I think you're missing the point. The problem described in the article is the expected behavior of the indirectly loaded component (mshtml.dll) which creates me

I think you're missing the point. The problem described in the article is the expected behavior of the indirectly loaded component (mshtml.dll) which creates message loop (COM STA requirement), and because compiler runs as a low priority process, this message loop causes priority inversion which affects entire system. There are many wrong things here: 1. COM uses message loop and hidden windows to serialize calls. This is pretty stupid IMO, but I'm pretty sure Raymond Chandler would find millions of good reasons why it's done so. 2. Layering problem (XML parser uses mshtml.dll etc etc). 3. Why use config in XML file? Isn't XML so 1990s?