Explorer does not shutdown during shutdown after running WindowsFX
Saturday, July 22, 2006 by MichaelG | Discussion: WindowFX
Since installing WindowsFX 3.0 I have noticed the explorer.exe gets stuck during shutdown of the computer with an explorer not responding error end now dialog box. I was wondering if anyone else had experienced this problem, and if so is there a solution. Its not a serious issue, just an annoyance.
Thanks for anyone's response on this issue. 
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Halluci
Reply #23 Sunday, August 13, 2006 9:01 AM
Reply #23 Sunday, August 13, 2006 9:01 AM
same problem here, running the latest betas from stardock central for both windowblinds 5 and windowsfx.
recently though, i've also experienced freezeups when windows is starting up... explorer locks up completely whenever i start up, and I can't do anything unless I kill explorer.exe and run it again. (And no, its not because a process is loading/running, etc., cpu usage in the task manager is minimal when i check). I think this may be a conflict with panda platinum internet security 2006 doing a startup scan; when i prevent panda from loading on start, the problem seems to be fixed. The problem is also fixed when i prevent windowsfx from loading on startup.
recently though, i've also experienced freezeups when windows is starting up... explorer locks up completely whenever i start up, and I can't do anything unless I kill explorer.exe and run it again. (And no, its not because a process is loading/running, etc., cpu usage in the task manager is minimal when i check). I think this may be a conflict with panda platinum internet security 2006 doing a startup scan; when i prevent panda from loading on start, the problem seems to be fixed. The problem is also fixed when i prevent windowsfx from loading on startup.
PurrBall
Reply #25 Monday, August 21, 2006 12:45 PM
Reply #25 Monday, August 21, 2006 12:45 PM
Alright Ill end the b bracket to make this not bold..
Better.
Better.
Fairyy~
Reply #27 Tuesday, August 22, 2006 12:07 PM
Not sure if this is what happened to you or not . but i have had Explorer freeze up when I shut down windows fx many times. But it ususally happens if I have a bunch of things open in the sys tray. If I shut down each thing first before Win FX and make sure that win fx is set on " always show " in sys tray - then it didnt happen.
Everytime I had it set for " Always Hide " in sys tray - Explorer froze on shut down. I just learned to live with it. Its too bad cos I like win fx but its hard to run on older computers.
Reply #27 Tuesday, August 22, 2006 12:07 PM
| I should note that there was one (and only one) instance that I did not encounter this problem when shutting down, but I have failed to figure out what made the difference, or to be able to duplicate the circumstances. |
Not sure if this is what happened to you or not . but i have had Explorer freeze up when I shut down windows fx many times. But it ususally happens if I have a bunch of things open in the sys tray. If I shut down each thing first before Win FX and make sure that win fx is set on " always show " in sys tray - then it didnt happen.
Everytime I had it set for " Always Hide " in sys tray - Explorer froze on shut down. I just learned to live with it. Its too bad cos I like win fx but its hard to run on older computers.
Neil Banfield
Reply #28 Thursday, August 24, 2006 11:18 AM
Reply #28 Thursday, August 24, 2006 11:18 AM
I believe we may have tracked down the problem and it seems WindowFX is not at fault.
How many of you have the WB system tray icon enabled? We have found with this disabled the problem does not happen.
Does anyone here have the WB system tray icon disabled and still have the problem? (having rebooted since disabling the icon)
KiwiSwe
Reply #29 Thursday, August 24, 2006 5:26 PM
Reply #29 Thursday, August 24, 2006 5:26 PM
I still do!
Removed it from the systemtray and rebooted, ran WindowFX ran a few apps (IE, explorer) logged off and got the same "not responding".
Removed it from the systemtray and rebooted, ran WindowFX ran a few apps (IE, explorer) logged off and got the same "not responding".
ElijahBaley
Reply #30 Thursday, August 24, 2006 6:54 PM
Reply #30 Thursday, August 24, 2006 6:54 PM
I also have this problem and it only occurs when I have WindowsFX loaded. My PC is a Pentium 4 HT 3.6 with 1GB memory and nVidia GeForce Go 6800.
