Hi, I have the same problem. As a workaround, I use a little utility called "Icon Restore". It's free, takes up little to no ram and resources, and is pretty effective. You can get it here- http://www.snapfiles.com/get/iconrestore.html
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No problem. Explorer has only crashed once since yesterday (and out of the 3 enhancements, WindowFX was the culprit), but I'm pushing it pretty hard (constantly rotating the cube between desktops, using the TopDesk flip 3D over and over again, and minimizing, restoring, and moving windows around with all the WindowFX bells and whistles) so that's not bad. I'll see how long it takes to crash again. I definitely recommend this combination, though, if you want to make the visuals of your XP machine
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by the way, with the task switching effect disabled, WindowFX behaves perfectly well with YODM and TopDesk. The three make a very effective combination. Gives XP just about everything Vista has except for DreamScene.
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I found a solution. Turn off the task switching effect (double click the WindowFX taskbar icon, click "Task Switching", and uncheck "Enable Graphical Task Switcher"). If you want a graphical task switcher, try TopDesk - http://www.otakusoftware.com/topdesk/ It gives XP Flip3D just like Vista. And while you're at it, check out YODM, it's free - http://keznews.com/2705_Yodm_3D_-_3D_Desktop_for_Windows_XP_and_Vista 3D cube of virtual desktops like what Beryl can
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Also, until I know more about the new digital rights management in Vista, I am sticking with XP, so WindowFX was one hedge against obsolescence. Anyway, eye candie is nice until it starts fucking with stability.
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I have been unloading windowFX (to free up resources when I start work in an app like Photoshop or Flash) several times a day for as long as I've had it installed (at least 5 years) and it NEVER crashed explorer until just a couple weeks ago. It seems to have started after one of MS's emergency security updates, but that could just be a coincidence.
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I emailed Stardock support, and this is their response (which I suppose is confirmation that "soon" is indeed a VERY loose term, and could possibly mean "never"): ***Stardock Support Response*** Re: [#PJZ-480622]: WindowFX crashing explorer.exe when unloaded I have actually not heard of such a problem. I would suggest updating to the latest version (pre-release) through Stardock Central. I would highly suggest using Stardock Central to download any of
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yeah, I've tried both and it happens with either version for me. Pretty annoying. I've stopped using it. It's nice and slick looking, but Windows doesn't need any help crashing...
Recently unloading WindowFX began crashing explorer.exe. I've searched the forums and knowledge base, but haven't found a solution or workaround. My system specs are- WindowFX 3.00.013 WindowBlinds 5.50.023 Icon Packager 3.20.127 DesktopX 3.20.044 WindowsXP sp2 Pentium 4 2.66 1.5 GB RAM Nvidia GeForce 7800 GS w/84.21
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Same thing here. Explorer crashes every time I unload WindowFX.
I tried going back to the 84.21 drivers, and still the same thing. Nobody else has noticed this?
Hi, When I have transparent window dragging enabled in WindowFX, the IE7 window turns black when dragged, and stays black until it's minimized and restored, or maximized and restored, etc. This never occurred with IE6. Here are links to before and after screen shots- Before dragging: http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f177/dreamhive/beforedrag.jpg After dragging: http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f177/dreamhive/Afterdrag.jpg I have the latest rele