>Hello
>i unexpectedly stumbled upon a problem of enabling a chm help on client's machines.
>Unexpectedly because it looks cut and dried.
>Here is what i do on a client's PC.
>1. Test whether .chm opens - success.
>2. regsvr32.exe c:\usbu\help\FOXHHELPPS9.DLL - success
> c:\usbu\help\FOXHHELP9.EXE /regserver - success (at least no error message)
>Then i start the exe and press F1. The mouse pointer disappears and that's as far as it gets.
>
>c:\usbu\help contains the following files: foxhhelp9.exe, foxhhelpps9.dll, hhupd.exe and Usbu.chm
>
>In DE Help functions as intended.

Is there a line in the exe which says

set help to usbu.chm
set help on

just in case... I figure the help is set to your .chm in the config.fpw, and that set("help")="ON" by default, but it doesn't hurt to check for the usual suspects first.