running a MFC C++ code in VIsual Studio error NewFolder is not a valid working directory

Question

Its an Application that demonstrates the basics of using the Microsoft Foundation Classes

**When I run the code, The message box pops up from visual studio that
Unable to start the program C:\Users\Sushma\Documents\Visual Studio 2010\Projects\Pooja\Debug\Pooja.exe C:\Users\Sushma\Documents\Visual Studio 2010\Projects\NewFolder is not a valid working directory. But no such NewFolder exists in the project folder.**

This file contains a summary of what you will find in each of the files that make up your Pooja application.

Pooja.vcxproj This is the main project file for VC++ projects generated using an application wizard. It contains information about the version of Visual C++ that generated the file, and information about the platforms, configurations, and project features selected with the application wizard.

Pooja.vcxproj.filters This is the filters file for VC++ projects generated using an Application Wizard. It contains information about the association between the files in your project and the filters. This association is used in the IDE to show grouping of files with similar extensions under a specific node (for e.g. ".cpp" files are associated with the "Source Files" filter).

Pooja.h This is the main header file for the application. It includes other project specific headers (including Resource.h) and declares the CPoojaApp application class.

Pooja.cpp This is the main application source file that contains the application class CPoojaApp.

Pooja.rc This is a listing of all of the Microsoft Windows resources that the program uses. It includes the icons, bitmaps, and cursors that are stored in the RES subdirectory. This file can be directly edited in Microsoft Visual C++. Your project resources are in 1033.

res\Pooja.ico This is an icon file, which is used as the application's icon. This icon is included by the main resource file Pooja.rc.

res\Pooja.rc2 This file contains resources that are not edited by Microsoft Visual C++. You should place all resources not editable by the resource editor in this file.

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The application wizard creates one dialog class:

PoojaDlg.h, PoojaDlg.cpp - the dialog These files contain your CPoojaDlg class. This class defines the behavior of your application's main dialog. The dialog's template is in Pooja.rc, which can be edited in Microsoft Visual C++.

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Other Features:

ActiveX Controls The application includes support to use ActiveX controls.

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Other standard files:

StdAfx.h, StdAfx.cpp These files are used to build a precompiled header (PCH) file named Pooja.pch and a precompiled types file named StdAfx.obj.

Resource.h This is the standard header file, which defines new resource IDs. Microsoft Visual C++ reads and updates this file.

Pooja.manifest Application manifest files are used by Windows XP to describe an applications dependency on specific versions of Side-by-Side assemblies. The loader uses this information to load the appropriate assembly from the assembly cache or private from the application. The Application manifest maybe included for redistribution as an external .manifest file that is installed in the same folder as the application executable or it may be included in the executable in the form of a resource.

Answer 1

In your project's property page (Project Menu - Properties), click on the the "Debugging" tab and check to see if "Working Directory" has been set to something strange (with NewFolder in it). The default value is $(ProjectDir)