Invalid Syntax Error -- Standard Fix Doesn't Work

[Linda Antonsson]

Hi,

I have a piece of software that works just fine on a computer running
Win XP Home with SP1, but which doesn't work on a computer running Win
XP Pro with SP2.

Starting up the program in question results in a 'Invalid syntax' error
and a window that says that the page cannot be shown. Based on this, I
suspect it has something to do with the change that was introduced into
IE (described here: http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=834489),
disallowing username and password to be sent over an https connection.

However, I have followed the instructions in that knowledge base entry,
and I am still getting the same entry even though I added this to the
registry:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Internet
Explorer\Main\FeatureControl\FEATURE_HTTP_USERNAME_PASSWORD_DISABLE

Has anyone come across a similar problem? Is there anything else I can
enable/disable to get pre-SP 2 behaviour back.

Thanks,

Linda

 

[Leythos]

I have a piece of software that works just fine on a computer running
Win XP Home with SP1, but which doesn't work on a computer running Win
XP Pro with SP2.

Starting up the program in question results in a 'Invalid syntax' error
and a window that says that the page cannot be shown. Based on this, I
suspect it has something to do with the change that was introduced into
IE (described here: http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=834489),
disallowing username and password to be sent over an https connection.

Why not tell us the name of the program?

Since you don't provide the key detail it's almost impossible to tell
you where the problem is.

 

[Linda Antonsson]

Why not tell us the name of the program?

Since you don't provide the key detail it's almost impossible to tell
you where the problem is.

Its a specially developed software package used by a company for
subtitling, so I don't expect that anyone except other employees of the
company are familiar with it, unfortunately. However, the error is
definitely the error described in that knowledge base entry, so I think
it has more to do with IE than anything else. Or rather, the fact that
the software interfaces with IE to send login details.

Linda