Microsoft KB Archive/108843

= PC Ext: Err Msg: Invalid Option Specified in .INI =

Article ID: 108843

Article Last Modified on 10/30/2006

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Mail for PC Networks 3.2

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This article was previously published under Q108843



SYMPTOMS
With version 3.2 of Microsoft Mail for PC Networks, the External Mail program (EXTERNAL.EXE) may exit with the following error:

Invalid option specified in .INI:



CAUSE
This error is caused by a comment line that does not have a semicolon in the first column of the INI file, or does not follow a valid INI option. A comment line of the form ; This is a comment ThisIsAValidOption    ; This is a comment does not cause the error. A line of the form ; This is a comment is incorrect and causes the error.

This error can also be caused by a corrupt .INI file.



RESOLUTION
Place a semicolon in the first column of every comment line that does not follow a valid INI option. Thus the line ;          This is a comment is correct. Several sample configurations for the External Mail program in the Microsoft Mail for PC Networks version 3.2 "Administrator's Guide" incorrectly display comment lines. Any comment line that does not follow a valid INI option must have a semicolon in the first column.

If you have double checked the .INI file and are certain that the entries are all valid, try creating a new one. Do not copy and paste from the old one, instead use Notepad or another ASCII editor and create a new .INI file.

Additional query words: 3.20

Keywords: KB108843

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