help please

OK, I know I asked this one before, but how do you skin window. The code I got from Flipcode isn''t working. I can change regions with just like Rect or what ever, but not the advanced ones. I''v used the region creater and the functions in my program. Its still not setting the region. What can be the problem here? I''m doing this right after I create the window. This shouldn''t bother any thang because I ''v been able to create a smaller RECT region and seen it change. I know that bitmap is loading because it blits. Its just that the DAMN region isn''t getting created or something. I think that maybe the code in that tutorial is screwed up for the advanced regions part. I got a runtime error when my program booted up when I tried useing the region in resource, like it was shone in the tutorial. Not just any runtime error either. I got a stupid ass white bos with close ignore buttons in it, then I got the other illegal operation error. Is there any opther tutorials that I can look at out there? I seem to be not finding any on Goolgle. Or how do I fix this little hick-up?