Plone install errors - Help!

Plone install error installing varsion: Plone-2.5-with-Zope-2.9.exe

Executing the command 'setupsite.py' failed
TypeError: stat() argument 1 must be (encoded string without NULL bytes), not str

Completing the PLONE set-up wizard.  FINISH.

I have checked to see if I have Aim/AOL and it is not installed. I have checked in the Registry and I cannot see anything relating to AOL/MIME.
I have also removed any references to Python from the registry before installing.
I have also tried the nightly builds.
I am alos having a similar problem on my home PC.

Can anyone help with this?

Post install log:

07/14/06 08:39:59: 3256: ['C:\\Plone2\\Zope\\bin\\mkzopeinstance.py', '-d', 'C:\\Plone2\\Data', '-u', 'admin:admin']
Wrote 'C:\\Plone2\\Data\\.\\bin\\runzope.bat'
Wrote 'C:\\Plone2\\Data\\.\\bin\\runzope'
Changed mode for C:\Plone2\Data\.\bin\runzope to 777
Wrote 'C:\\Plone2\\Data\\.\\bin\\zopectl'
Changed mode for C:\Plone2\Data\.\bin\zopectl to 777
Wrote 'C:\\Plone2\\Data\\.\\bin\\zopeservice.py'
Changed mode for C:\Plone2\Data\.\bin\zopeservice.py to 777
Wrote 'C:\\Plone2\\Data\\.\\etc\\plone.conf'
Wrote 'C:\\Plone2\\Data\\.\\etc\\zope.conf'
Wrote 'C:\\Plone2\\Data\\.\\lib\\python\\README.txt'
07/14/06 08:39:59: 3256: finished
07/14/06 08:39:59: 3276: ['C:\\Plone2\\Data\\bin\\zopeservice.py', '--startup', 'auto', 'install']
Installing service Zope_-1634206445
Service installed
07/14/06 08:40:00: 3276: finished
07/14/06 08:40:00: 3292: ['C:\\Plone2\\Data\\Products\\CMFPlone\\Extensions\\setupSite.py', 'admin', 'C:\\Plone2\\Data', 'C:\\Plone2\\Data']
C:\Plone2\Data\Products\CMFPlone\Extensions\setupSite.py:17: DeprecationWarning: The Zope package has been renamed to Zope2. Import of a package named 'Zope' is deprecated and will be disabled starting in Zope 2.11.
  import Zope
2006-07-14 08:40:05 WARNING Init Class Products.ATContentTypes.content.base.ATCTFolderMixin has a security declaration for nonexistent method 'manage_copyObjects'
2006-07-14 08:40:07 WARNING Plone Deprecation Warning
The CMFPlone.MemberData class will be removed in Plone 3.0
C:\Plone2\Data\Products\CMFSquidTool\Permissions.py:19: DeprecationWarning: The module, 'Products.CMFCore.CMFCorePermissions' is a deprecated compatiblity alias for 'Products.CMFCore.permissions';  please use the new module instead.
  from Products.CMFCore.CMFCorePermissions import ManagePortal
2006-07-14 08:40:10 WARNING Plone Deprecation Warning
CustomizationPolicies are deprecated and will be removed in Plone 3.0. Please use GenericSetup extension profiles instead.
2006-07-14 08:40:10 WARNING Plone Deprecation Warning
registerSetupWidget is deprecated and will be removed in Plone 3.0.
2006-07-14 08:40:10 WARNING Plone Deprecation Warning
registerSetupWidget is deprecated and will be removed in Plone 3.0.
2006-07-14 08:40:10 WARNING Plone Deprecation Warning
CustomizationPolicies are deprecated and will be removed in Plone 3.0. Please use GenericSetup extension profiles instead.
C:\Plone2\Data\Products\CMFSquidTool\__init__.py:38: DeprecationWarning: The product_name parameter of ToolInit is deprecated and will be ignored in CMF 2.0: CMFSquidTool
  icon="tool.gif",
C:\Plone2\Data\Products\CacheSetup\config.py:23: DeprecationWarning: The zLOG package is deprecated and will be removed in Zope 2.11. Use the Python logging module instead.
  LOG(PROJECT_NAME, INFO, msg)
C:\Plone2\Zope\lib\python\OFS\Application.py:835: DeprecationWarning: __init__.py of Products.ExternalEditor has a long deprecated 'methods' attribute. 'methods' will be ignored by install_product in Zope 2.10. Please use registerClass instead.
  DeprecationWarning)
