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Old 05-18-2008   #1 (permalink)
Kenny W


 
 

Help and Support Not Working

When I open Windows Help and Support it no longer goes to the home page and I
get a message in the Help and Support Window stating:

"This content under construction
We were unable to retrieve the requested topic."

The other profiles on my Vista Home Premium system have properly working
Help and Support. I think it is not longer pointing to the correct page but
am not sure how to fix the issue.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.


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Old 05-19-2008   #2 (permalink)


Vista x64 Ultimate SP2, Windows 7 Ultimate x64
 
 

Re: Help and Support Not Working

Quote  Quote: Originally Posted by Kenny W View Post
When I open Windows Help and Support it no longer goes to the home page and I
get a message in the Help and Support Window stating:

"This content under construction
We were unable to retrieve the requested topic."

The other profiles on my Vista Home Premium system have properly working
Help and Support. I think it is not longer pointing to the correct page but
am not sure how to fix the issue.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Hi Kinney,

You might try Option Two in this tutorial to see if it can fix your problem for you.

Help and Support in Vista

Shawn
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Old 05-19-2008   #3 (permalink)
Kenny W


 
 

Re: Help and Support Not Working



"Brink" wrote:
Quote:

>
> Kenny W;715857 Wrote:
Quote:

> > When I open Windows Help and Support it no longer goes to the home page
> > and I
> > get a message in the Help and Support Window stating:
> >
> > "This content under construction
> > We were unable to retrieve the requested topic."
> >
> > The other profiles on my Vista Home Premium system have properly
> > working
> > Help and Support. I think it is not longer pointing to the correct page
> > but
> > am not sure how to fix the issue.
> >
> > Any help would be greatly appreciated.
>
> Hi Kinney,
>
> You might try Option Two in this tutorial to see if it can fix your
> problem for you.
>
> Help and Support in Vista
>
> Shawn
>
>
> --
> Brink
>
> *There are no dumb questions, just the people that do not ask
> them.*
> '*VISTA FORUMS*' (http://www.vistax64.com)
> *Please post feedback to help others.*
>
Thanks for the reply Brink.
I followed step two of the tutorial with no luck. I am still getting the
above stated message: "This content under construction - We were unable to
retrieve the requested topic."

It is very frustrating not to be able to access any help topics. Thanks
again though.
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Old 05-19-2008   #4 (permalink)


Vista x64 Ultimate SP2, Windows 7 Ultimate x64
 
 

Re: Help and Support Not Working

Quote  Quote: Originally Posted by Kenny W View Post
"Brink" wrote:


Thanks for the reply Brink.
I followed step two of the tutorial with no luck. I am still getting the
above stated message: "This content under construction - We were unable to
retrieve the requested topic."

It is very frustrating not to be able to access any help topics. Thanks
again though.
Kenny,

You might use the "Help and Support" from the website in IE7 at the link below until you find a solution.

Windows Vista: Help and How-to

Shawn
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Old 05-19-2008   #5 (permalink)
Kenny W


 
 

Re: Help and Support Not Working



"Fazal" wrote:
Quote:

>
> Hii
> It seems to me that ur winhelp file is corrupted..
> Try downloading it and then running it from the link below
>
> 'http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=82148 '
> (http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=82148)
>
> Regards
>
> Fazal
>
>
> --
> Fazal
>
Fazal, the files at the link you posted are only for Vista x64 and x68 and
will not install on my system which is Vista Home Premium x32. I guess the
file WinHlp32.exe is no longer available. Thanks for your help!


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Old 05-19-2008   #6 (permalink)
Synapse Syndrome


 
 

Re: Help and Support Not Working

"Kenny W" <KennyW@xxxxxx> wrote in message
news:0146983B-B65A-4CD8-AE21-A21EC1E40880@xxxxxx
Quote:

>
Quote:
Quote:

>>
>> Hii
>> It seems to me that ur winhelp file is corrupted..
>> Try downloading it and then running it from the link below
>>
>> 'http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=82148 '
>> (http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=82148)
>>
>
> Fazal, the files at the link you posted are only for Vista x64 and x68 and
> will not install on my system which is Vista Home Premium x32. I guess the
> file WinHlp32.exe is no longer available. Thanks for your help!

the x86 version is the 32-bit version. The number comes from the 16/32 bit
Intel processors that had those numbers at the end.

ss.


