Help file located on network drive does not display |
Microsoft Security Update 896358 disabled the use of .chm files when they are located on a network drive. See MS knowledge base article http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=896358 for the details.
In summary, there are two solutions. Both solutions require changes to the registry, so proceed with caution; better yet, ask your system administrator!
To enable ALL access to .chm files on any network location:
Locate the key: [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\HTMLHelp\1.x\HHRestrictions]
and set the value of MaxAllowedZone to 1
To enable access to .chm files in a specific folder only:
Locate the key: [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\HTMLHelp\1.x\ItssRestrictions]
and create a string value called UrlAllowList and give it a value of \\hostname\sharename\;file://\\hostname\sharename |