C:\Plone2\Data\Products\MemcachedManager\__init__.py:8: DeprecationWarning: The zLOG package is deprecated and will be removed in Zope 2.11. Use the Python logging module instead.
  LOG('MemcachedManager', log_level, summary, text)
C:\Plone2\Data\Products\kupu\plone\__init__.py:32: DeprecationWarning: The product_name parameter of ToolInit is deprecated and will be ignored in CMF 2.0: kupu
 ; icon="kupu_icon.gif",
2006-07-14 08:40:43 WARNING Plone Deprecation Warning
correctFolderContentsAction is deprecated and will be removed in Plone 3.0
2006-07-14 08:40:43 WARNING Plone Deprecation Warning
CatalogTool._initIndexes is deprecated, please use a GenericSetup profile instead.
C:\Plone2\Zope\lib\python\OFS\subscribers.py:74: DeprecationWarning: Products.CMFPlone.QuickInstallerTool.QuickInstallerTool.manage_afterAdd is deprecated and will be removed in Zope 2.11, you should use event subscribers instead, and meanwhile mark the class with <five:deprecatedManageAddDelete/>
&nbsp; DeprecationWarning)
2006-07-14 08:40:46 ERROR Zope.SiteErrorLog http://foo
Traceback (innermost last):
&nbsp; Module Products.CMFQuickInstallerTool.QuickInstallerTool, line 322, in installProduct
   - __traceback_info__: ('MimetypesRegistry',)
  Module Products.ExternalMethod.ExternalMethod, line 225, in __call__
&nbsp;  - __traceback_info__: ((<PloneSite at /Plone>,), {}, None)
&nbsp; Module C:\Plone2\Data\Products\MimetypesRegistry\Extensions\Install.py, line 24, in install
&nbsp; Module Products.CMFCore.utils, line 631, in manage_addTool
  Module Products.MimetypesRegistry.MimeTypesRegistry, line 102, in __init__
&nbsp; Module Products.MimetypesRegistry.mime_types, line 13, in initialize
  Module Products.MimetypesRegistry.mime_types.py_mimetypes, line 72, in initialize
  Module Products.MimetypesRegistry.MimeTypeItem, line 32, in __init__
&nbsp; Module Products.MimetypesRegistry.MimeTypeItem, line 108, in guess_icon_path
 ; Module ntpath, line 256, in exists
TypeError: stat() argument 1 must be (encoded string without NULL bytes), not str
2006-07-14 08:40:46 ERROR Zope.SiteErrorLog http://foo
Traceback (innermost last):
&nbsp; Module Products.CMFQuickInstallerTool.QuickInstallerTool, line 322, in installProduct
   - __traceback_info__: ('Archetypes',)
 ; Module Products.ExternalMethod.ExternalMethod, line 225, in __call__
&nbsp;  - __traceback_info__: ((<PloneSite at /Plone>,), {}, (None, 1))
  Module C:\Plone2\Data\Products\Archetypes\Extensions\Install.py, line 15, in install
&nbsp; Module Products.Archetypes.Extensions.utils, line 449, in setupArchetypes
 ; Module Products.Archetypes.Extensions.utils, line 51, in install_dependencies
  Module Products.CMFQuickInstallerTool.QuickInstallerTool, line 322, in installProduct
   - __traceback_info__: ('MimetypesRegistry',)
  Module Products.ExternalMethod.ExternalMethod, line 225, in __call__
&nbsp;  - __traceback_info__: ((<PloneSite at /Plone>,), {}, None)
&nbsp; Module C:\Plone2\Data\Products\MimetypesRegistry\Extensions\Install.py, line 24, in install
&nbsp; Module Products.CMFCore.utils, line 631, in manage_addTool
  Module Products.MimetypesRegistry.MimeTypesRegistry, line 102, in __init__
&nbsp; Module Products.MimetypesRegistry.mime_types, line 13, in initialize
  Module Products.MimetypesRegistry.mime_types.py_mimetypes, line 72, in initialize
  Module Products.MimetypesRegistry.MimeTypeItem, line 32, in __init__
&nbsp; Module Products.MimetypesRegistry.MimeTypeItem, line 108, in guess_icon_path
 ; Module ntpath, line 256, in exists
TypeError: stat() argument 1 must be (encoded string without NULL bytes), not str
Traceback (most recent call last):
&nbsp; File "C:\Plone2\Zope\pwi\inno_runner.py", line 30, in ?
 &nbsp;  execfile(sys.argv[0])
  File "C:\Plone2\Data\Products\CMFPlone\Extensions\setupSite.py", line 54, in ?
