Fix exporter failing to start without config flag

Signed-off-by: Ben Reedy <breed808@breed808.com>

README.md

@@ -154,8 +154,6 @@ An example configuration file can be found [here](docs/example_config.yml).
 
 #### Configuration file notes
 
-If the `--config.file` flag is not specified, `windows_exporter` will look for a file located at `%programfiles\windows_exporter\config.yml` by default. If no file is found, CLI flags are processed as per normal.
-
 Configuration file values can be mixed with CLI flags. E.G.
 
 `.\windows_exporter.exe --collectors.enabled=cpu,logon`

exporter.go

@@ -273,8 +273,8 @@ func main() {
 		app        = kingpin.New("windows_exporter", "")
 		configFile = app.Flag(
 			"config.file",
-			"YAML configuration file to use. Values set in this file will override flags.",
-		).Default(os.ExpandEnv("$ProgramFiles\\windows_exporter\\config.yml")).String()
+			"YAML configuration file to use. Values set in this file will be overriden by CLI flags.",
+		).String()
 		listenAddress = app.Flag(
 			"telemetry.addr",
 			"host:port for exporter.",
@@ -311,6 +311,7 @@ func main() {
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Fatalf("%v\n", err)
 	}
+	if *configFile != "" {
 		resolver, err := config.NewResolver(*configFile)
 		if err != nil {
 			log.Fatalf("could not load config file: %v\n", err)
@@ -324,6 +325,7 @@ func main() {
 		if err != nil {
 			log.Fatalf("%v\n", err)
 		}
+	}
 
 	if *printCollectors {
 		collectors := collector.Available()