Microsoft KB Archive/833259

= &quot;Parameter is incorrect&quot; error message when you click Clips Online in Microsoft Office 2002 =

Article ID: 833259

Article Last Modified on 9/27/2006

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Excel 2002 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft PowerPoint 2002 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Publisher 2002 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Word 2002 Standard Edition

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SYMPTOMS
When you click Clips Online on the Insert Clip Art task pane in one of the Microsoft Office programs that is listed in the &quot;Applies To&quot; section of this article, you may receive the following error message:

Parameter is incorrect

Note To open the Insert Clip Art task pane, point to Picture on the Insert menu, and then click Clip Art.



CAUSE
This problem may occur if your default Web browser is Netscape Navigator.



WORKAROUND
To work around this problem, do one of the following:
 * Update to the latest version of Netscape Navigator.
 * Set Microsoft Internet Explorer as your default Web browser. To do this, follow these steps.

Note Because there are several versions of Microsoft Windows, the following steps may be different on your computer. If they are, see your product documentation to complete these steps.
 * Close your Web browser.
 * Click Start, and then click Control Panel.
 * Click Network and Internet Connections.
 * Click Internet Options.
 * On the Programs tab, click to select the Internet Explorer should check to see whether it is the default browser check box, and then click OK.
 * Start Internet Explorer, and then confirm that you want to make Internet Explorer your default Web browser.



MORE INFORMATION
The third-party products that this article discusses are manufactured by companies that are independent of Microsoft. Microsoft makes no warranty, implied or otherwise, regarding the performance or reliability of these products.

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