Re: HTML Help File

Marco,

> if i copy the directory where the helpfiles(and .chm etc.) are stored to any
> directory on the network the help files are not displayed any longer. if i
> copy the files somewhere on my local drive, everything works fine.

This is caused by the 896358 security update that Microsoft made
available via Windows Update in mid-June. See the following pages for
more information and workarounds:

http://www.grainge.org/authoring/ms05-026/ms05-026_update.htm
http://helpman.it-authoring.com/viewtopic.php?t=2870

--
Pete (Microsoft Help MVP)

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