Still struggling here.
looks like a bug in the start up checks of the app. since the file it is looking for exists in the current directory.
how can I trace in to find out the real cause of the exceptions?
TIA/
21:02:38 File c:\windows\speech\vcmd.exe: Version 4.0.4.3405 21:02:38 File c:\windows\speech\vcmshl.dll: Version 4.0.4.2903 21:02:38 File c:\PROG~FBU\ScanSoft\NATU~BD1\Program\dnstk10.dll: Version 7.0.0.2 21:02:38 File c:\PROG~FBU\ScanSoft\NATU~BD1\Program\dmfc6.dll: Version 7.0.0.0 21:02:38 File c:\PROG~FBU\ScanSoft\NATU~BD1\Program\dd10enum.dll: Version 7.0.0$ 21:02:38 File c:\PROG~FBU\ScanSoft\NATU~BD1\Program\dmfc6.dll: Version 7.0.0.0 21:02:38 Exception thrown (d:\work\px\trouble\tests.cpp, 936). 21:02:38 21:02:38 Cannot find the file 'nstex50.dll' 21:02:38 QuickCheck Failed. 21:02:55 Final Termination