Find an exe File

I recently loaded a vocational test program onto my new computer. It works well but an annoying pop-up appears every every 30 seconds saying that it cannot find this file: machnm1.exe The test supplier said to find this file then delete it and all will be well. I am unable to find the file so far. My computer's OS is Windows XP Pro with 4GB RAM and 500GB HD capacity. Any advice would be appreciated.

 

That's strange advice, delete the file the program is looking for?? Seems the supplier should be pointing you in how to get that program that their program is looking for. :confused

Does this only occur when you are running this program? If yes, I think you need to talk to the supplier again, perhaps a higher-up person.

But, back to that, are you including hidden files in your search? Searching entire computer? Using XP's search function I assume?

Oh, and how many times a grandpa? I'm about to have number 5!

 

I agree that the advice is strange but I have worked for many years with this supplier and this particular tech. She admitted that this is a flaw which appeared in the recently-revised software but to try and find it anyways and delete it. I used the Search function, covering all files and folders including hidden ones. It seems to me that I once read that it should be easy to find all .exe files (as a group). So far I haven't been lucky in this regard. Any other ideas? Thanks for your advice so far.

The pop-up occurs at the time of loading and recurs every 30 seconds or so.

Oh, by the way, 2 grandsons to date, thanks for asking.

 

Thanks TimW, I will try this in the next few hours and get back to you.

 

Attached is the result of the scan

 

Here's an idea, don't know if it pertains to Tim's program, but it does pertain to the Window's search.

Try shortening the search string, search your computer for just mach.

Windows will return all files with these first four letters, shouldn't be too many. I just did this search on my W7 machine, got about 30 or 40 returns. Manageable enough to sort through.

It may be that the file has a slightly different name, and this would possibly find it.

Still find it hard to believe that deleting a file will stop a program from looking for it. :confused

Doesn't compute.