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Hello, Launching the application now provides a "Not a valid Win32 application" error. This issue is very likely linked with the update to Visual Studio 2013 version which does not target Windows XP by default. This can be solved at compilation time. Everything works fine on previous versi...

Hi Steven, Thanks for this new built. When installing over the previous version (*_msg.exe), I now get twice the message "SUCCESS! Time elapsed: 5000". A bit later I get the well known "Error initializing SMC Layer, please make sure that your Mac system is supported and you have corre...

Hi Steven,

A sucessfull workaround is yet in place using Startup Delayer to launch MFC when boot sequence is completed.

There seems to be nevertheless a design flaw such as MFC autostart not waiting for the inpout driver to be ready.

Kind regards.

Hi Steven Some investigation regarding inpout32. I have upgraded from the version you use (1.2) to the latest available (1.5) on http://www.highrez.co.uk/Downloads/InpOut32/ . I did it the following way : - enable the "autostart minimzed with system" MFC option then quit MFC - replace the ...

Hi again, I just checked the registry for some MFC related keys and I get duplicated ones in HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run : "MacsFanControl"="\"C:\\Program Files\\Macs Fan Control\\MacsFanControl.exe\" /minimized" "BootCampFanControl"=&qu...

Hi Steven, As manual lauch of Macs Fan Control from the start menu is successfull when boot is completed, could it be that required services (such as Boot camp) have not yet started or are not fully initialized when Macs Fan Control is launched ? (I nevertheless wonder why a delayed macs Fan Control...

Hi Steve,

Nothing special here, especially no Macs Fan Control or Bootcamp related error or event in the application or system log.

I have not noticed anything peculiar while looking at modified or created files during boot.

Kind regards.

Hi Steven, Thank you for your special built. Whith the option "Autostart minimized with system" enabled, I get the following error message during boot "Unable to open port, InpOutDriverOpen error 2". Clicking OK, I get the standard error message "Error initializing SMC Layer...

Hi Steven, Thanks for your feedback. The issue is that the "Autostart minimized with system" feature does not work on my Windows XP system as i get the SMC initialyzing error. The delayed lauched I have implemented is just a workaround. Permissions should not be an issue. The user under wh...

Hi, When enabling "Autostart minimized with system", I always get the follwing error message during boot "Error initializing SMC Layer, please make sure that your Mac system is supported and you have correctly installed the program." and Macs Fan Control is not lauched. When boot...