 &nbsp;  process(name, swhome, ihome)
&nbsp; File "C:\Plone2\Data\Products\CMFPlone\Extensions\setupSite.py", line 31, in process
&nbsp; &nbsp; out = create(app, admin_username)
 ; File "C:\Plone2\Data\Products\CMFPlone\PloneInitialize.py", line 59, in create
&nbsp; &nbsp; factory.addPloneSite(pid, create_userfolder=1)
  File "C:\Plone2\Data\Products\CMFPlone\factory.py", line 44, in addPloneSite
 &nbsp;  setup_tool.runAllImportSteps()
&nbsp; File "C:\Plone2\Data\Products\GenericSetup\tool.py", line 251, in runAllImportSteps
&nbsp; &nbsp; message = self._doRunImportStep(step, context)
&nbsp; File "C:\Plone2\Data\Products\GenericSetup\tool.py", line 725, in _doRunImportStep
&nbsp; &nbsp; return handler(context)
&nbsp; File "C:\Plone2\Data\Products\CMFPlone\setuphandlers.py", line 196, in importVarious
 &nbsp;  gen.installProducts(site)
  File "C:\Plone2\Data\Products\CMFPlone\setuphandlers.py", line 25, in installProducts
 ; &nbsp; qi.installProduct('Archetypes', locked=0)
  File "C:\Plone2\Data\Products\CMFQuickInstallerTool\QuickInstallerTool.py", line 322, in installProduct
   ; res=install(portal)
&nbsp; File "C:\Plone2\Zope\lib\python\Products\ExternalMethod\ExternalMethod.py", line 225, in __call__
&nbsp;   try: return f(*args, **kw)
&nbsp; File "C:\Plone2\Data\Products\Archetypes\Extensions\Install.py", line 15, in install
&nbsp; &nbsp; setupArchetypes(self, out, require_dependencies=require_dependencies)
  File "C:\Plone2\Data\Products\Archetypes\Extensions\utils.py", line 449, in setupArchetypes
 ; &nbsp; install_dependencies(self, out, require_dependencies)
  File "C:\Plone2\Data\Products\Archetypes\Extensions\utils.py", line 51, in install_dependencies
  ;  qi.installProduct('MimetypesRegistry')
&nbsp; File "C:\Plone2\Data\Products\CMFQuickInstallerTool\QuickInstallerTool.py", line 322, in installProduct
   ; res=install(portal)
&nbsp; File "C:\Plone2\Zope\lib\python\Products\ExternalMethod\ExternalMethod.py", line 225, in __call__
&nbsp;   try: return f(*args, **kw)
&nbsp; File "C:\Plone2\Data\Products\MimetypesRegistry\Extensions\Install.py", line 24, in install
&nbsp; &nbsp; addTool('MimeTypes Registry')
  File "C:\Plone2\Data\Products\CMFCore\utils.py", line 631, in manage_addTool
   ; obj = tool()
&nbsp; File "C:\Plone2\Data\Products\MimetypesRegistry\MimeTypesRegistry.py", line 102, in __init__
&nbsp;   initialize(self)
&nbsp; File "C:\Plone2\Data\Products\MimetypesRegistry\mime_types\__init__.py", line 13, in initialize
 &nbsp;  py_mimetypes.initialize(registry)
  File "C:\Plone2\Data\Products\MimetypesRegistry\mime_types\py_mimetypes.py", line 72, in initialize
 &nbsp;  registry.register(MimeTypeItem(mt, (mt,), (ext,), isBin))
&nbsp; File "C:\Plone2\Data\Products\MimetypesRegistry\MimeTypeItem.py", line 32, in __init__
&nbsp;   self.icon_path = icon_path or guess_icon_path(self)
  File "C:\Plone2\Data\Products\MimetypesRegistry\MimeTypeItem.py", line 108, in guess_icon_path
 ; &nbsp; if os.path.exists(os.path.join(icons_dir, icon_path)):
  File "C:\Plone2\Python\lib\ntpath.py", line 256, in exists
&nbsp; &nbsp; st = os.stat(path)
TypeError: stat() argument 1 must be (encoded string without NULL bytes), not str
07/14/06 08:42:30: 3292: finished

Plone does start OK.
When I create a new Plone Site I get the following error after installing:

Site Error
An error was encountered while publishing this resource.
Error Type: TypeError
Error Value: stat() argument 1 must be (encoded string without NULL bytes), not str

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Please can anyone help? I have been trying to set-up a new Web with PLONE now for a week and it's extremly frustrating.
Thank You,
James