Files that I first tried to open was in program files...flight simulator 9texture. Their owner is "administrators". DXTBmp cannot open these files.

Then I tried with generic files that are in "C:UsersPublicPicturesSample Pictures". DXTBmp can open very well all these files. Their owner is "system".

Then I copied files from program files...flight simulator 9texture to a temp. folder, change their owner from "administrators" to "{my_name}" and put their settings for full control for all users. DXTBmp can open some of these files, cannot open else.

Today, I change their owner from "{my_name}" to "system". DXTBmp still cannot open these files.

All of them can be opened in Notepad.

Regarding the name of directories in French Vista:
-in a vista explorer windows, c:users does appears, it is "c:utilisateurs". But in a cmd windows, if we type "dir c:", the result is ...c:users.
- similarly in a vista explorer windows, "c:program files" does appears, it is "c:programmes". But in a cmd windows, if we type "dir c:", the result is ...c:program files.
The same things appears on all PC with french version of vista.

Thank you very much fot your help.

Hi Martin,
First of all thanks for your programs, we are using them for years at sim-wings. But I have the same problem with the xnorm.bmp at the temp folder using the spanish windows XP with service pack3. Aditionally your TView Browser also makes trouble and can´t open the pictures like before.

If there would be a solution....

With kind regards
Manfred

There have been a few more people with this "xnorm" problem.
It seems to be virus-checker related. If you tell me you are using Kaspersky AV then I would be pretty certain that is the cause as I have had a number of people with the same problem who are all using Kapersky and all got DXTBmp working again by setting the AV options to ignore the actions of DXTBmp.

While Kaspersky seems to be the main culprit it is always possible that other AntiVirus programs may, as partoftheir regular updates, start causing trouble. My programs don`t do anything "nasty" but they do do some things with temporary files that a virus checker might not understand and so block "just to be safe"

Hi Martin,

You are right, I have this antivirus and set it now to a minor protection level, so your programs works like before. Thanks so much, but the strange thing was that it worked before with the same Antivirus. So it must have been the last updates which "protects" too much.

Best
Manfred