I am getting this error when I run Explode....

-=-=-=-=-=-=-> XPlode start at: 04/12/04 13:01:26
XPlode {
  Loading Plugins (SDK2.0) {
    Load successful: C:\install\xplode\XPlodeAdduserPlugin2.xpd2
    Load successful: C:\install\xplode\XPlodeExamplePlugin2.xpd2
    Load successful: C:\install\xplode\XPlodeExecutePlugin2.xpd2
    Load successful: C:\install\xplode\XPlodeFSOpsPlugin2.xpd2
    Load successful: C:\install\xplode\XPlodeRegistryPlugin2.xpd2
    Load successful: C:\install\xplode\XPlodeShortcutPlugin2.xpd2
  }
  Registering commands {
    Command: addgroup, (0,1)
    Command: adduser, (0,0)
    Command: copy, (3,0)
    Command: delete, (3,2)
    Command: example, (1,0)
    Command: execute, (2,0)
    Command: move, (3,1)
    Command: registry, (4,0)
    Command: shortcut, (5,0)
  }
  Commandline Parameter: '/help:', Value: ''
  Commandline Parameter: '/xml:', Value: 'C:\install\xplode\markham.xml'
  Parsing XML: C:\install\xplode\markham.xml {
    Error opening XML file: C:\install\xplode\markham.xml
    Invalid XML syntax.
    Check UNICODE encoding?
  }
  Starting dialog {
  }
  Execution thread {
  }
-=-=-=-=-=-=-> XPlode end at: 04/12/04 13:01:26

Here is my xml file....

<XPlode>
	<config>
  <hidewindow>System Installation </hidewindow>
  <hidewindow>CMD.EXe</hidewindow>
  <show 
 	 total='6'
 	 after='2'
 	 subcount='true' 
  />
  
  <!-- make antialiasing false if you're running GUIinstall mode -->
  <font 
 	 face='Tahoma' 
 	 antialias='false' 
 	 small='8' 
 	 large='12'
  />
  
  <!-- note the position attribute - it is listed in 'x,y' positions. -->
  <!-- 0..8 still may be used. -->
  <window 
 	 width='440' 
 	 position='8' 
 	 fixmain='0' 
  />
  
  <!-- can be standalone, guitransparent, or guiredraw -->
  <!-- for the latter two, you don't need to specify background colours, or images. -->
  <windowmode 
 	 mode='standalone'
  />
  <colours>
 	 <header 
    back='#003399' 
    fore='#FFFFFF' 
    image='%XPLODE%\images\head.png' 
 	 />
 	 <footer 
    back='#003399' 
    fore='#FFFFFF' 
    image='%XPLODE%\images\foot.png' 
 	 />
 	 <progress 
    border='#FFFFFF' 
    back='#00000000' 
    fore='#FFFFFFAA' 
    fore2='#00000033' 
 	 />	
 	 <main 
    back='#FF00FF' 
    fore='#FFFFFF' 
    current='#FFFF00' 
    description='#FFFFFF' 
    image='%XPLODE%\main.png' 
    overlay='#FFFFFF22'
 	 />
  </colours>

  <strings>
 	 <!-- main XPlode string -->
 	 <title>System Configuration</title>
 	 <complete>complete</complete>
 	 <!-- adduser plugin strings -->
 	 <adduser>Adding user #1#</adduser>
 	 <addusertogroup>Adding user #1# to group #2#</addusertogroup>
 	 <addgroup>Adding group #1#</addgroup>    
 	 <!-- file/dir ops plugin strings -->
 	 <copy>Copying #1# (#2#/#3# - #4#)</copy>
 	 <move>Moving #1# (#2#/#3# - #4#)</move>
 	 <delete>Deleting #1# (#3#)</delete>
 	 <!-- shortcut plugin -->
 	 <shortcut>Adding shortcut: #1#</shortcut> 	 
  </strings>
	</config>
	<items>
  <item display='Configuring User Accounts and Groups'>
 	 <!-- note the different use of quotes due to the data held in them -->
 	 <adduser 
    username='Louis'
    password='rainbows'
    groups='Administrators'
    fullname='System Admin'
 	 />
  </item>
  <item display='User Registry Settings for Louis'>
 	 <execute 
    display='Applying tweaks...' 
    program='regedit' 
    arguments='/s  %systemdrive%\Install\UserSettings.reg'
    username='Louis'
    password='rainbows'
    />
  </item>
  <item display='System Registry Settings'>
 	 <execute 
    display='Applying tweaks...' 
    program='regedit' 
    arguments='/s  %systemdrive%\Install\regtweaks.reg'
    />
  </item>


