Hello again: I did the google search and believe it or not: it pointed me right back to this forum, where there was a thread on the very topic I was asking about. The suggestion WHICH WORKED, said to reset all of my regional and language settings. The information provided on the thread was slightly different from what I had to do to get to the place to reset (i.e. Region and language setting, then additional settings, there I could reset: numbers, currency, time and date). (I use Win7 Ultimate - 32 bit) I Just clicked on the reset button on each item and nothing appeared to change. However after I hit the OK buttons when finished and ran the scan, it completed with out error. Thanks for the info, interesting that your (malwarebytes) search engine could not find this thread. However, I am not complaining, just happy that the problem is resolved and I continue to have faith in Malwarebytes. You guys would be amazed at the number of sleazy anti-virus programs I have dealt with using your product. Sometimes you have to be a little slick on how you get it work - but it works time and time again. (I didn't pay or get paid for this announcement), but I thoroughly approve of the results I get from Malwarebytes, - Keep up the good fight! Peace