Johannes

You nailed it ! This is Avast causing the trouble after an update I made recently. Pte can create the exe when Avast is stopped. Thank you for your expertise.

Hi Igor. Thank you for your answer 1 Message attached as screengrab 2 Tried to create exe at the drive root or folder, all set with simple names = crash 3 Tried save "certifié pour internet" (ptshow+exe files) I receive a warning for international characters replacement = works fine. Got the two files and the slideshow will run perfectly. 4 Re-installed with skipping import settings ... no change Fyi, Preview works fine but from time to time will stop after 5 seconds. I run Windows XP french version (I know this is bad

Thank you for your answer. I tested with a new project and got a message error too. The project was for a client. I sent him the files and folders and he was able to create the exe on his computer without any issue, so I think the file is not corrupted. Any help if I copy the message error code ? Does pte generate a log file ?

Hi PTE 8 worked grat util yesterday. Today I have an error message and it won't create exe. I re-installed, restarted the computer but the issue remains Any idea ?

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