We have not learned of any new update to resolve it. The security changes and the registration fixes are not reasonable for our customers. Our app has a directory on the local c: drive where we store temporary files and the resource file, etc so we will probably move our help file to that location and make its install a part of the workstation setup process. That requires the workstation setup be run whenever an update is installed that includes a change to the help file but this could also be done inside the app I guess. The app itself could verify the date/version of the help file and copy it down from the network if it is out of date.


>I'm just wondering if anyone has heard anything more from MSFT on this problem with running Compiled HTML help from a network location. We have a lot of customers wondering about this and the work arounds just aren't all that practical...
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>Thanks,
>Don
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>>>We ran into the same problem and are hoping MSFT will change this.
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>>The following 2 articles shows how to restore acces by modifying the registry: mskb #892675 and mskb #896054. The values of interest are
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>>REGEDIT4
>>[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\HTMLHelp]
>>[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\HTMLHelp\1.x\HHRestrictions]
>>"MaxAllowedZone"=dword: a number from 0 to 4
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>>[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\HTMLHelp\1.x\ItssRestrictions]
>>"MaxAllowedZone"=DWORD: a number from 0 to 4
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You've to find out what value works for you. Keep in mind that you may open a security hole by setting those values too high.