diff --git a/DSView/pv/utility/path.cpp b/DSView/pv/utility/path.cpp
index 2a19732f..7ca42322 100644
--- a/DSView/pv/utility/path.cpp
+++ b/DSView/pv/utility/path.cpp
@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@
 #include "path.h"
 #ifdef _WIN32
 #include <QTextCodec>
+#include "../log.h"
+#include <string.h>
 #endif
 
 namespace pv{
@@ -45,13 +47,19 @@ namespace path{
     std::string ToUnicodePath(QString path)
     {
         std::string str;
-
+         
 #ifdef _WIN32
-        QTextCodec *codec = QTextCodec::codecForLocale();
-        QByteArray str_tmp = codec->fromUnicode(path);
-        str = str_tmp.data();
+        QTextCodec *codec = QTextCodec::codecForName("System");
+        if (codec != NULL){
+            QByteArray str_tmp = codec->fromUnicode(path);
+            str = str_tmp.data();
+        } 
+        else{
+            dsv_err("Error: can't get \"System\" page code");
+            str = path.toUtf8().data();
+        }       
 #else
-        str = path.toUtf8().data();
+        str = path.toUtf8().data();        
 #endif
 
         return str;