> I think you may need to check your spelling - evidently Windows 7 (in > particular) does not like > > processorArchitecture="X86" > > evidently it should be > > processorArchitecture="x86" I have not encountered or heard of this but anything is possible in Windows! So far as I am aware, DLLs do not need (and should not include) a manifest unless they will be executed using RunDLL32.exe indeed, I just checked a few Windows DLLs (in XP) and could not see any manifests. > James, thanks for the manifest information. But > neither one of my backup programs use one. As I said, IT ISN'T OPTIONAL ANYMORE. In XP it didn't matter but from Vista onwards it most definitely does matter. Whilst there may be other factors at play with your particular problem, you absolutely must insert a program manifest in any program intended to run under Vista/7 which may save data to protected areas. If you fail to do so, file/registry virtualization will cause that data to be saved elsewhere unless you run the program with full admin rights. If you do include a manifest, such file and registry accesses will trigger an "Access Denied" message (so your program should respond appropriately). -- James Turner ----------- To unsubscribe from this list, send an empty e-mail message to: delphizip-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx and put the word unsubscribe in the subject.