I’m seeing the exact same thing as this person on my computer.
I am working on a computer (XP-Pro) that comes up with the following message every time it is booted.
“There is a file or folder on your computer called “C:\PROGRAM” which could cause certain applications to not function correctly. Renaming it to “C:\PROGRAM1″ would solve this problem. Would you like to rename it
now?”The options are “rename” and “ignore”. She has been picking “ignore” each time and doesn’t seem to be having any problems in Windows. She has no “C:\PROGRAM” folder. She runs Norton Antivirus 2003 and her virus definitions are up to date. See the error message at http://www.mewnlite.com/error.jpg
I think the “File Name Warning” title on the window looks a little phony. Does this look familiar to anyone?
What would be your recommendations?
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But I’m using Windows XP Home. I wonder where it’s from?
I don’t have a C:\program folder, but there is a 24 byte file called program (no extension). I wonder where it came from? Opening it in a text editor shows this:
Name: Description:
No idea where it’s from.
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I have winXP pro and it runs yttruko.exe, called by program1??? No idea what it does but with a name like that has to be bad! So I deleted it. Anyone know what the … it is?
Oh, I think I know. Any of you have ZoneAlarm ? I think that’s the popup owner. Anyway…
I’ll feed the thread : I have the same, and the only install I did was OpenVPN. Install-uninstall-reinstall. I assume this comes from an InstallShield problem. But I was very surprised with this box nonetheless.
You should definitely rename it. Many applications will not run properly if this file is present. This is because of the way windows searches for service executables.
The file is guaranteed not needed for any software. Think of it this way, any software which intentionally puts that file there will break all sorts of other software.
On the other hand, there are plenty of mistakes well meaning users can do to get it there, due to the space in c:\Program Files…
While trying to install some software from a DVD, I kept getting an Installshield 1608 error. I tried everything that Installshield recommended and still got the error. Took things a step further and created another user account on my machine to see if it’d install from there. Well, I got this C:\Program dialog box that you guys are talking about. Had Windows rename it Program1, switched back to my original user account, and sure enough, the program installed! It took me literally six hours to get that thing to work. Go ahead and rename it, it could save you some time down the road!