Parameter is not valid error keeps randomly coming up every so many hours

Austin Althouse 26 Reputation points
2020-12-29T19:24:06.537+00:00

Hello, I keep getting an error in my weather application and I don't really know what is causing it. It happens every so many hours and randomly occurs. My program is designed to run 24/7 without any user intervention. When I go to close my application in the usual way, it brings up the same error (parameter is not valid). Here is the error information:

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************** Exception Text **************
System.InvalidOperationException: An error occurred creating the form. See Exception.InnerException for details. The error is: Parameter is not valid. ---> System.ArgumentException: Parameter is not valid.
at System.Drawing.Image.get_Flags()
at System.Windows.Forms.ControlPaint.IsImageTransparent(Image backgroundImage)
at System.Windows.Forms.Control.set_BackgroundImageLayout(ImageLayout value)
at AWNHD_Weather_Broadcast_Engine.LFI.InitializeComponent() in D:\AWNHD Weather Broadcast Engine\LFI.Designer.vb:line 680
at AWNHD_Weather_Broadcast_Engine.LFI..ctor() in D:\AWNHD Weather Broadcast Engine\LFI.vb:line 308
--- End of inner exception stack trace ---
at AWNHD_Weather_Broadcast_Engine.My.MyProject.MyForms.Create__Instance__[T](T Instance) in :line 190
at AWNHD_Weather_Broadcast_Engine.My.MyProject.MyForms.get_LFI()
at AWNHD_Weather_Broadcast_Engine.WBS_Container.ExitToolStripMenuItem_Click(Object sender, EventArgs e) in D:\AWNHD Weather Broadcast Engine\WBS_Container.vb:line 54
at System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripItem.RaiseEvent(Object key, EventArgs e)
at System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripMenuItem.OnClick(EventArgs e)
at System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripItem.HandleClick(EventArgs e)
at System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripItem.HandleMouseUp(MouseEventArgs e)
at System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripItem.FireEventInteractive(EventArgs e, ToolStripItemEventType met)
at System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripItem.FireEvent(EventArgs e, ToolStripItemEventType met)
at System.Windows.Forms.ToolStrip.OnMouseUp(MouseEventArgs mea)
at System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripDropDown.OnMouseUp(MouseEventArgs mea)
at System.Windows.Forms.Control.WmMouseUp(Message& m, MouseButtons button, Int32 clicks)
at System.Windows.Forms.Control.WndProc(Message& m)
at System.Windows.Forms.ScrollableControl.WndProc(Message& m)
at System.Windows.Forms.ToolStrip.WndProc(Message& m)
at System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripDropDown.WndProc(Message& m)
at System.Windows.Forms.Control.ControlNativeWindow.OnMessage(Message& m)
at System.Windows.Forms.Control.ControlNativeWindow.WndProc(Message& m)
at System.Windows.Forms.NativeWindow.Callback(IntPtr hWnd, Int32 msg, IntPtr wparam, IntPtr lparam)

************** Loaded Assemblies **************
mscorlib
Assembly Version: 4.0.0.0
Win32 Version: 4.8.4250.0 built by: NET48REL1LAST_C

CodeBase: file:///C:/Windows/Microsoft.NET/Framework/v4.0.30319/mscorlib.dll

AWNHD Weather Broadcast Engine
Assembly Version: 1.1.0.10
Win32 Version: 1.0.0.9

CodeBase: file:///C:/Program%20Files%20(x86)/AWNHD%20Weather%20Broadcast%20Engine/AWNHD%20Weather%20Broadcast%20Engine.exe

Microsoft.VisualBasic
Assembly Version: 10.0.0.0
Win32 Version: 14.8.4084.0 built by: NET48REL1

CodeBase: file:///C:/WINDOWS/Microsoft.Net/assembly/GAC_MSIL/Microsoft.VisualBasic/v4.0_10.0.0.0__b03f5f7f11d50a3a/Microsoft.VisualBasic.dll

System
Assembly Version: 4.0.0.0
Win32 Version: 4.8.4200.0 built by: NET48REL1LAST_C

CodeBase: file:///C:/WINDOWS/Microsoft.Net/assembly/GAC_MSIL/System/v4.0_4.0.0.0__b77a5c561934e089/System.dll

System.Core
Assembly Version: 4.0.0.0
Win32 Version: 4.8.4270.0 built by: NET48REL1LAST_C

CodeBase: file:///C:/WINDOWS/Microsoft.Net/assembly/GAC_MSIL/System.Core/v4.0_4.0.0.0__b77a5c561934e089/System.Core.dll

System.Windows.Forms
Assembly Version: 4.0.0.0
Win32 Version: 4.8.4270.0 built by: NET48REL1LAST_C

