netsh add profile returns “An attempt was made to load a program with an incorrect format.”

Question

Using netsh, I used the following command to add a wireless profile

add profile filename="c:\profiles\DLINK-Profile.xml" interface="D-Link DWA-125 N150"

All parameters are valid. But I get the error "An attempt was made to load a program with an incorrect format."

I know this error is related to OS architecture 64bit or 32 bit. But i'm not sure which program is not compatible.

I'm using Win7 64bit

Siva Charan · Answer 1 · 2012-02-05 10:29:40Z

It should be something like this:-

netsh wlan add profile filename="PATH_AND_FILENAME.xml" Interface="Wireless Network Connection" user=current

TGT · Answer 2 · 2012-04-11 05:03:53Z

In the XML file, check the value in <keyMaterial></keyMaterial> for the following characters and replace accordingly:

"   -> &quot;
&   -> &amp;
'   -> &apos;
<   -> &lt; 
>   -> &gt;

For example, if your WiFi passphrase is listed as P@ssw0rd&123, replace it with P@ssw0rd&123

XML sees the above predefined entities as markup and breaks the ability of the netsh command to parse the XML file properly.

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