Unexpected XML declaration. The XML declaration must be the first node in the document, and no white space characters are allowed to appear before it. (4294148)

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Title

Unexpected XML declaration. The XML declaration must be the first node in the document, and no white space characters are allowed to appear before it.
Description

Go into the Manage Section of ControlPoint and select Provisioning Profile Manager. Select the feature.
Cause

An XML file is corrupted in C:\Program Files\Common Files\microsoft shared\Web Server Extensions\14\TEMPLATE\1033\XML.

So far we have only seen it with the webTempPowerPointBroadcast.xml file.
Resolution

Remove the 2nd tag starting ?XML.
Additional Information

Unexpected XML declaration. The XML declaration must be the first node in the document, and no white space characters are allowed to appear before it. Line 6, position