CodeBase: file:///C:/WINDOWS/Microsoft.Net/assembly/GAC_MSIL/System.Windows.Forms/v4.0_4.0.0.0__b77a5c561934e089/System.Windows.Forms.dll

System.Drawing
Assembly Version: 4.0.0.0
Win32 Version: 4.8.4084.0 built by: NET48REL1

CodeBase: file:///C:/WINDOWS/Microsoft.Net/assembly/GAC_MSIL/System.Drawing/v4.0_4.0.0.0__b03f5f7f11d50a3a/System.Drawing.dll

System.Configuration
Assembly Version: 4.0.0.0
Win32 Version: 4.8.4190.0 built by: NET48REL1LAST_B

CodeBase: file:///C:/WINDOWS/Microsoft.Net/assembly/GAC_MSIL/System.Configuration/v4.0_4.0.0.0__b03f5f7f11d50a3a/System.Configuration.dll

System.Xml
Assembly Version: 4.0.0.0
Win32 Version: 4.8.4084.0 built by: NET48REL1

CodeBase: file:///C:/WINDOWS/Microsoft.Net/assembly/GAC_MSIL/System.Xml/v4.0_4.0.0.0__b77a5c561934e089/System.Xml.dll

System.Runtime.Remoting
Assembly Version: 4.0.0.0
Win32 Version: 4.8.4084.0 built by: NET48REL1

CodeBase: file:///C:/WINDOWS/Microsoft.Net/assembly/GAC_MSIL/System.Runtime.Remoting/v4.0_4.0.0.0__b77a5c561934e089/System.Runtime.Remoting.dll

Accessibility
Assembly Version: 4.0.0.0
Win32 Version: 4.8.4084.0 built by: NET48REL1

CodeBase: file:///C:/WINDOWS/Microsoft.Net/assembly/GAC_MSIL/Accessibility/v4.0_4.0.0.0__b03f5f7f11d50a3a/Accessibility.dll

System.Speech
Assembly Version: 4.0.0.0
Win32 Version: 4.8.4200.0 built by: NET48REL1LAST_C

CodeBase: file:///C:/WINDOWS/Microsoft.Net/assembly/GAC_MSIL/System.Speech/v4.0_4.0.0.0__31bf3856ad364e35/System.Speech.dll

AxInterop.WMPLib
Assembly Version: 1.0.0.0
Win32 Version: 1.0.0.0

CodeBase: file:///C:/Program%20Files%20(x86)/AWNHD%20Weather%20Broadcast%20Engine/AxInterop.WMPLib.DLL

Interop.WMPLib
Assembly Version: 1.0.0.0
Win32 Version: 1.0.0.0

CodeBase: file:///C:/Program%20Files%20(x86)/AWNHD%20Weather%20Broadcast%20Engine/Interop.WMPLib.DLL

Newtonsoft.Json
Assembly Version: 12.0.0.0
Win32 Version: 12.0.3.23909

CodeBase: file:///C:/Program%20Files%20(x86)/AWNHD%20Weather%20Broadcast%20Engine/Newtonsoft.Json.DLL

System.Numerics
Assembly Version: 4.0.0.0
Win32 Version: 4.8.4084.0 built by: NET48REL1

CodeBase: file:///C:/WINDOWS/Microsoft.Net/assembly/GAC_MSIL/System.Numerics/v4.0_4.0.0.0__b77a5c561934e089/System.Numerics.dll

System.Runtime.Serialization
Assembly Version: 4.0.0.0
Win32 Version: 4.8.4250.0 built by: NET48REL1LAST_C

CodeBase: file:///C:/WINDOWS/Microsoft.Net/assembly/GAC_MSIL/System.Runtime.Serialization/v4.0_4.0.0.0__b77a5c561934e089/System.Runtime.Serialization.dll

System.Data
Assembly Version: 4.0.0.0
Win32 Version: 4.8.4270.0 built by: NET48REL1LAST_C
CodeBase: file:///C:/WINDOWS/Microsoft.Net/assembly/GAC_32/System.Data/v4.0_4.0.0.0__b77a5c561934e089/System.Data.dll


************** JIT Debugging **************
To enable just-in-time (JIT) debugging, the .config file for this
application or computer (machine.config) must have the
jitDebugging value set in the system.windows.forms section.
The application must also be compiled with debugging
enabled.

For example:

<configuration>
<system.windows.forms jitDebugging="true" />
</configuration>

When JIT debugging is enabled, any unhandled exception
will be sent to the JIT debugger registered on the computer
rather than be handled by this dialog box.

While the application works (for now) this bug is very annoying. What would be causing it and how can I fix it?

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  1. Andrew Pepper 1 Reputation point
    2023-02-04T08:15:56.8566667+00:00

    Did you ever get to the bottom of this? I have a very similar issue - I have an application that opens a lot of images, maybe one in a hundred times, I get this exception - not related to a particular image AFAICT.

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