Windows can't find C:/Program?

[Eidan]

Recently my computer has been running a bit slower. Now everytime I boot up, I get an error message that says "Windows can not find 'C:/Program', you may have typed it in wrong" something to that nature. I've run everything from Spy Sweeper, to Avast, to Windows Defender, and none of them are finding a problem. Anyone have any clue what's going on?

[hanzo]

Is windows unable to find c:/Program or c:/Program Files?

I don't have the slightest idea what that problem is, but since it just happened randomly and not as a result of you messing with your boot settings or system files (I hope) then it does sound like a corrupt file or registry. This will tell you for sure:

Download HiJack This (a registry scanner) to a floppy disk. Restart in safemode and run the scan, save the logfile to the floppy. On another computer or the same one if you can still access the internet, go to this website: HiJackThis Log File Analyzer. Upload or copy/paste your logfile and see what comes up.. if there are some huge red "OMG THIS THING IS A VIRUS! IT IS EATING YOUR SYSTEM AND KEYLOGGING YOUR EVERY MOVE" then you'll know what the problem is.

If there are some inconclusive results, don't panic, this log will help other experts troubleshoot and is very useful should you have to take your problem to a better tech board...which incedentally is what I'd suggest you do anyway.

[Eidan]

Yeah, it just says C:\Program. And no, I haven't messed with any boot files or stuff like that. Wouldn't even know how.

[F1r18]

It might be a software programmed by a clueless developer which didn't put "C:\Program Files" in quotes.

The command C:\Program Files (without quotes) tries to launch the C:\Program.exe file with Files as a parameter to the program.

I don't think this is the case of your computer slowdown.

[Blank Earth]

Have you checked your startup items? Windows Defender makes it really easy. Just go to "Tools" and in the category box, select "Startup Programs." (I'm using the recent Windows Vista beta, so your interface might be a little different.) Here you can pass judgment on what loads when your computer starts up. See if you can find anything that references this C:\Program thing and disable it, or better yet, disable everything you know you don't need. Even if this doesn't fix the problem, it should make your computer start up faster.