Help file scripting errors

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Windows 2000 Help is riddled with scripting errors! Almost
every time I click on 'Related Topics', I get a runtime
error. Using Debug's no good because I don't know exactly
what the problem is! Help!
 
Anonymouse said:
Windows 2000 Help is riddled with scripting errors! Almost
every time I click on 'Related Topics', I get a runtime
error. Using Debug's no good because I don't know exactly
what the problem is! Help!
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It's not riddled with errors - there is just a single problem that
causes this phenomenon. It will go away by itself when you
allow automatic updates to install themselves. Alternatively,
you can right-click & install C:\WINNT\inf\tshoot.inf.
 
Anonymouse said:
Windows 2000 Help is riddled with scripting errors! Almost
every time I click on 'Related Topics', I get a runtime
error. Using Debug's no good because I don't know exactly
what the problem is! Help!
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Hi

Most likely you need this one:

HTML Help Update to Limit Functionality When It Is Invoked with the
window.showHelp( ) Method
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?kbid=811630


From MS03-048 "Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (824145)" at
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/MS03-048.asp:

As with the previous Internet Explorer cumulative updates that were released
with bulletins MS03-004, MS03-015, MS03-020, MS03-032, and MS03-040, this
cumulative update causes the window.showHelp( ) control to no longer work if
you have not applied the HTML Help update. If you have installed the updated
HTML Help control from Knowledge Base article 811630, you will still be able to
use HTML Help functionality after you apply this update.
 
Anonymouse said:
Windows 2000 Help is riddled with scripting errors! Almost
every time I click on 'Related Topics', I get a runtime
error. Using Debug's no good because I don't know exactly
what the problem is! Help!
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If you've yet to install Service Pack 4 for Windows 2000 then you
should be able to fix this problem by installing Critical Update
811630, which is available from:

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...59-aba6-4824-90df-43a5be073cd9&DisplayLang=en

If you've installed SP4, try opening a command prompt window and
entering the following 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
the component used to provide the navigation facilities in the help
files; the second command re-registers the control, thereby repairing
the broken registry entries that were responsible for the original
problem.
 
Anonymouse said:
Invoked with the window.showHelp( ) Method

I found it, but according to the info on the page it's
intended for 98; I'm using 2000.
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Hi

From the article:

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Windows XP 64-Bit Edition
Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition
Microsoft Windows XP Professional
Microsoft Windows XP Tablet PC Edition
Microsoft Windows XP Media Center Edition
Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server
Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional
Microsoft Windows 2000 Server
Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0
Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 Terminal Server Edition
Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0
Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition
Microsoft Windows 98
Microsoft Windows 98 Second Edition


You will find a download link in the article for all those OS's except Windows
ME.

Note that if you have SP4 installed, you don't need this fix (it is included in
SP4).
 
I had the same problem even after installing sp4, but registering hhctrl.ocx
again solved the problem.

Thank you very much, Pete.

bobx
 
I have SP4 Installed and the dos commands solved the
problem with links such as related topics...
but the problem with the troubleshooters remains. When I
press next I still get that runtime error!
Any Ideas?
 
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