Many thanks - I had the same problem of being unable to access the Help Screens, but your fix has worked.
Mike
P.S.: Brian, if you're reading this then please don't leave us in suspense - what is the "large scale program" that you mention please?
----- Original Message ---- From: John Tempest <john_tempest@...> To: SIAMulations@... Sent: Tuesday, 14 October, 2008 1:53:12 Subject: RE: [SIAMulations] windows version
If you get the following message:
This program cannot display the webpage
Most likely causes:
You are not connected to the Internet.
The website is encountering problems.
There might be a typing error in the address.
... it may not be due to any of the reasons stated. Windows may have blocked opening the file because downloaded ".chm" files are now regarded as a security risk and your current security settings are set to medium (default) or higher.
The solution is as follows: (In the Windows Explorer)
1.
Right-click the CHM file, and then click Properties.
2.
Click Unblock.
3.
Double-click the .chm file to open the file.
Microsoft has superseded the .chm format for Help files. There is a new help system for Windows Vista which is designed to overcome the security risks associated with .chm files.
JohnT
From: SIAMulations@ yahoogroups. co.uk [mailto:SIAMulation s@yahoogroups. co.uk] On Behalf Of Tim Bourne Sent: 13 October 2008 19:29 To: SIAMulations@ yahoogroups. co.uk Subject: Re: [SIAMulations] windows version
> I have tryed the IOW windows version today and none of the help files > seem to link to the menu - The help lists the various catagories but > show a page can not be displayed blank in the content window. I have > decompressed all the files in the zip.
I can't understand this. I've just downloaded the zip file myself, and unzipped all three files into an empty folder, then run it from there, and the Help worked perfectly, both from the menu and by pressing F1. That's on Vista.
Thanks to all of you for your comments. Brian and I are both monitoring this group, and will look into any problems reported, but we probably won't reply...
Hi Tim - I have tryed the IOW windows version today and none of the help files seem to link to the menu - The help lists the various catagories but show a page...
... I can't understand this. I've just downloaded the zip file myself, and unzipped all three files into an empty folder, then run it from there, and the Help...
If you get the following message: This program cannot display the webpage Most likely causes: * You are not connected to the Internet. * The website is...
... Thanks for the tip, John, but I don't think this bit of it is true. The .chm format is the new format, itself superseding .hlp. The problem is that, as so...
Hi Tim The .chm format was introduced some time ago (with the launch of Windows 98 and Internet Explorer 4). The Help developer's kit 1.4 (current version of ...
... help files seem to link to the menu - The help lists the various catagories but show a page can not be displayed blank in the content window. I have...
... help files seem to link to the menu - The help lists the various catagories but show a page can not be displayed blank in the content window. I have...
John, Many thanks - I had the same problem of being unable to access the Help Screens, but your fix has worked. Mike P.S.: Brian, if you're reading this then...
Hi John, Thanks for this. To be honest, I'm running Vista myself and this isn't an issue which has occured so far; but then I'm creating the CHM locally on the...
As one of the less technically IT competent members of the SIAM user community I have followed the recent email exchange with interest, but hope that we won't...
... Realistically, I don't think so, though that would be nice. If the Windows experiment gets a favourable response, these will probably be the first two to...
Hello Brian Thanks for your reply. I think my original statement: " Microsoft has superseded the .chm format for Help files. There is a new help system for...
John. Thanks for your help. We decided on CHM so that we could target any 32 bit windows version as we still have a wide customer base using many versions (one...
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