Useless links within VB Help section?

[turtleman2]

G'Day,
This ought to be -very simple- for this group.
Whenever I click on a keyword link that's contained in VB's Hel
section, I get this error msge:

"Internet Explorer Script Error
An error has occurred in the script on this page
Line: 1
Char: 1
Error: Object doesn't support this property or method
Code: 0
URL
mkMSITStore:C:\PROGRA~1\COMMON~1\MICROS~1\VBA\VBA6\1033\VbLR6.CHM::/html/vastmSub.htm

Do you want to continue running scripts on this page?"

[Yes & No buttons follow. Nothing happens when "Yes" is clicked.]

Is there an extremely-simple setting that I need to set?

Thanks for your time~
turtleman

 

[Pete Lees]

turtleman2,

Whenever I click on a keyword link that's contained in VB's Help
section, I get this error msge:

"Internet Explorer Script Error
An error has occurred in the script on this page

This sounds like the problem described in Knowledge Base article
822989, in which case installing Critical Update 811630 should sort it
out.

822989: http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=822989
811630: http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=811630

However, there's a different fix if you're running Windows 2000 with
Service Pack 4 installed: open a Command Prompt window and enter these
two commands:

regsvr32 /u <drive>:\winnt\system32\hhctrl.ocx
regsvr32 <drive>:\winnt\system32\hhctrl.ocx

The first command unregisters the HTML Help ActiveX control, which is
what provides the navigation features in the help files; the second
command re-registers the control. This should fix the broken registry
entries that are responsible for the problem.

 

[turtleman2]

Hello, Pete
Thanks much for the reply [
I burned 30+ precious minutes following your suggestions, went int
MSKB article# 822989 to try to get to-and-install IE 6 update# 818529
After I dwnloaded the update, every time I clicked on the update/app,
kept getting an error which sd:
"you must have Internet Explorer 6 installed to use this..."
The frustrating thing is, I -do- have IE 6 installed, specifically "I
v.6.2800.1106.xpsp1".

So I've hit a dead end, as far as that particular update....
[Why does it so often seem irritating as all getout, just to get on
and only one Windows update installed, as opposed to installing 30 o
40 that the Update site tries to shove off onto you?]
At any rate, I do appreciate your time!
turtleman2

 

[Pete Lees]

turtleman2,

I burned 30+ precious minutes following your suggestions, went into
MSKB article# 822989 to try to get to-and-install IE 6 update# 818529.

Knowledge Base article 822989 recommends installing Critical Update
811630 as a way to fix the broken help links. Have you tried this?

 

[turtleman2]

HELLO, PETE!
I looked into your suggestion, & tried to install MS update #811630
It seems to be designed for Windows 2000 exclusively; I'm running X
Pro over Slim Browser over IE 6.0. When I tried to install, it gave m
an error, "this update is not designed for your version of windows."
I don't know if I made this clear: When I'm in the VB Help section
and click on a link/keyword I'm interested in learning more about, I'
getting that [above-mentioned] error msg right there in the Hel
section; it doesn't even shift me to IE before giving me the msge. I'
guessing the problem is w/ IE 'reading' the type of Help that MS ha
made available, but who knows...
At any rate, I appreciate your attempt to help [

turtleman2

 

[Pete Lees]

turtleman2,

I looked into your suggestion, & tried to install MS update #811630.
It seems to be designed for Windows 2000 exclusively

There are versions of Critical Update 811630 for Windows 98, NT4 and
XP as well as for Windows 2000. Here is a direct link to the XP
version:

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...26-ae89-4cb3-a819-e6da160f2e66&DisplayLang=en