Template for user login, registration and password pages

Hi
I am using version 5.9 and am not able to get Drupal to see or use my custom template files, It seems to be ignoring my instructions to use another
I have already read most of the instructional posts on this topic such as
http://drupal.org/node/154113, http://www.nicklewis.org/node/845, etc and have followed the instructions, and yet it doesnt work.

Can any one help?

Here is what ive done:
Updated bluebreeze/template.php:

function _phptemplate_variables($hook, $vars = array()) {
global $user;
switch ($hook) {
case 'node':
// Here is the way to switch to a different node- template based on node properties.
if ($vars['page']) {
// This is LIFO (Last In First Out) so put them in reverse order, i.e
// most important last.
$vars['template_files'] = array('node-default-page', 'node-'. $vars['node']->type .'-page', 'node-'. $vars['node']->nid .'-page');
}
else {
$vars['template_files'] = array('node-'. $vars['node']->nid);
}
break;

case 'page':
if (arg(0) == 'user'){
if (!$user->uid) { //check to see if the user is logged in. If not display the special login page layout
if (arg(1) == 'password' ) {
// !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!THIS IS PRINTING SUCCESSFULLY!!!!! print "E";
// the template i wish to use is themes/bluebreeze/user-password.tpl.php
$variables['template_file'] = 'user-password';

}else{
print " Arg 1=".arg(1);
}
}
elseif (arg(1) == 'login' || arg(1) == 'password' ) {
$variables['template_file'] = 'user_login';
}
}
break;
}

return $vars;
}

Thanks in advance!!
luke