I am using Windows XP Professional, and for some reason I cannot open Control Panel, and keep getting an error "invalid parameter (SM_RC_EINVAL)(11)".

I ahve tried re-installing Windows but it's still the same.

I can go to "start", "programs", "accessories", "scheduled tasks", "control panel" and I still get the error message but it opens up and I can then access it as normal.

Anyone got any suggestions of how to overcome this problem?

Many Thanks

Derek Payne
derekpayne@breathemail.net

All i can think of is you have some bad Ram , have you loading the chipset drivers in for your motherboard. Also have you updated all your drivers?

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I can tell you what error "(SM_RC_EINVAL)(11)" =

11 SM_RC_RECORD_OPEN_ERROR

as for what that means...?

http://www-6.ibm.com/jp/pspjinfo/voice30/manual/SMAPI/apiref17.htm

http://www.PCGuide.com/ubb/eek.gif

additionally, what does it say in Event Viewer??

(administrative tools)


{{are you using the VOICE controls??}}

if so, there could be a corrupt file... which could cause a conflict with XP's GUI.

try disabling voice speech programs


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[This message has been edited by sea69 (edited 02-02-2002).]

Thanks to those of you who sent me advice.

It turns out that I had a control panel for IBM Via Voice installed within my Windows control panel and it was not compatible with Windows XP, so I have now removed that and everything seems fine now.

Regards

Derek
Originally posted by derekpayne:
I am using Windows XP Professional, and for some reason I cannot open Control Panel, and keep getting an error "invalid parameter (SM_RC_EINVAL)(11)".

I ahve tried re-installing Windows but it's still the same.

I can go to "start", "programs", "accessories", "scheduled tasks", "control panel" and I still get the error message but it opens up and I can then access it as normal.

Anyone got any suggestions of how to overcome this problem?

Many Thanks

Derek Payne
derekpayne@breathemail.net