Did you recently install other software?

PErhaps it's the C runtime library that's been changed to an older or newer version, and incompatible with Bryce. Unlikely, but possible. Even worse, perhaps that library was infected by a virus/spyware. Might want to run a full system, scan with Eset's oonline scanner (free, run it from inside Internet Explorer, see www.eset.com

I'd look to re-install the Visual Studio C runtimes, at download.microsoft.com

Or re-install Bryce to see if the version included with Bryce fixes the issue.

-Philip
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