Re: Help won't display on any Office applications.

Hank,

> Access 2002, Excel 2000 or Word 2000.
>
> When I select help or press F1 I get a message:
>
> The page cannot be displayed and, at the the bottom of the page, Cannot Find
> Server or DNS Error Internet Explorer.
>
> I am running Windows XP Home SP2.

Are the help files stored on a network drive? A security update that
Microsoft released in the summer blocks access to non-local help files,
as described here:

http://www.grainge.org/index.htm#authoring/ms05-026/ms05-026_update.htm

--
Pete (Microsoft Help MVP)

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