Can't open .chm files, please help!!!

[Marco Antonio Montalvo Durán]

Hi I've got a lot of files with the extension .chm, but I can't open any of
them, please help.!!!

 

[Kelly]

Hi Marco,

Its possible your CHM file association is corrupt.

Go to Start/Run/Regedit and navigate to this key:

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\chm.file\shell\open\command

The Default value for this entry should be: "C:\WINDOWS\hh.exe" %1
(you may need to make changes if Windows is not on C, or if your XP
installation is not in the Windows folder).

Next, go to: HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.chm

The Default value for this entry should be: chm.file

To modify a value, double click on the Default entry and enter the values as
shown.

If this doesn't help: Go to Start/Run and type in:
%userprofile%\Application Data\Microsoft\HTML Help and rename it.



Registry Edits, Tips and Tricks for XP
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm

 

[Will Denny]

Hi

Try this:

In Windows Explorer go to Tools>Folder Options>File Types. Scroll down the list until you find 'CHM'. Click on 'CHM' and then the 'Advanced' button. On the next screen click on 'open' and then the 'Set Default' button - OK your way out and try double clicking on one of the .CHM files in Windows Explorer.

 

[FF]

I also cannot read .chm files. MY registry values are correct as
below. I'm running XP home on a Dell P4 1.8 w/512mb Ram.

I suspect that my help file executable is corrupted. I need to know
how to delete them and then restore them from my install disk.

TIA.

Paul





On Sat, 3 Jan 2004 01:28:46 -0600, "Kelly" <[email protected]> babbled:

->Hi Marco,
->
->Its possible your CHM file association is corrupt.
->
->Go to Start/Run/Regedit and navigate to this key:
->
->HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\chm.file\shell\open\command
->
->The Default value for this entry should be: "C:\WINDOWS\hh.exe" %1
->(you may need to make changes if Windows is not on C, or if your XP
->installation is not in the Windows folder).
->
->Next, go to: HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.chm
->
->The Default value for this entry should be: chm.file
->
->To modify a value, double click on the Default entry and enter the
values as
->shown.
->
->If this doesn't help: Go to Start/Run and type in:
->%userprofile%\Application Data\Microsoft\HTML Help and rename it.

 

[Marco Antonio Montalvo Durán]

yes, I already made these steps before, I'm working with Windows XP, and I
experimented this problem even since I have windows just installed

 

[Kelly]

Hi,

Further info:

CHM Link Checker (Line 141)
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm

You could also delete the file hh.dat, which should be located in this
directory:

\Documents and Settings\%username%\Application Data\Microsoft\HTML
Help

The hh.dat file stores information about all the HTML Help files on
your system (Favorites, window size and position, etc.), and can cause the
files to misbehave if it has somehow been corrupted.




Utilities for Windows XP
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_u.htm#xp_util