Index: src/ch/MainWnd.cpp
===================================================================
diff -u -N -ra44714d5c7ec0f50a376f4d0ea919ee5a224f834 -ref0341282095cec2957225e031580d0c0bbaa5f6
--- src/ch/MainWnd.cpp	(.../MainWnd.cpp)	(revision a44714d5c7ec0f50a376f4d0ea919ee5a224f834)
+++ src/ch/MainWnd.cpp	(.../MainWnd.cpp)	(revision ef0341282095cec2957225e031580d0c0bbaa5f6)
@@ -451,8 +451,36 @@
 			chcore::TString wstrData(pszBuffer);
 
 			chcore::TTaskDefinition tTaskDefinition;
-			tTaskDefinition.LoadFromString(wstrData, true);
+			CString strError;
+			try
+			{
+				tTaskDefinition.LoadFromString(wstrData, true);
+			}
+			catch(const chcore::TCoreException& e)
+			{
+				strError.Format(_T("Error code: %ld"), e.GetErrorCode());
+			}
+			catch(const std::exception& e)
+			{
+				strError.Format(_T("Error message: %s"), e.what());
+			}
 
+			if(!strError.IsEmpty())
+			{
+				ictranslate::CFormat fmt;
+				fmt.SetFormat(_T("Cannot import shell extension xml in WM_COPYDATA. Xml: '%xml'. Error: %err."));
+				fmt.SetParam(_T("%xml"), wstrData.c_str());
+				fmt.SetParam(_T("%err"), (PCTSTR)strError);
+
+				LOG_ERROR(fmt);
+
+				fmt.SetFormat(GetResManager().LoadString(IDS_SHELLEXT_XML_IMPORT_FAILED));
+				fmt.SetParam(_T("%err"), (PCTSTR)strError);
+				AfxMessageBox(fmt, MB_OK | MB_ICONERROR);
+
+				break;
+			}
+
 			// apply current options from global config; in the future we might want to merge the incoming options with global ones instead of overwriting...
 			chcore::TConfig& rConfig = GetConfig();
 			rConfig.ExtractSubConfig(BRANCH_TASK_SETTINGS, tTaskDefinition.GetConfiguration());
@@ -559,7 +587,7 @@
 				ictranslate::CFormat fmt;
 				fmt.SetFormat(_T("Error encountered while importing task from path '%path'. Error: %err."));
 				fmt.SetParam(_T("%path"), strPath.ToString());
-				fmt.SetParam(_T("%error"), szBuffer.get());
+				fmt.SetParam(_T("%err"), szBuffer.get());
 
 				LOG_ERROR(fmt);
 
Index: src/ch/ch.rc
===================================================================
diff -u -N -rc9092a6f41bed1c132d5d5ddfe430e8b3ddd70ca -ref0341282095cec2957225e031580d0c0bbaa5f6
--- src/ch/ch.rc	(.../ch.rc)	(revision c9092a6f41bed1c132d5d5ddfe430e8b3ddd70ca)
+++ src/ch/ch.rc	(.../ch.rc)	(revision ef0341282095cec2957225e031580d0c0bbaa5f6)
@@ -1125,6 +1125,7 @@
 	IDS_SHELLEXT_VERSIONMISMATCH_SHOWHIDE_STRING "Show message about shell extension version mismatch"
 	IDS_SHELLEXT_CHOOSE_DIR_STRING   "Choose directory..."
 	IDS_SHELLEXT_CHOOSE_DIR_TOOLTIP_STRING  "Allows to choose the destination directory"
+	IDS_SHELLEXT_XML_IMPORT_FAILED  "Encountered an error when communicating with CH Shell Extension.\nDetails:\n%err"
 END
 
 STRINGTABLE
Index: src/ch/resource.h
===================================================================
diff -u -N -rc9092a6f41bed1c132d5d5ddfe430e8b3ddd70ca -ref0341282095cec2957225e031580d0c0bbaa5f6
--- src/ch/resource.h	(.../resource.h)	(revision c9092a6f41bed1c132d5d5ddfe430e8b3ddd70ca)
+++ src/ch/resource.h	(.../resource.h)	(revision ef0341282095cec2957225e031580d0c0bbaa5f6)
@@ -390,6 +390,7 @@
 #define IDS_DIALOGS_SHOW_HIDE_STRING    5040
 #define IDS_SHELLEXT_REGISTER_SHOWHIDE_STRING  5041
 #define IDS_SHELLEXT_VERSIONMISMATCH_SHOWHIDE_STRING 5042
+#define IDS_SHELLEXT_XML_IMPORT_FAILED  5043
 #define IDS_ONECOPY_STRING              6000
 #define IDS_REGISTEROK_STRING           6001
 #define IDS_REGISTERERR_STRING          6002