When attempting to open either the 32-bit or 64-bit Synergy Configuration Program one of the errors below now appears; previously the Synergy Configuration Program was opening without issue. 

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The above errors are due to the executable that launches the Synergy Configuration Program (synconfig.exe) not being able to find its path -- C:\\Program Files\\Synergex\\SynergyDE\\dbl\\bin for 64-bit Synergy/DE or C:\\Program Files (x86)\\Synergex\\SynergyDE\\dbl\\bin for 32-bit Synergy/DE.

The first error above was because a symbolic link with the name “Program” had been created in the root of the C drive; the second error was because a file named “Program” had been created in the root of C drive. Once the symbolic link or file was removed (deleted or renamed) the Synergy Configuration Program opened again without issue. 

When the symbolic link, file, or a folder named “Program” exists at the root of the C drive, Windows generates the warning shown below on system boot, pointing to a potential problem:

Note that there is no problem opening SynConfig when the folder “C:\\Program” exists. Interestingly, none of the other Synergy executables tested were affected when a symbolic link or file named “Program” existed at the root of the C drive, but this is clearly not a recommended practice.