Re: Re: CHM works in one directory, not in another

["Dana Worley" <dana -at- campbellsci -dot- com>]

On Thursday, January 14, 2010, Nancy Allison wrote: 

> I cannot quite believe my eyes. If you scroll to the bottom of the
> page, one of Microsoft's suggested workarounds is to redo your help
> system in WinHelp.

That is not Microsoft's recommendation -- that is Help Scribble's suggestion. I believe 
Microsoft's recommendation is that you run CHMs locally. 

If you read the KB, Microsoft provides work-arounds that include editing the registry, with 
warnings that you should do so only if absolutely necessary. 

Regards,

Dana W.


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