XnView Software

When starting XnView MP on Windows XP, I get this error message:

'The procedure entry point InitializeCriticalSectionEx could not be located in the dynamic link library KERNEL32.dll'

After clicking OK, the program shows up normally and I can use it just fine. I was just wondering if this could be fixed or worked around. If not, it is not a big deal. I will just stick with XnView classic.

Removing \plugins\webp.dll should stop this message from appearing.

Thank you! That works. BTW what is that plugin used for?

This library provides read and write support for Google's WebP file format.

I recently started getting exactly the same error message.

and indeed, removing webp.dll fixes the error.

However, I use XnConvert to convert to the WEBP format,
so this fix removes exactly the functionality I need.

Is there another workaround to solve this problem ?

Welcome to the forum, Gizmoz.

Gizmoz wrote:However, I use XnConvert to convert to the WEBP format,
so this fix removes exactly the functionality I need.

Is there another workaround to solve this problem ?

Sorry, XnView MP as well as XnConvert rely on that 3rd-party DLL.

BTW: XnView MP v0.85 won't run on XP. The same goes for the next version of XnConvert, I guess.

Thanks XnTriq, especially for the quick reply....

but converting to webp worked fine until recently,
- though I have no idea what changed on my system.

I can live without upgrading, but would like to keep
using XnConvert as before.

Can I use an older version of the dll ?

(...or any other suggestions ? )

Gizmoz wrote:Can I use an older version of the dll ?

I downloaded webp.zip (XnView.com → XnView → Additional Downloads → I/O Plugins) and extracted webp.dll (355'328 bytes) to the plugins subdirectory of the MP installation on my old XP box.

The error message is gone. There's a tab for WebP in File → Format settings... → Write. I can open and save WebP files. Batch-conversion from and to WebP format also works in both XnViewMP v0.84 and XnConvert v1.73.

Please keep in mind that this XP-compatible DLL is based on an out-dated version of libwebp.

Your solution worked.

Thanks again for your help and effort -
- I gratefully acknowledge that you tested the solution before proposing it.
Excellent.

Gizmoz wrote:Your solution worked.

It was your idea, Gizmoz
Anyhow – Thanks for confirming that the older version works on your XP too!