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MSN Messenger "the parameter is incorrect"
Never mind - the problem was the shortcut link - I fixed
it, but I'm not sure how it happened. -----Original Message----- I recently went ahead and upgraded MSN Messenger even though I already had 6.1. I had been getting a message that there was a new release. Didn't make sense but I wanted to get rid of the recurrring message. Since then, Messenger often (50%) does not load on boot as it is set to do. I reboot and it is back. The bigger problem is that when I try to bring it up as a program so that I don't have to reboot, I get an error message "the parameter is incorrect". I fully removed the program and re-downloaded. That I did not resolve the problem. My computer is a Toshiba 1805-s274 laptop with Windows XP Home. . |
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MSN Messenger "the parameter is incorrect"
Greetings Fred,
The "parameter is incorrect" usually indicates something was wrong with the Windows Installer shortcut for the application (the installation service which the MSN Messenger installer is based on). I'm not quite sure what happened, but if you just remade the shortcut, you shouldn't have any further difficulties. ____________________________________________ Jonathan Kay Microsoft MVP - Windows Messenger/MSN Messenger Associate Expert http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/ Messenger Resources - http://messenger.jonathankay.com "Fred Borden" wrote in message ... Never mind - the problem was the shortcut link - I fixed it, but I'm not sure how it happened. -----Original Message----- I recently went ahead and upgraded MSN Messenger even though I already had 6.1. I had been getting a message that there was a new release. Didn't make sense but I wanted to get rid of the recurrring message. Since then, Messenger often (50%) does not load on boot as it is set to do. I reboot and it is back. The bigger problem is that when I try to bring it up as a program so that I don't have to reboot, I get an error message "the parameter is incorrect". I fully removed the program and re-downloaded. That I did not resolve the problem. My computer is a Toshiba 1805-s274 laptop with Windows XP Home. . |
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