Dave, I’m using Windows XP, have downloaded WindowBlinds 4.5, and it seems that Yahoo! chat does not work along with it. Every time I right click it closes Yahoo! no matter where I right click - it simply exits the program.

So then I tried to go back to the old version of WindowBlinds 4.4 within Windows XP, but found that it did the same thing. If I clicked on Search, Favorites, or History in Internet Explorer it would flicker like it was flashing the search or favorite icon in the left corner. That happened with WindowBlinds 4.5, but it doesn’t do that on the older version. Is the problem WindowBlinds, or it is my computer?

Programs that change the behavior of the entire system are tough to debug because it’s hard to know what is being caused by the program and what isn’t. If you can’t just disable WindowBlinds and confirm that everything works properly without it, you can at least try a few different tactics.

First off, it is possible that there is a pop-up blocker that is not working correctly with WindowBlinds? Do you have any sort of pop-up blocker on your system, or an ad blocker? If so, check to see if…

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