WB6 Causes Windows Explorer Error

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Periodically, after instlling WB6, I will get a pop up error message indicasting that Microsoft Windows Explorer has caused an error and must shut down. Clicking OK causes the title bar and screen icons to temporarily vanish (but not app windows including IE7) and then reappear. I haven't paid attention to the time interval, but it seems to be like once an hour or so. System is XP Pro with all the latest MS updates.
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Reply #1 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Robert Grenader please open Windowblinds, choose System Info tab then click on Copy Text & paste that info here.

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Reply #2 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Try right-clicking on the taskbar, see if it crashes too.
In my system explorer it always crashes when I do it.
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Reply #4 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Yes Neil, im using horizontal span. I was far from guessing it was its fault but I've already searched and that's the problem. Some software just don't like each other lol.

Quoting cuff cox: "...hopefuly this problem will be resolved in the next WB6 revision."

I can't stop using nview

Can that be your problem too Robert ?
Reply #5 from WinCustomize Forums Top
WindowBlinds version : WindowBlinds 6.0 (build 36 x86)

WindowBlinds is installed correctly on this PC
WindowBlinds appears to be activated on this PC
Your machine supports per pixel borders on WindowBlinds skins.

(Dell 2407WFP (Digital)) 1 is attached to RADEON X600 256MB HyperMemory

Wblind.dll 2007/10/08 13:04:20
Wbsrv.dll 2007/10/04 17:58:04
Wbconfig.exe 2007/10/04 17:58:33
Wbload.exe 2007/09/27 17:47:44
Wbhelp.dll 2004/09/18 16:37:07
Wbui.dll 2007/09/24 19:08:06
Tray.dll 2007/09/12 17:58:21
Screen.exe 2007/10/04 17:58:24
Reply #7 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Hey, we'll never know. I do suspect its a conflict w/ XP SP2 and WB6. I will say that when the crash occours and recovers, the ORDER of programs in the task bar is reversed. I always open Outlook first, then IE7, etc. After the crash recovery, the order is etc, IE7 THEN Outlook.

Wierd eh?
Reply #8 from WinCustomize Forums Top
I will say that when the crash occours and recovers, the ORDER of programs in the task bar is reversed.
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yep - and sometimes the 'crash' happens in a blink/strobe and I look down and things are reversed

I will get a pop up error message indicasting that Microsoft Windows Explorer has caused an error and must shut down.
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been getting it every once in a while at logon

wife's side gets it once in a while - without WB running at start

have also been getting multiple (as in 2 or 3 at a time) Adobe gamma errors at logon - whatever those are - that's all the little windows say

still running:

WindowBlinds version : WindowBlinds 6.0 (build 33 x86)

WindowBlinds is installed correctly on this PC
WindowBlinds appears to be activated on this PC
Your machine supports per pixel borders on WindowBlinds skins.

(hp pavilion f50) 1 is attached to NVIDIA GeForce4 MX 440 with AGP8X

Wblind.dll 2007/10/04 17:58:20
Wbsrv.dll 2007/10/04 17:58:04
Wbconfig.exe 2007/10/04 17:58:33
Wbload.exe 2007/09/27 17:47:44
Wbhelp.dll 2007/08/27 11:54:07
Wbui.dll 2007/09/24 19:08:06
Tray.dll 2007/09/12 17:58:21
Screen.exe 2007/10/04 17:58:24

but not using any of the nVidia control options that I'm aware of - not even the systray icon