Module install failure - Creaing my first module - Joomla! Forum - community, help and support

hey guys, first post here , i'm having little trouble first module. i've been using joomla year or , in last few months i've started making templates , on (once have few more under belt i'll putting them on over site free download ) i've started building first module , im afraid i've fallen @ first gate :s

i'm not great php, xml i'm pretty new , installer file module not work though cannot think why (very strange)

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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<install type="module" version="1.5.0">
  <name>skype status</name>
  <author>kamikaze design</author>
  <creationdate>november 2009</creationdate>
  <copyright>(c) 2009 kamikaze design</copyright>
  <license>http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html gnu/gpl</license>
  <version>1.0</version>
  <description>a simple skype status notifier, based on clever script nicolo volpato</description>
  <files>
  <filename module="mod_skypenotifier">mod_skypenotifier.php</filename>
  <filename>skype-icons/0.png</filename>
  <filename>skype-icons/1.png</filename>
  <filename>skype-icons/2.png</filename>             
  </files>
  <params
   <param name="skypeusername" type="text" default="" label="" description="" />
   </param>
   </params>
</install>

when finished going skype status notification module, after working site im going make free download

once ive solved im going need little more support on php side of things , appreciated

thanks guys!

usually when installer not work problem xml being invalid. best thing put through xml validator, dreamweaver has 1 built in example.

in fact think can spot error:

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   <param name="skypeusername" type="text" default="" label="" description="" />
   </param>

the <param> tag closed twice, don't need closing </param>