Parser error when trying to open Add/Remove Programs

[Bruiser]

I tried to open up the Add/Remove Programs applet tonight and received an
unexpected error:

"Parser Message: value creation failed at line 472".

What does this mean exactly? If there were corruption with the file, it
would have occurred sometime since yesterday morning, since I was able to do
a System Restore to resolve the problem.

Bruce

 

[Carey Frisch [MVP]]

Visit http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_a.htm and scroll down to:
"Add and Remove - SP1 (Parser Message: Value creation failed " at line 472" error)"
for a possible solution.

[Courtesy of MS-MVP Kelly Theriot]

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Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows XP - Shell/User

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| I tried to open up the Add/Remove Programs applet tonight and received an
| unexpected error:
|
| "Parser Message: value creation failed at line 472".
|
| What does this mean exactly? If there were corruption with the file, it
| would have occurred sometime since yesterday morning, since I was able to do
| a System Restore to resolve the problem.
|
| Bruce

 

[Tom Porterfield]

I tried to open up the Add/Remove Programs applet tonight and received an
unexpected error:

"Parser Message: value creation failed at line 472".

What does this mean exactly? If there were corruption with the file, it
would have occurred sometime since yesterday morning, since I was able to do
a System Restore to resolve the problem.

Are you using visual styles such as those included with Style XP? If so
that is the problem. I believe they have an update available that
addresses this issue. In the meantime you can set your display theme to
the default XP theme.
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Tom Porterfield
MS-MVP Smart Display
http://home.comcast.net/~tp.porterfield

Please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup only.

 

[Ramesh [MS-MVP]]

Hi Bruce,

See tip: Add and Remove - SP1 (Parser Message: Value creation failed " at
line 472" error)
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_a.htm

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Regards,

Ramesh (MS-MVP)
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http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k

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I tried to open up the Add/Remove Programs applet tonight and received an
unexpected error:

"Parser Message: value creation failed at line 472".

What does this mean exactly? If there were corruption with the file, it
would have occurred sometime since yesterday morning, since I was able to do
a System Restore to resolve the problem.

Bruce

 

[Bruiser]

Thanks to all. I do have Style XP and I found & deleted the style that was
causing the problem. I've been using this style occasionally for the last
year, but apparently never needed to access Add/Remove while it was applied.

BTW, if Kelly is seeing this, the TGTSoft links on her site seem to be
broken. It was easy enough to find the site again, though, and update the
program.

Much appreciated, guys!

B.