[Solved?] License problem when threading out GUI

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Upon testing my first installation package, I ran into a problem. The embedded license behaves differently than the developer one. This is in C#.
My GUI is in another thread. In my form's constructor, when I instantiate a "new  XtremeDockingPane.DockingPaneGlobalSettingsClass" or set the DockingPaneGlobalSettingsClass object's .License property, those operations just lock up until the application's "Main" thread thread hits a Thread.Join.

Has anyone found a work-around for this? I need the GUI in another thread, and I don't want to lock out the main thread!

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Added later that day: 
OK, so I took out the embedded license setting code which was stopping me and installed the DockingPane development kit on our install test machine. I worked through another issue, then re-imaged the hard drive (blowing away all contents)...and my install still worked. With no DockingPane development kit and no embedded license.

As best I can figure, this is what fixed it:
1. Adding a reference to stdole.dll in my main project's references with "Copy Local" set to true.
2. Adding stdole.dll from "C:\Program Files\Microsoft.NET\Primary Interop Assemblies" to the install package (as an assembly), to be installed into the application directory.

I have no idea what that had to do with anything, but my stuff works, so I am not complaining.

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HarleyHammond Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 19 October 2011 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 3	Post Options Post Reply Quote HarleyHammond Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: [Solved?] License problem when threading out GUI Posted: 08 December 2011 at 10:31am
	Upon testing my first installation package, I ran into a problem. The embedded license behaves differently than the developer one. This is in C#. My GUI is in another thread. In my form's constructor, when I instantiate a "new XtremeDockingPane.DockingPaneGlobalSettingsClass" or set the DockingPaneGlobalSettingsClass object's .License property, those operations just lock up until the application's "Main" thread thread hits a Thread.Join. Has anyone found a work-around for this? I need the GUI in another thread, and I don't want to lock out the main thread! ----------------------------------------------------------------- Added later that day: OK, so I took out the embedded license setting code which was stopping me and installed the DockingPane development kit on our install test machine. I worked through another issue, then re-imaged the hard drive (blowing away all contents)...and my install still worked. With no DockingPane development kit and no embedded license. As best I can figure, this is what fixed it: 1. Adding a reference to stdole.dll in my main project's references with "Copy Local" set to true. 2. Adding stdole.dll from "C:\Program Files\Microsoft.NET\Primary Interop Assemblies" to the install package (as an assembly), to be installed into the application directory. I have no idea what that had to do with anything, but my stuff works, so I am not complaining.