open .chm in a *.chm* folder

E

Eman

I dbl-click on a chm-file lying in a folder with the name like
<any>.chm<any> (e.g. C:\MyFolder.chmXX). I get HH' instance with
"Action canceled" and the standard "File Download" dialog with
Open/Save/Cancel buttons. When i click "Open", i get next HH'
instance with the same dialog, and so on. The folder resides on
a local disk volume. There is no more problem when i rename the
folder removing ".chm" from its name.

What is this? :cool:
The effect was originated by some of windows updates.
I've test that in two XP Sp2 machines.

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W

Will Denny

Hi

Open Windows Explorer and go to Tools>Folder Options>File Types. Scroll
down the list to CHM, select it and then click on 'Advanced'. What do you
see highlighted? Then please click on 'Edit' - what you see in all the
panes there? Please don't change anything.

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Will Denny
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User
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E

Eman

Here are registry settings. The only shell\open is defined.

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.chm]
@="chm.file"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\chm.file]
@="???????????????? HTML-???? ???????" ;just a local name
"EditFlags"=dword:00000000

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\chm.file\DefaultIcon]
@="D:\\WINDOWS\\hh.exe,0"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\chm.file\shell\open\command]
@="\"D:\\WINDOWS\\hh.exe\" %1"

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W

Will Denny

Hi

No - not in the Registry - in Windows Explorer please.

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Eman said:
Here are registry settings. The only shell\open is defined.

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.chm]
@="chm.file"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\chm.file]
@="???????????????? HTML-???? ???????" ;just a local name
"EditFlags"=dword:00000000

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\chm.file\DefaultIcon]
@="D:\\WINDOWS\\hh.exe,0"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\chm.file\shell\open\command]
@="\"D:\\WINDOWS\\hh.exe\" %1"

--

Will Denny said:
Hi

Open Windows Explorer and go to Tools>Folder Options>File Types. Scroll
down the list to CHM, select it and then click on 'Advanced'. What do
you
see highlighted? Then please click on 'Edit' - what you see in all the
panes there? Please don't change anything.

--


Will Denny
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User
Please reply to the News Groups
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E

Eman

It would be just enougth for me,
if any one can try to reproduce that
and inform of the result.

--

Will Denny said:
Hi

No - not in the Registry - in Windows Explorer please.

--


Will Denny
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User
Please reply to the News Groups

Eman said:
Here are registry settings. The only shell\open is defined.

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.chm]
@="chm.file"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\chm.file]
@="???????????????? HTML-???? ???????" ;just a local name
"EditFlags"=dword:00000000

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\chm.file\DefaultIcon]
@="D:\\WINDOWS\\hh.exe,0"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\chm.file\shell\open\command]
@="\"D:\\WINDOWS\\hh.exe\" %1"

--

Will Denny said:
Hi

Open Windows Explorer and go to Tools>Folder Options>File Types. Scroll
down the list to CHM, select it and then click on 'Advanced'. What do
you
see highlighted? Then please click on 'Edit' - what you see in all the
panes there? Please don't change anything.

--


Will Denny
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User
Please reply to the News Groups

I dbl-click on a chm-file lying in a folder with the name like
<any>.chm<any> (e.g. C:\MyFolder.chmXX). I get HH' instance with "Action
canceled" and the standard "File Download" dialog with Open/Save/Cancel
buttons. When i click "Open", i get next HH' instance with the same
dialog, and so on. The folder resides on a local disk volume. There is
no
more problem when i rename the
folder removing ".chm" from its name.

What is this? :cool: The effect was originated by some of windows updates.
I've test that in two XP Sp2 machines.
Click to expand...
Click to expand...
Click to expand...
 
E

Eman

Be sure this is not W.E. because there is the same result
when i run the command line from the pure command prompt:
hh.exe C:\MyFolder.chmXX\MyFile.chm

--

Eman said:
It would be just enougth for me,
if any one can try to reproduce that
and inform of the result.

--

Will Denny said:
Hi

No - not in the Registry - in Windows Explorer please.

--


Will Denny
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User
Please reply to the News Groups

Eman said:
Here are registry settings. The only shell\open is defined.

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.chm]
@="chm.file"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\chm.file]
@="???????????????? HTML-???? ???????" ;just a local name
"EditFlags"=dword:00000000

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\chm.file\DefaultIcon]
@="D:\\WINDOWS\\hh.exe,0"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\chm.file\shell\open\command]
@="\"D:\\WINDOWS\\hh.exe\" %1"

--

Hi

Open Windows Explorer and go to Tools>Folder Options>File Types.
Scroll
down the list to CHM, select it and then click on 'Advanced'. What do
you
see highlighted? Then please click on 'Edit' - what you see in all the
panes there? Please don't change anything.

--


Will Denny
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User
Please reply to the News Groups

I dbl-click on a chm-file lying in a folder with the name like
<any>.chm<any> (e.g. C:\MyFolder.chmXX). I get HH' instance with
"Action
canceled" and the standard "File Download" dialog with Open/Save/Cancel
buttons. When i click "Open", i get next HH' instance with the same
dialog, and so on. The folder resides on a local disk volume. There is
no
more problem when i rename the
folder removing ".chm" from its name.

What is this? :cool: The effect was originated by some of windows
updates.
I've test that in two XP Sp2 machines.
Click to expand...
Click to expand...
Click to expand...
 

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