WindowBlinds takes down Windows Explorer
Published on July 4, 2008 By erbkaiser In WindowBlinds
I started up Impulse last week for a change, and got a new Windowblinds version (6.10a[b].144, released 20-06-08. Ever since I've been having weird crashes in Windows Explorer that give an error like the below:
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  1. Problem signature: Problem Event Name: APPCRASH Application Name: explorer.exe Application Version: 6.0.6001.18000 Application Timestamp: 4791970c Fault Module Name: WBLIND64.dll Fault Module Version: 6.1.1.0 Fault Module Timestamp: 484d5c6d Exception Code: c0000005 Exception Offset: 000000000006427d OS Version: 6.0.6001.2.1.0.256.1 Locale ID: 1033 Additional Information 1: abc0 Additional Information 2: 59ae47c5bd8295c925fc6f517d21aa6c Additional Information 3: 5ef7 Additional Information 4: fe361c30412270a0d9fa8fe892da49bbRead our privacy statement: http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=50163&clcid=0x0409
As you see it clearly blames WBLIND64.DLL. Has anyone else been encountering crashes? I also updated my Nvidia drivers at roughly the same time to the last WHQL, 177.41. I've had no crashes in (other) DirectX applications or games, only in Windows Explorer/Windowblinds. WB System info:
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  1. Your computer has a Windows Experience Index base score of 5.6Your Windows Graphics Experience score is 5.9WindowBlinds version : WindowBlinds 6.11 (build 100 x86 - Vista Edition) - 64 bit OSWindowBlinds is installed correctly on this PC WindowBlinds appears to be activated on this PC(Philips 200XW(20inch WIDE LCD MONITOR 200XW7)) 1 is attached to NVIDIA GeForce 8800 UltraWblind.dll 2008/06/13 11:24:20Wblind64.dll 2008/06/09 14:22:19Wbsrv.dll 2008/04/30 18:21:05Wbconfig.exe 2008/06/20 21:14:32Wbload.exe 2008/02/14 12:05:14Wbhelp.dll 2007/08/27 11:54:07Tray.dll 2007/09/12 17:58:21Wbload.dll 2007/09/26 11:53:28Screen.exe 2008/06/13 11:24:09

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on Jul 27, 2008
Same here with update from today - occurs on boot:

Faulting application Explorer.EXE
version 6.0.6001.18000
time stamp 0x4791970c
faulting module WBLIND64.dll
version 6.2.0.0
time stamp 0x4884bf6a
exception code 0xc0000005
fault offset 0x00000000000638bb
process id 0xaec
application start time 0x01c8efcdd907f6e4




Your computer has a Windows Experience Index base score of 5
Your Windows Graphics Experience score is 5.9

WindowBlinds version : WindowBlinds 6.2 (build 102 x86 - Vista Edition) - 64 bit OS

WindowBlinds is installed correctly on this PC
WindowBlinds appears to be activated on this PC
(Generic PnP Monitor) 1 is attached to NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GTX

Wblind.dll 2008/07/22 10:08:20
Wblind64.dll 2008/07/22 10:08:21
Wbsrv.dll 2008/07/22 10:11:45
Wbconfig.exe 2008/07/22 10:10:32
Wbload.exe 2008/02/14 10:05:14
Wbhelp.dll 2007/08/27 10:54:07
Tray.dll 2007/09/12 16:58:21
Wbload.dll 2007/09/26 11:53:28
Screen.exe 2008/06/13 11:24:09
on Aug 05, 2008
I just switched from 32bit to 64 and ever since windowblinds keeps crashing my windows explorer also. Very annoying. has happened several times now.

has there been a fix found for this?

Your computer has a Windows Experience Index base score of 5.5
Your Windows Graphics Experience score is 5.9

WindowBlinds version : WindowBlinds 6.2 (build 102 x86 - Vista Edition) - 64 bit OS

WindowBlinds is installed correctly on this PC
WindowBlinds appears to be activated on this PC
(Dell SE198WFP(Analog)) 1 is attached to NVIDIA GeForce 7800 GT

Wblind.dll 2008/07/22 10:53:20
Wblind64.dll 2008/07/22 10:53:21
Wbsrv.dll 2008/07/22 10:53:45
Wbconfig.exe 2008/07/22 10:53:32
Wbload.exe 2008/04/26 16:14:14
Wbhelp.dll 2008/04/26 16:14:07
Tray.dll 2008/04/26 16:14:21
Wbload.dll 2008/04/26 16:14:28