WB5: Remote Desktop and rundll.exe crash with per pixel borders

The windows remote desktop application (mstsc.exe) crashes after starting a session if it is using a skin with transparency (like Arrow). I just found out that the same happens for rundll.exe and that it is caused by per pixel borders. With the "never use per pixel borders on a skin" option enabled the crashes don't occur.

My graphics driver is the latest version from NVidia (81.95).

WindowBlinds 5.0 System Information Report:
STATUS : WB+ SRV+ HLP+ UI+ TRAY+
WindowBlinds is installed correctly on this PC.
WindowBlinds appears to be activated on this PC
Your machine supports per pixel borders on WindowBlinds skins.
You have 3 monitors.

(Plug und Play-Monitor) 1 is attached to NVIDIA GeForce 7800 GT
(Plug und Play-Monitor) 2 is attached to NVIDIA GeForce FX 5200
(Plug und Play-Monitor) 3 is attached to NVIDIA GeForce 7800 GT

Wblind.dll 2005/11/28 13:57:10
Wbsrv.dll 2005/11/28 15:52:00
Wbconfig.exe 2005/11/28 16:19:00
Wbload.exe 2005/11/25 19:30:58
Wbhelp.dll 2004/09/18 16:37:00
Wbui.dll 2005/11/20 12:23:40
Tray.dll 2005/11/02 13:28:26

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Neil Banfield

Join Date 04/2001

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The application on the pc you are using to connect?

If so that sounds like a bug in the MS remote desktop app. What version of that do you have installed as Stardock use Remote Desktop without problems.

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I assume you read my first post - please have a look at the edited version. I'm using the versions of mstsc.exe and rundll.exe that come with XP. If I start any of these and have per pixel rendering enabled (i.e. the "never option" is disabled), they will crash, mostly after closing the apps.

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Neil Banfield

Join Date 04/2001

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Could you download stardock smart exception (http://storage.stardock.com/files/smartexception.exe) and run that. Then get the crash to happen again. Hopefully in the smart exception directory there should be a .cra file created. If you could e-mail this to neil@stardock.com it would be most helpful.

Likewise with rundll32 crashes if you have those.

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