Well, I just did a registry search and a search of my hard drive on Windows 7 X64 and cannot find WBVISTA.EXE anywhere on my system. So what it is doing on your system, and what it has to do with system sounds, is beyond me.

Have you run Vista at any time on your machine? I searched mine, Win7 x64, and found nothing. See if you can open the file location where wbvista.exe is. If its in the Windowblinds folder, C:/ProgramFiles(x64)/Stardock/Windowblinds, then its probably safe to delete it. But I'd wait on that for a more comprehensive answer.

Mine uses it! I would not delete.

Also uses vistasrvc.exe.

Taskmanager,processes.

Sigh...

Process    Description    Company Name    Path

• CursorFX.exe    CursorFX    Stardock Corporation    C:\Program Files (x86)\Stardock\CursorFX\CursorFX.exe
• Aquarium Desktop.exe            C:\Program Files (x86)\Stardock\DesktopGadgets\Aquarium Desktop\Aquarium Desktop.exe
• multipl.exe    Stardock Multiplicity    Stardock Corporation    C:\Program Files (x86)\Stardock\Multiplicity\multipl.exe
• MULTIS~1.EXE    Stardock Multiplicity Service x64        C:\Program Files (x86)\Stardock\Multiplicity\MultiSrv64.exe
• DSHost.exe    DSHost Application    Stardock Software, Inc    C:\Program Files (x86)\Stardock\Object Desktop\DeskScapes3\DSHost.exe
• DesktopX.exe            C:\Program Files (x86)\Stardock\Object Desktop\DesktopX\DesktopX.exe
• DXWidget.exe            C:\Program Files (x86)\Stardock\Object Desktop\DesktopX\DXWidget.exe
• DXWidget.exe            C:\Program Files (x86)\Stardock\Object Desktop\DesktopX\DXWidget.exe
• DXWidget.exe            C:\Program Files (x86)\Stardock\Object Desktop\DesktopX\DXWidget.exe
• VistaSrv.exe    WindowBlinds Service.  Part of Stardock WindowBlinds.  Do not redistribute    Stardock Corporation    C:\Program Files (x86)\Stardock\Object Desktop\WindowBlinds\VistaSrv.exe
• wbvista.exe            C:\Program Files (x86)\Stardock\Object Desktop\WindowBlinds\wbvista.exe
• Dock64.exe    Dock64    Stardock    C:\Program Files (x86)\Stardock\ObjectDock Plus\Dock64.exe
• ObjectDock.exe    ObjectDock    Stardock    C:\Program Files (x86)\Stardock\ObjectDock Plus\ObjectDock.exe
• ObjectDockTray.exe    ObjectDock    Stardock    C:\Program Files (x86)\Stardock\ObjectDock Plus\ObjectDockTray.exe
• wfx32.exe    Stardock WindowFX 5 Helper Process        C:\Program Files (x86)\Stardock\WindowFX\wfx32.exe
• WindowFXSRV.exe    WindowFX Service.  Part of Stardock WindowFX 5  Do not redistribute    Stardock Corporation    C:\Program Files (x86)\Stardock\WindowFX\WindowFXSrv.exe

 There, hope that works

On a side note, after bing in the sound mixer list for several days, it is not any more. Maybe turning off skin sounds in WindowBlinds caused it to stay unloaded.

It was Vista 64 Professional or whatever they called their high-end. I probably did an install over the existing OS. (Win 7 64 Ultimate)

I checked in Task Manager>Processes and neither VistaSrv.exe or wbvista.exe are listed. Those could be left overs from the new install.

What version of WindowBlinds are you using?

so I can delete them?

Task manager claims they are actually using resources.Version 7.4 here windows 7 64

Windowblinds 7.4? Is that what you're using. If so you need to update to 8.02

NAh, I like this one.

If using the WB 7 version, you'll see wbvista.exe. It was removed in the version 8.xx releases. I may be wrong, but I'm sure some of you who have version 7.xx can verify.

  Thanks RND.

Yer welcome, Brian. Rock on, brother! 

Yes, wbvista.exe will be on the 7 version of WB.  I too have not yet graduated to 8....and it's there...

I have:

Your computer has a Windows Experience Index base score of 4.3
Your Windows Graphics Experience score is 4.3

WindowBlinds version : WindowBlinds 7.42 (325 - Windows 7 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 9600M GT   
(Acer G195HQ(Analog)) 2 is attached to NVIDIA GeForce 9600M GT   

Wblind.dll         2012/07/13 12:23:20
Wblind64.dll         2012/07/13 12:24:18
Wbsrv.dll         2011/09/26 14:10:56
SevenConfig.exe         2012/07/09 16:44:31
Wbload.exe         2010/10/20 15:08:35
Wbhelp.dll         2011/10/04 09:01:37
Tray.dll              2009/10/23 19:12:19
Wbload.dll              2010/06/07 14:59:25
Screen.exe         2010/06/07 14:59:43

This cute little list doesn't mention the naughty file.

Another thing I discovered yesterday. When I rebooted the file was no longer in my sound mixed. After I ran a couple youtube videos it showed up again. I had to mute my computer to ignore it. So much for listening to Christmas music. It's OK, I rarely turn the volume on, but I can tell you, it never used to do this. Youtube or not.

It does it when there is only one monitor as well.

I tried something very unique, I unloaded WB. The one in the mixer went away (and I forgot to use the task manager to see if that one went away as well, I bet it did)