Re: Cannot access .chm files through the network.

parsonsv,

> These workarounds now enable me to view the chm files over a network;
> however, I'm still not able to see run time controls, such as my
> "related topics" button.

This is another consequence of installing the 896358 security update.
See http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=892675 for details, but in
summary there are two registry fixes you can use.

"Fix 1"

To re-enable the controls in the help files stored in specific folders
only, create a string value called UrlAllowList under the following
registry key:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\HTMLHelp\1.x\HHRestrictions

Give UrlAllowList a value specifying the folders to enable, as in this
example:

\\servername\sharename\;file://\\servername\sharename

You require two entries like this for each shared folder.

"Fix 2"

To re-enable the controls in the help files stored in *any* shared
folder in your intranet, create a DWORD value called MaxAllowedZone
under the HHRestrictions registry key shown above.

Give MaxAllowedZone a value of at least 1 to remove the block on all
files in the Local Intranet zone. (2 enables files in the Trusted sites
zone as well, 3 extends this to files in the Internet zone, and 4
unblocks files in the Restricted sites zone.)

In both cases, you can implement these fixes on a machine-by-machine
basis or roll them out across all the machines in the intranet via a
Group Policy object (see the 896358 article for details).

--
Pete (Microsoft Help MVP)

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