[mcipoletti]

I am getting an error message when I log into my pc. The message is called a File Name Warning and it says c:\program allreadys exsists. Renaming the file to program 1 will stop problems or soemthing like that.

any ideas on what is wrong or how to get rid of it?

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Welcome to GTG.

Any specific filename mentioned there? Did you run spyware and virus scans?

[greyknight17]

Welcome to GTG.

Any specific filename mentioned there? Did you run spyware and virus scans?

[mcipoletti]

the file name was c:\program. I have run Mcafee, spybot, adaware, and Microsofts beta spyware program. It tries to rename the file c:\program1 or c:\program2 etc.....

I forgot to mention that I also am having problems with Star Wars galaxies which happened around the same time this error first started happening. It appears that when I try and go into aol or Mcafee the Sony Online Entertainment lanchers tryies to run an update but can't. not sure if the two are related but it all started at the same time
Matt

Edited by mcipoletti, 27 May 2005 - 11:36 AM.

[greyknight17]

What happens if you uninstall Star Wars Galaxies?

[mcipoletti]

if i am able to uninstall it compeltly...whihc I can't always do...i stop getting the Sony Online entertainment popup/error but it does not fix the file name warning portion of my problem

[greyknight17]

Can you give me a screenshot of both that sony popup error and the filename warning problem?

[mcipoletti]

That will have to wait as I am not at my home pc right now. But I will be in a about 2.5 hours so I can post it then.

This is really frustrating I really hope you can help me out
Thanks
Matt

[greyknight17]

No problem Matt.

I will see what you have and try to help you out.

[mcipoletti]

Thanks I really appreciate it. The machine is only 5 months old and I'd hate to live with these errors for the remainder of it's life with me

[mcipoletti]

Ok here is the file name warning I've included it a an attachment. The galaxies warning I can't get right now becasue galaxies is not instlaled on my machine currently so i want to try adfigure this problem out first if we can.
Thanks again
matt

Attached Files

•  Doc2.doc   141.5KB   32 downloads

[greyknight17]

Hi Matt, I did a little more searching for this problem and it could be due to a few reasons.

1. Do you have mIRC installed? Did you download any add-ons for it if you have mIRC?

2. The Star Wars Galaxies game (?) could be the problem. You have to find a way to uninstall it and reinstall.

3. That file might be useless. But just to make sure it's not malicious, go to c: drive and look for the program file - it's a windows file and not a folder. Once found, go to this site and browse for that file. Upload it and submit it. What is the analysis?

You may also try opening up that c:\program file in Notepad and see what it says.

[mcipoletti]

I have fully uninstalled galaxies and I still see the problem so I don't think it is that.

Here is the analysis on the file from that site you refered me too:
Service load: 0% 100%

File: Program1
Status: OK
MD5 68ed9250fb4a7519e998b02c2dc21e18
Packers detected: -
Scanner results
AntiVir Found nothing
Avast Found nothing
AVG Antivirus Found nothing
BitDefender Found nothing
ClamAV Found nothing
Dr.Web Found nothing
F-Prot Antivirus Found nothing
Fortinet Found nothing
Kaspersky Anti-Virus Found nothing
mks_vir Found nothing
NOD32 Found nothing
Norman Virus Control Found nothing
VBA32 Found nothing


what is a mIRC? not sure if I have one installed or not???

I have tried deleting the file but it keeps comming back.

Let me know what you think


P.S. I'm installing Galaxies so hopefully that message will pop again and I can show you
Matt

Edited by mcipoletti, 27 May 2005 - 09:08 PM.

[greyknight17]

OK, we can rule mIRC out then? It's a chat (file sharing) program.

OK, open it up in Notepad and tell me what it says there.

What happens if you rename it? I assume it's program.exe now right? Rename it to program2.exe instead.

[mcipoletti]

ok the file type is actually just called file when i check it's properties. and when i open it in notepad it is just jibberish. Renaming doesnt do anything to it

[mcipoletti]

Ok i jsut rebotted my machine after the new galaxies install and now it renamed c:\file is a folder with nothing in it.

Weird