size();
 
 	// Add the home page link
     wxMenuItem *urlItem = new wxMenuItem(statPopUpMenu, WEBSITE_URL_MENU_ID_HOMEPAGE,wxString(project->project_name.c_str(), wxConvUTF8));
-#ifdef __WXMSW__
-    urlItem->SetBackgroundColour(*pSkinSimple->GetBackgroundImage()->GetBackgroundColor());
-#endif
 	Connect( WEBSITE_URL_MENU_ID_HOMEPAGE,  wxEVT_COMMAND_MENU_SELECTED, wxCommandEventHandler(StatImageLoader::OnMenuLinkClicked) );
 	statPopUpMenu->Append(urlItem);
 
@@ -135,9 +126,6 @@ void StatImageLoader::AddMenuItems()
 	// Add any GUI urls
 	for(unsigned int i = 0; i < urlCount; i++){
         urlItem = new wxMenuItem(statPopUpMenu, WEBSITE_URL_MENU_ID + i, wxGetTranslation(wxString(project->gui_urls[i].name.c_str(), wxConvUTF8)));
-#ifdef __WXMSW__
-		urlItem->SetBackgroundColour(*pSkinSimple->GetBackgroundImage()->GetBackgroundColor());
-#endif
 	    Connect( WEBSITE_URL_MENU_ID + i,  wxEVT_COMMAND_MENU_SELECTED, wxCommandEventHandler(StatImageLoader::OnMenuLinkClicked) );
  
 		statPopUpMenu->Append(urlItem);
@@ -147,14 +135,7 @@ void StatImageLoader::AddMenuItems()
     if (!project->attached_via_acct_mgr) {
     	statPopUpMenu->AppendSeparator();
 	    wxMenuItemList menuList = statPopUpMenu->GetMenuItems();
-#ifdef __WXMSW__
-	    menuList[statPopUpMenu->GetMenuItemCount()-1]->SetBackgroundColour(wxColour(_T("RED")));
-#endif
-
 	    urlItem = new wxMenuItem(statPopUpMenu, WEBSITE_URL_MENU_ID_REMOVE_PROJECT, _("Remove Project"));
-#ifdef __WXMSW__
-	    urlItem->SetBackgroundColour(*pSkinSimple->GetBackgroundImage()->GetBackgroundColor());
-#endif
 	    Connect( WEBSITE_URL_MENU_ID_REMOVE_PROJECT,  wxEVT_COMMAND_MENU_SELECTED, wxCommandEventHandler(StatImageLoader::OnMenuLinkClicked) );
 	    statPopUpMenu->Append(urlItem);
     }