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WindowBlinds 5 on Windows XP x64

January 30, 2006 7:15:11 AM from Stardock ForumsStardock Forums
Hello,

I saw many posts about problems running WindowBlinds 5 on X64 machines (the neverending reboot problem) , before i will buy this software i need to know is that problem solved?

My specs:
Athlon64 3000+
Gigabyte K8NS
1GB ram
Radeon 9800PRO (Hercules) (5.13 Drivers)
Windows XP x64 PRO

Thanks for ansfering.

TS
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Reply #1 January 30, 2006 8:32:49 AM
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If I'm not mistaken WB does NOT work on 64-bit XP. The WB page on SD says windows XP and Vista (when available), seeing as it says nothing about 64-bit I would assume that means it does not support it just yet.
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Reply #2 January 30, 2006 8:47:56 AM
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WB5 does support 64 bit XP (As does WB 4.6)
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Reply #3 January 30, 2006 9:20:03 AM
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The people experiencing that problem had a process called antiwpa.dll running on there computer... You can do a search for the file and delete it... Since its a process that the system is using, it may say its protected, so you need a program called unlocker - http://www.softpedia.com/get/System/System-Miscellaneous/Unlocker.shtml
The process antiwpa.dll makes windows think its running in safe mode, and WB5 doesnt work in safe mode... So... 1. DL Unlocker, 2. do a search for antiwpa.dll and delete it 3. then reboot..
if that doesnt work then there is another process doing the same thing! Search the forums some more, cause I just fixed this problem...
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saintwawa
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Reply #4 March 4, 2006 9:30:26 PM
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Not precisely true. I believe he is referring to the people that are having problems with WindowBlinds applying the skin then Explorer bombing and haing no way to interact with Windows as the UI refuses to start (I found a few VSJitDebugger processes running after startup, with no explorer)

The last STABLE WindowBlinds (.001) works just fine on X64. .002 WILL NOT.
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Reply #5 March 7, 2006 2:51:20 PM
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So I am running x64 and the 001 and 002 do not work at all. I am referring to the problem in #4. When I install any of the version 5 all the windows disappear and the the explorer fails. I though it was a problem with the ATI drivers but I put in different ones and the problem still happens.

Tried the ATI Catalyst 6.2 and what a piece of crap.

To get out of explorer bombing I went into safe mode (running Pro XP x64)and uninstalled WindowBlinds. Got explorer working again on reboot.

Any other ideas or this needs code fix?
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Reply #6 March 7, 2006 4:31:57 PM
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Are you using welcome screen login or domain style classic login?
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