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...(for now lets call it myfunc()) during startup. Simple memory operations work great within myfunc(). I am able to modify and view simple global variables in my Windows app such as integers (I havent tried a C++ class). The problem is I cannot perform operations such as creating a new thread (using afxbeginthread()) within my Windows app or use EnterCriticalSection() and LeaveCriticalSection(). Whenever I call any of these function the thread appears to get stuck in an infinite loop. I know a thread has been created and hangs because the CPU usage instantly increases to roughly 70% and never decreases as so...