Index: src/ch/ClipboardMonitor.cpp
===================================================================
diff -u -N -r92410cc8f6de1e1696774cb25cb37464c4e74cbd -r44c811ed2e152c83d92aa7d0b41497a90a177209
--- src/ch/ClipboardMonitor.cpp	(.../ClipboardMonitor.cpp)	(revision 92410cc8f6de1e1696774cb25cb37464c4e74cbd)
+++ src/ch/ClipboardMonitor.cpp	(.../ClipboardMonitor.cpp)	(revision 44c811ed2e152c83d92aa7d0b41497a90a177209)
@@ -276,7 +276,7 @@
 		// sleep for some time
 		const int iSleepCount=200;
 		
-		if(pData->m_threadWorker.KillRequested())
+		if(pData->m_threadWorker.KillRequested(iSleepCount))
 			break;
 		
 		uiCounter+=iSleepCount;
Index: src/ch/TWorkerThreadController.cpp
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diff -u -N -r1402c0dd569ff5f381835966227f5b2836a755d6 -r44c811ed2e152c83d92aa7d0b41497a90a177209
--- src/ch/TWorkerThreadController.cpp	(.../TWorkerThreadController.cpp)	(revision 1402c0dd569ff5f381835966227f5b2836a755d6)
+++ src/ch/TWorkerThreadController.cpp	(.../TWorkerThreadController.cpp)	(revision 44c811ed2e152c83d92aa7d0b41497a90a177209)
@@ -135,14 +135,14 @@
 	}
 }
 
-bool TWorkerThreadController::KillRequested()
+bool TWorkerThreadController::KillRequested(DWORD dwWaitForSignal)
 {
 	// this method does not have any mutexes, because it should be only called from within the thread
 	// being controlled by this object. This implies that the thread is alive and running,
 	// this class must exist because it should not be possible for the thread to exist and be active
 	// when this object is out of scope, and so the m_hKillThread should be non-NULL, since it is being destroyed
 	// in destructor.
-	return (m_hKillThread && WaitForSingleObject(m_hKillThread, 0) == WAIT_OBJECT_0);
+	return (m_hKillThread && WaitForSingleObject(m_hKillThread, dwWaitForSignal) == WAIT_OBJECT_0);
 }
 
 void TWorkerThreadController::RemoveZombieData(boost::upgrade_lock<boost::shared_mutex>& rUpgradeLock)
Index: src/ch/TWorkerThreadController.h
===================================================================
diff -u -N -r1402c0dd569ff5f381835966227f5b2836a755d6 -r44c811ed2e152c83d92aa7d0b41497a90a177209
--- src/ch/TWorkerThreadController.h	(.../TWorkerThreadController.h)	(revision 1402c0dd569ff5f381835966227f5b2836a755d6)
+++ src/ch/TWorkerThreadController.h	(.../TWorkerThreadController.h)	(revision 44c811ed2e152c83d92aa7d0b41497a90a177209)
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@
 	void ChangePriority(int iPriority);
 
 	// methods to be used only inside the thread being controlled
-	bool KillRequested();
+	bool KillRequested(DWORD dwWaitForSignal = 0);
 
 protected:
 	void RemoveZombieData(boost::upgrade_lock<boost::shared_mutex>& rUpgradeLock);