help files do not display

[Guest]

I haveWhen I try to open any help file part of any program, I get a browser
cannot display type of page.

I checked the "folder options then Help File" under control panel, and the
correct file is used to open it. However the only thing I notice is rather
than a book icon it shows a question mark Icon (the book icon was not listed
under my icons to change it!)

 

[Wesley Vogel]

Clicking "Related Topics" and other hyperlinks cause "Cannot display the
page" error in Help and Support Center
http://www.winxptutor.com/helpctrscripting.htm

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[Guest]

thanks for your reply Wesley...

however help is working in the Microsoft Help Centre, however the Help file
does not for standalone programs on my computer such as Simply Accounting,
Spybot, Zoombrowser etc. When I click the Help file, I get a "Internet
explorer was unable to link" error.

Action canceled
Internet Explorer was unable to link to the Web page you requested. The page
might be temporarily unavailable.

Help!!!!...thanks,

Tony

 

[Wesley Vogel]

Try this.

Locate a help file from one of those programs, *.chm.
Right click the *.chm file | Properties | General tab |
Opens with should be Microsoft® HTML Help Executable

Microsoft® HTML Help Executable is hh.exe

Also try this...
Help, CHM, HH Checker-Fixer
[[MJ's Diagnostics is a small utility that reports if all the HTML Help
runtime DLLs are installed and registered correctly. If a DLL is not
registered then it will ask if you want to register it. It also checks the
RoboHelp DLL (HHActiveX.dll) and MS Help 2 DLLs. ]]

MJ's Help Diagnostics
http://www.helpware.net/downloads/#MJs

Direct download...
http://www.helpware.net/downloads/MJsDiag.zip

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[Plato]

I haveWhen I try to open any help file part of any program, I get a browser
cannot display type of page.

http://www.bootdisk.com/xptop20.htm#16

 

[Ramesh, MS-MVP]

See also:
http://winonline.blogspot.com/2005/12/question-my-system-has-no.html

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Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows XP Shell/User]
Windows® XP Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com


thanks for your reply Wesley...

however help is working in the Microsoft Help Centre, however the Help file
does not for standalone programs on my computer such as Simply Accounting,
Spybot, Zoombrowser etc. When I click the Help file, I get a "Internet
explorer was unable to link" error.

Action canceled
Internet Explorer was unable to link to the Web page you requested. The page
might be temporarily unavailable.

Help!!!!...thanks,

Tony

 

[Guest]

thanks Wesley...it worked!

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Try this.

Locate a help file from one of those programs, *.chm.
Right click the *.chm file | Properties | General tab |
Opens with should be Microsoft® HTML Help Executable

Microsoft® HTML Help Executable is hh.exe

Also try this...
Help, CHM, HH Checker-Fixer
[[MJ's Diagnostics is a small utility that reports if all the HTML Help
runtime DLLs are installed and registered correctly. If a DLL is not
registered then it will ask if you want to register it. It also checks the
RoboHelp DLL (HHActiveX.dll) and MS Help 2 DLLs. ]]

MJ's Help Diagnostics
http://www.helpware.net/downloads/#MJs

Direct download...
http://www.helpware.net/downloads/MJsDiag.zip

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Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

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thanks for your reply Wesley...

however help is working in the Microsoft Help Centre, however the Help
file does not for standalone programs on my computer such as Simply
Accounting, Spybot, Zoombrowser etc. When I click the Help file, I get a
"Internet explorer was unable to link" error.

Action canceled
Internet Explorer was unable to link to the Web page you requested. The
page might be temporarily unavailable.

Help!!!!...thanks,

Tony

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[Guest]

Thanks for the tip. My hhctrl.ocx was not registered and MJ's Help
Diagnostic fixed it right up.



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Also try this...

MJ's Help Diagnostics
http://www.helpware.net/downloads/#MJs

Direct download...
http://www.helpware.net/downloads/MJsDiag.zip

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[Wesley Vogel]

Glad to hear it. Keep having fun.

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