Initialize WIN_CritSection earlier.

include/win.h

@@ -158,6 +158,7 @@ typedef struct
 #define BWA_SKIPICONIC		0x0008
 
   /* Window functions */
+extern void   WIN_Init( void );
 extern void   WIN_LockWnds();
 extern void   WIN_UnlockWnds();
 extern int    WIN_SuspendWndsLock();

loader/main.c

@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@
 #include "global.h"
 #include "dce.h"
 #include "shell.h"
+#include "win.h"
 #include "winproc.h"
 #include "syslevel.h"
 #include "services.h"
@@ -213,6 +214,9 @@ BOOL WINAPI MAIN_UserInit(HINSTANCE hinstDLL, DWORD fdwReason, LPVOID lpvReserve
      /* Global atom table initialisation */
     if (!ATOM_Init( USER_HeapSel )) return FALSE;
 
+    /* Initialize window handling (critical section) */
+    WIN_Init();
+
     /* Initialize system colors and metrics*/
     SYSMETRICS_Init();
     SYSCOLOR_Init();

windows/win.c

@@ -53,6 +53,16 @@ static WORD wDragHeight= 3;
 static CRITICAL_SECTION WIN_CritSection;
 
 /***********************************************************************
+ *           WIN_Init
+ */ 
+void WIN_Init( void )
+{
+    /* Initialisation of the critical section for thread safeness */
+    InitializeCriticalSection(&WIN_CritSection);
+    MakeCriticalSectionGlobal(&WIN_CritSection);
+}
+
+/***********************************************************************
  *           WIN_LockWnds
  *
  *   Locks access to all WND structures for thread safeness
@@ -604,10 +614,6 @@ BOOL WIN_CreateDesktopWindow(void)
 
     TRACE_(win)("Creating desktop window\n");
 
-    
-    /* Initialisation of the critical section for thread safeness */
-    InitializeCriticalSection(&WIN_CritSection);
-    MakeCriticalSectionGlobal(&WIN_CritSection);
 
     if (!ICONTITLE_Init() ||
 	!WINPOS_CreateInternalPosAtom() ||