<item display='Installing Microsoft Applications'>
	<execute
  display='Installing Windows Media Player'
  program='%systemdrive%\Install\WMP10.exe'
  arguments='/s'
	/>
	<execute
  display='Installing Office 2003 SP1'
  program='%systemdrive%\Install\Office2k3\setup.exe'
  arguments='TRANSFORMS=Unattend.MST /qb-'
	/>
	<execute
  display='Installing MSN Messenger 6'
  program='%systemdrive%\Install\MsnMsgs.msi'
  arguments='/qn'
	/>
	<execute
  display='Installing Journal Viewer'
  program='%systemdrive%\Install\JournalViewer.msi'
  arguments='/qn'
	/>
	<execute
  display='Installing Journal Viewer'
  program='%systemdrive%\Install\JournalViewer.msi'
  arguments='/qn'
	/>
	<execute
  display='Installing Journal Viewer Update'
  program='%systemdrive%\Install\JournalViewerUpdate.msp'
  arguments='/qn'
	/>
	<execute
  display='Installing Plus Digital Media Edition'
  program='%systemdrive%\Install\PlusDME.msi'
  arguments='/qn'
	/>
	<execute
  display='Installing High MAT CD Wizard'
  program='%systemdrive%\Install\HMTCDWizard.exe'
  arguments='/qn'
	/>
	<execute
  display='Installing .Net Framework 1.1'
  program='%systemdrive%\Install\netfx.msi'
  arguments='/qn'
	/>
</item>

<item display='Installing Symantec Applications'>
	<execute
  display='Installing Ghost 9.0'
  program='%systemdrive%\Install\ghost9\Ghost9.msi'
  arguments='/passive /norestart  /qn'
	/>
	<execute
  display='Installing System Works 2005'
  program='%systemdrive%\Install\nsw2005\nswsetup.exe'
  arguments='/O REBOOT=ReallySuppress /qn'
	/>
	<execute
  display='Performing System Works 2005 Clean-Up'
  program='%systemdrive%\Install\nortoncleaner.cmd'
	/>
	<execute
  display='Installing Internet Security 2005'
  program='%systemdrive%\Install\NIS2005\SYMSETUP.EXE'
  arguments=' /O REBOOT=ReallySuppress /qn'
	/>
</item>

<item display='Installing Adobe Applications'>
	<execute
  display='Installing Acrobat Reader 6'
  program='%systemdrive%\Install\acroread602.exe'
	/>
	<execute
  display='Installing Photoshop 7'
  program='%systemdrive%\Install\PShop7\setup.exe'
	/>
</item>

<item display='Installing System Applications'>
	<execute
  display='Installing WinRAR 3.4'
  program='%systemdrive%\Install\WRAR340.exe'
  arguments='/s'
	/>
	<execute
  display='Installing Ad-Aware SE 1.5'
  program='%systemdrive%\Install\aawsepersonal.exe'
  arguments='/silent'
	/>
	<execute
  display='Terminating HH.exe'
  program='TASKKILL /F /IM HH.exe'
	/>
	<execute
  display='Terminating ad-aware.exe'
  program='TASKKILL /F /IM ad-aware.exe'
	/>
	<execute
  display='Installing Spybot SD 1.3'
  program='%systemdrive%\Install\spybotsd13.exe'
  arguments='/silent'
	/>
	<execute
  display='Installing Nero 6'
  program='%systemdrive%\Install\nero6601.exe'
  arguments=' /silent /noreboot'
	/>
	<execute
  display='Installing DVDShrink 3.2'
  program='%systemdrive%\Install\dvdshrink32setup.exe'
  arguments='/silent'
	/>
	<execute
  display='Installing WinDVD 6'
  program='%systemdrive%\Install\windvd6\setup.exe'
  arguments='-s'
	/>
	<execute
  display='Installing Shockwave and Flash Players'
  program='%systemdrive%\Install\Shockwave_Installer_Full.exe'
  arguments=' /s'
	/>
	<execute
  display='Terminating iexplore.exe'
  program='TASKKILL /F /IM iexplore.exe'
	/>
	<execute
  display='Installing AvaFind'
  program='%systemdrive%\Install\avafind.msi'
  arguments='/qn'
	/>
	<execute
  display='Installing System Works 2005'
  program='%systemdrive%\Install\ymsgrie.exe'
  arguments='/s'
	/>
	<execute
  display='Terminating YPager.exe'
  program='TASKKILL /F /IM YPager.exe'
	/>
	<execute
  display='Installing k-Lite Kodec Pack'
  program='%systemdrive%\Install\%systemdrive%\install\klmcodec116.exe'
  arguments=' /VERYSILENT /LOADINF=klitesetup.inf'
	/>
	<execute
  display='Installing Internet Security 2005'
  program='%systemdrive%\Install\GoogleToolbarInstaller.exe'
  arguments=' /q /d'
	/>
	<execute
  display='Installing Internet Security 2005'
  program='%systemdrive%\Install\uedit32\uesetup.exe'
  arguments=' /s'
	/>
</item>

<item display='System Claenup'>
	<execute
  display='Performing System Cleanup'
  program='%systemdrive%\Install\cleanup.cmd'
	/>
</item>

	</items>
</XPlode>

I have also attached my xml file itself to see if its saved wrong but I can not figure this out. Can anyone help me please?

Markham.xml

Save it as Unicode, not UTF-8.

Thanks worked now. Ultra Edit was not saving it right. notepad does though.

Louis