Neil Banfield
Reply #31 Friday, August 25, 2006 9:01 AM
Reply #31 Friday, August 25, 2006 9:01 AM
There should be an updated WFX on OD later today.
ZubaZ
Reply #32 Friday, August 25, 2006 9:29 AM
Woo woo!
Reply #32 Friday, August 25, 2006 9:29 AM
| There should be an updated WFX on OD later today |
Woo woo!
Ralph598
Reply #33 Sunday, September 3, 2006 1:30 AM
Reply #33 Sunday, September 3, 2006 1:30 AM
I am also having this problem, I checked for updates with Stardock Central, but did not find any. Anyone know when will an updated version of WindowsFX will be released?
Hagar800
Reply #34 Thursday, September 7, 2006 5:08 PM
Reply #34 Thursday, September 7, 2006 5:08 PM
FX trashes my system. ATI600 AMD 2.3mgz, 1 gig ram. Exploer Plus locks ups, windows won't shut down. Giving up. And this was so way cool
Dave
Dave
cletus23
Reply #35 Thursday, September 7, 2006 6:03 PM
Reply #35 Thursday, September 7, 2006 6:03 PM
I get the same problem myself. I'm running a Pentium Extreme 965 (3.73GHz) with GeForce 7950, 2GB RAM and Soundblaster X-Fi Elite. I initially had the entire object desktop package installed, but kept having problems with freezing and explorer.exe not responding on shutdown. I uninstalled the whole deal, as I wasn't sure which program was causing it, and everything worked fine afterward. After reading the other threads regarding WFX, I installed everything again except for WFX and now I get error messages about other things, which I hope Stardock is working on right now, but no more explorer.exe hangs. Must still be a problem with WFX.
Neil Banfield
Reply #36 Thursday, September 7, 2006 7:39 PM
Reply #36 Thursday, September 7, 2006 7:39 PM
The current beta release of WindowFX on OD should resolve any explorer hangs on shutdown. You will need to set Show Beta Releases to install it.
SkyHighMaster
Reply #37 Friday, September 8, 2006 6:30 AM
Reply #37 Friday, September 8, 2006 6:30 AM
I start using WinFX since 2.x version and all version have the same problem and I believer only one of the version does work fine in my system during last 2 years. I do create incident to Stardock but the problem never get solved.
I am starting to try all version that I have and hope I can get one works!
I am starting to try all version that I have and hope I can get one works!
MichaelG
Reply #38 Thursday, October 26, 2006 7:07 PM
I'm sure I'm going to feel foolish but how does one disable the WB Tray Icon. I have WindowBlinds loading at startup and the icon is always in the tray. Thanks for anyone's time.
Reply #38 Thursday, October 26, 2006 7:07 PM
| I believe we may have tracked down the problem and it seems WindowFX is not at fault. How many of you have the WB system tray icon enabled? We have found with this disabled the problem does not happen. Does anyone here have the WB system tray icon disabled and still have the problem? (having rebooted since disabling the icon) |
I'm sure I'm going to feel foolish but how does one disable the WB Tray Icon. I have WindowBlinds loading at startup and the icon is always in the tray. Thanks for anyone's time.
Neil Banfield
Reply #40 Friday, October 27, 2006 9:18 AM
Reply #40 Friday, October 27, 2006 9:18 AM
The latest beta build which can be downloaded via SDC for all customers should resolve this problem as I explained in September.
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Reply #21 Tuesday, August 8, 2006 1:52 PM
It is usually Windows Explorer that is stuck, but sometimes other applications as well, especially hidden processes. Sometimes you have to kill 4 or more processes to log out.
I have found that if I unload WindowsFX before shutting down this resolves the issue, so it has definitely got something to do with the Windows FX software. I am also running WindowBlinds 5 too.
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NVIDIA Quadro FX 3500
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Your machine supports per pixel borders on WindowBlinds skins.
You have one monitor in total.
(Plug and Play Monitor) 1 is attached to NVIDIA Quadro FX 3500
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