Re: Problem with *.chm files

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ES,

> Recently I downloaded some *.chm files and can not open them but Old
> files, I downloaded earlier, I open without problems. Need help.

This is probably caused by a security update that Microsoft made
available via Windows Update a few weeks ago. See this article in the
Knowledge Base for more information:

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/902225/

--
Pete (Microsoft Help MVP)

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