local .chm files stopped working with network-type message

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When I open .chm files (that I know have worked fine in the past) these
days, they open but all the contents are

"Internet Explorer was unable to link to the Web page you requested. The
page might be temporarily unavailable." etc. (full page message)

Has anyone come across this ?

(XP Pro, SP2)


Mike Walsh, Helsinki, Finland


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