what directory and file name did you try this time?

do you need me to create a new console project, and send you a test exe, source, solution file, etc?

the exe would test your C runtime, AV, and UAC. the project files would test your compiler install.

Mobile Developer at PawPrint Games ltd.
(Not "mobile" as in I move around a lot, but as in phones, mobile phone developer)
(Although I am mobile. no, not as in a babies mobile, I move from place to place)
(Not "place" as in fish, but location.)

sounds like Mr Kimball from Green Acres - well, not exactly like him - he usually talked about crops, not phones, unless it was a phonecrop - or was it a cropphone? Anyway - good luck fishing for your mobile baby! <g>.

WELL, im glad to know atleast one person has read (and appreciated) my signature.

As it turns out, running on my Work PC as admin I was able to write to files. However if I run as admin at home, I do not get an output

As it turns out, running on my Work PC as admin I was able to write to files. However if I run as admin at home, I do not get an output

As it turns out, running on my Work PC as admin I was able to write to files. However if I run as admin at home, I do not get an output

I think at this point, we can safely assume your PC is hosed in some way.

Are you willing to uninstall that anti-virus entirely, to see if that makes a difference? And then reinstall it afterwards, and test again?

I have come this far. Will update after this.

Apparently this is a known issue with avast and vs13. Turns out avast deep shield was, atleast a part of the problem.
https://forum.avast.com/index.php?topic=139935.0

According to the post there isn't a solution. I think it's time for you to start looking for a more serious AV product if you really think you need AV to use your pc...

Basically what they're saying is "avast isn't a program for any power user or developer just a casual home user that browses the Web and reads email".

I think it is a little silly how Deep shield doesn't flag for VS09 applications, and even sillier that their (Avasts) official advice is "if you compile programs, don't use it".

The full extent of what happened is a combination of Deep shield false flagging the app as malware, andNot running the app as Admin on another PC (or the code I tested on the other pc ) or that on creation of the app it was flagged as malware and hence would not run on another pc with a different AV - don't know if that is a thing