Microsoft KB Archive/226709

= You receive an "Invalid syntax error" error message when you try to connect to Chat Server in PowerPoint 2000 =

Article ID: 226709

Article Last Modified on 9/10/2004

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft PowerPoint 2000 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q226709



IMPORTANT: This article contains information about modifying the registry. Before you modify the registry, make sure to back it up and make sure that you understand how to restore the registry if a problem occurs. For information about how to back up, restore, and edit the registry, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

256986 Description of the Microsoft Windows Registry



SYMPTOMS
If you are running a presentation broadcast with Chat enabled, you might receive the following Internet Explorer 5.x error:

Invalid syntax error

The page cannot be displayed

The page you are looking for might have been removed or had its name changed.



CAUSE
This is caused when the wrong syntax is used in the ChatURL registry key. You cannot use the Chat URL "irc/chat_server/chat_room" or "irc/chat_server/%23chat_room".

Where  is the name of the Chat server and   is the name of your Chat room.



RESOLUTION
WARNING: If you use Registry Editor incorrectly, you may cause serious problems that may require you to reinstall your operating system. Microsoft cannot guarantee that you can solve problems that result from using Registry Editor incorrectly. Use Registry Editor at your own risk.

Setting the ChatURL
To set the ChatURL, follow these steps:  Start Registry Editor. Locate the ChatURL value under the following key in the registry:

 On the Edit menu, click String. Type the following: mic:// /%23, and then click OK.

For example, if the Chat server is MyServer and the Chat room is #NewChatRoom, then the value for the string should be:

mic://myserver/%23newchatroom

NOTE: The "%23" represents the "#" or number sign character. Quit Registry Editor.



MORE INFORMATION
For more information about the <I>Microsoft Office XP Resource Kit</I>, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

http://www.microsoft.com/office/ork/

And for specific information on setting the ChartURL registry key, please see the following location on the Microsoft World Wide Web site:

Installing Presentation Broadcasting and Scheduling Broadcasts

Additional query words: PPT2K PPT2000 PPT POWERPNT 2000 PPT9 9.0

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