The fact that those programs won't run just *must* be a problem. As I told in the Release Notes, I have it too on one of the PCs but only for HDCD.exe and it seems harmless. But I don't see how it will be used when it's really needed.
So, what I'm telling, is that this is a major culprit and a real problem, while I hoped it was ocurring at one PC only (mine). But, now I have no clue why this suddenly happens. A bit similar to the ToolTips not working most of the time.
I'm with you, but really must think how to solve this. Luckily I can copy the behaviour, assumed it is about those programs which don't do a thing.
But I also wonder about those 5 leds. That doesn't fit.