Strange characters in Irfanview

[zuku]

Have problem with Irfanviev 4.42 inside application when I want to save any image and would create any new folder I have strange characters here, please look at attached picture:
Application is installed with default English language, my computer have polish language and I don't have any problems with language on computer.
Re installation of irfanview not helped, installation of other language (polish) also the same problem.

[Bhikkhu Pesala]

Have you enabled the Unicode plugin in Settings, Language?

You must use the 32-bit version of IrfanView. Please update your forum profile.

[zuku]

Version used: 4.42 - 32bit
OS - Windows 10 Pro 64bit
No matter I enable /disable "Load Unicode Plugin at startup..." - still the same problem.

[Bhikkhu Pesala]

I could not reproduce the bug.

[kay]

zuku,
Change IfanView language to english and make a try again. Possibly the problem is in the localization. IrfanView is a non-unicode application. Such issues may happen until Irfan Skiljan provides full support for unicode.

[zuku]

I'm working on english language, hmm clean irfanview installation on another computer is without this issue, hmm I think maybe is any problem with my OS.

[Mij]

There do seem to be problems with the combination of Windows 10, Irfanview 4.42 and the Unicode plugin (all 32-bit versions). If I have it set to load the Unicode plugin at Program Start I often get a silly messages popping up (illustrated below) when using Open recent images . Every file name in the folder is pure ASCII characters but clearly the program thinks something different. I just OK the message and can then open files without further nonsense.