Hello
Zend Loader is compiled for PHP 5.3 non-thread-safe.
If you look at the phpinfo() or try from command line under PHP dir,
php -i | find "Thread"
You will probably see that Xampp is using PHP Thread Safe (enabled).
You can load Zend Loader within PHP 5.3 "VC9 x86 Non Thread Safe" version:
http://windows.php.net/download/As an alternative, I suggest to install Zend Server on your Windows machine,
for true supporting runtime of Zend Guard encoded scripts and many other benefits included in the Zend Server stack.
http://www.zend.com/en/products/server/editions