You could try this registry fix:
Pages in Windows Vista Help and Support are not displayed correctly, by
Ramesh Srinivasan:
http://www.winhelponline.com/articles/194/1/
"Maria MS" <maria.steyn@orange.nl> wrote in message
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> Sudeenly my HELP pictograms have vanished, only showing a Red X.
> When clicked the underlying functions work OK, opening texts etc.
> Just all pics are missing.
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> I remember various forumdiscussions years ago about Red X's instead of
> missing pictures in webpages...
> Is this the same behaviour?
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> I have Windows Media Player set for most of my filetypes, if that is
> involved at all.
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> Any clues how to get the pics back in HELP?
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> Curious,
> Maria
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