>I accidently sent the first message.
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>Message:
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>Hi all,
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>My task pane seems to have a problem and uninstalling and reinstalling doesn't fix. When I click the pane, I receive an syntax error.
>URL: Files://C:program Files\Microsoft Visual FoxPro 8\TaskPan\PanCache\microsoft.community\pane.xml
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>I get about 2 errors, then basically nothing appears but in my task pane. Under the NEWS tab, there is one link with this in it, "{$prodvidervar}
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>Any suggestions would be appreciated.
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>Felix Serra

From inside the Task Pane Manager, click on "Options". Select "Task Pane Manager", then "Customize" in the tree on the left. Click on the "Restore to Default" button. Close it, and try it again. Does it help?