Windowblinds crashes explorer

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I am having a problem with WB constantly crashing Explorer. When I right click a file either to drag and drop or copy a file then explorer crashes and refers to wbload.dll causing the problem. I thought it might be my anti-virus application so I put the Windowblinds directory as an exception in the scanning options but the fault still continues. I am using WB 4.51(204). Anyone any ideas ?
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Reply #1 from WinCustomize Forums Top
PB27,

If you are not running any other customization software (except maybe IconPackager) at the same time, and the problem is consistent each time you use right-click to copy/move - then you may want to consider these two items:

Note - this is assuming that the function works fine while in the default Windows theme.

(1) My Computer > Tools > Folder Options > View tab > select "Launch folder windows in a seperate process" > click "Apply". I am not really sure this will solve the issue, it is just one way to help if having problems with "explorer.exe". Note - it will use more memory.

(2) Unload WindowBlinds > Save all skins to a temporary folder > return Windows to default theme, including all icons > uninstall WindowBlinds > reboot machine > delete the WindowBlinds folder (usually found in "C:\Program Files\Stardock" folder, or "C:\Program Files\Object Desktop\Stardock" folder - where "C" is the letter drive) > reinstall WindowBlinds > test program > if all is well, copy or move the saved skins to the Windowblinds folder.

I hope this helps.
Reply #2 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Corky O

Thanks for your suggestions - I will try them and see what happens. Unfortunately the problem occurs only randomly, not every time.
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Reply #4 from Stardock Forums Top
I'm having the exact same problem on both my desktop PC and laptop - random crashes of explorer.exe following double-clicks on either My Computer or My Documents, and occasionally on old Windows Explorer. Right-clicking the desktop has the same effect. Both machines run Windows XP SP2, fully updated, and have no other customisation software. WindowBlind is 4.51 (build 204). Is it a problem specific to this version? Have uninstalled and re-installed WindowBlinds to no avail - any other suggestions?
Reply #5 from Stardock Forums Top

neouropod: do you have divx installed?

If so there is a bug in its explorer addin which causes your problems when combined with SP2.