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Old 05-19-2008   #7 (permalink)
Kenny W


 
 

Re: Help and Support Not Working



"Synapse Syndrome" wrote:
Quote:

> "Kenny W" <KennyW@xxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:0146983B-B65A-4CD8-AE21-A21EC1E40880@xxxxxx
Quote:

> >
>
Quote:
Quote:

> >>
> >> Hii
> >> It seems to me that ur winhelp file is corrupted..
> >> Try downloading it and then running it from the link below
> >>
> >> 'http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=82148 '
> >> (http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=82148)
> >>
> >
> > Fazal, the files at the link you posted are only for Vista x64 and x68 and
> > will not install on my system which is Vista Home Premium x32. I guess the
> > file WinHlp32.exe is no longer available. Thanks for your help!
>
>
> the x86 version is the 32-bit version. The number comes from the 16/32 bit
> Intel processors that had those numbers at the end.
>
> ss.
>
>
>
Thanks for the edification SS! I did download and install the x86 version
file and am still not able to get Help and Support to work. I am still
getting the message; "This content under construction
We were unable to retrieve the requested topic."


Below is the page source text when I view source of the non-working Help and
Support window:
<HTML dir="ltr">
<HEAD>
<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"/>
<LINK REL="stylesheet" MEDIA="screen" TYPE="text/css"
HREF="mshelp://Help/windows/resources/coUA.css" />
<TITLE ID="TITLE">Navigation Failed</TITLE>
</HEAD>
<BODY>
<H3 ID="H3">Help Topic Not Found</H3>
<I ID="CONSTRUCTION">This content under construction</I>
<P ID="NAVFAIL">We were unable to retrieve the requested topic.</P>
</BODY>
</HTML>


The following is the page source when I view source on one of the profiles
on my system where Help and Support is working correctly:
<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01//EN"
"http://www.w3.org/TR/html4/strict.dtd"><HTML dir="ltr"
xmlns:dev="http://schemas.microsoft.com/maml/dev/2004/10">
<HEAD>
<META http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-16">
<META HTTP-EQUIV="MSThemeCompatible" CONTENT="Yes">
<LINK REL="stylesheet" MEDIA="screen" TYPE="text/css"
HREF="mshelp://help/?id=Microsoft.windows.client.stylesheets.topics.homepage.clientua">
<LINK REL="stylesheet" MEDIA="screen" TYPE="text/css"
HREF="mshelp://help/?id=Microsoft.Windows.Resources.apCommon">
<TITLE></TITLE>
</HEAD>
<BODY helptype="topic" helpurl="mshelp://oem/?id=helphome"
helpsource="local" helptopictype="tutorial">
<DIV class="contentContainer">
<table class="table">
<tbody>
<tr class="row"><td class="entry"><p class="para"><span><IMG
class="embedObject" src="mshelp://oem/?id=Dell_doc_icon.png" alt=" Dell Help
Documentation
"></span></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="row"><td class="entry"><span><p class="para"><br><span
class="leadInPhrase_Dell"><span class="notLocalizable">Dell </span>Help
Documentation</span></p></span></td>
</tr>
<tr class="row"><td class="entry"><a class="shellExecuteLink"
href="shortcut:c:\dell\docs\edocs.exe" title=" Dell Help Documentation"><img
src="mshelp://help/?id=Microsoft.Windows.Resources.ShellExecuteTopicIcon">Dell EDocs</a></td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<div class="introduction">
<p class="para">Find an <span class="leadInPhrase_other">answer</span></p>
</div>
<table class="table">
<tbody>
<tr class="row"><td class="entry"><p class="para"><a class="navigationLink"
href="mshelp://windows/?id=f8392c5b-a46d-4b0b-bcd8-eb0ef0fd0940"><IMG
class="embedObject"
src="mshelp://windows/?id=4e527eaa-427c-4b88-928b-e4426c5a2baa" alt=" Windows
Basics"><div class="caption"> Windows Basics</div></a></p>
</td>
<td class="entry"><p class="para"><a class="navigationLink"
href="mshelp://windows/?id=9376c1b7-1773-497e-b9a8-f77c5e681e03"><IMG
class="embedObject"
src="mshelp://windows/?id=51d10028-75ad-43fa-b266-b0ee2bbb546e" alt="Security
and Maintenance"><div class="caption">Security and Maintenance</div></a></p>
</td>
<td class="entry"><p class="para"><a class="navigationLink"
href="http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=51089" title="Go to
www.microsoft.com and search for "Windows Online Help""><IMG
class="embedObject"
src="mshelp://windows/?id=3b04d889-9c50-4916-bbd3-88b9182a4d92" alt=" Windows
Online Help"><div class="caption"> Windows Online Help</div></a></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="row"><td class="entry"><p class="para"><a class="navigationLink"
href="mshelp://help/?tocid=tocroot"><IMG class="embedObject"
src="mshelp://windows/?id=9e075df4-8dba-4527-a8b9-647b667366e1" alt="Table of
Contents"><div class="caption">Table of Contents</div></a></p>
</td>
<td class="entry"><p class="para"><a class="navigationLink"
href="mshelp://windows/?id=a2f80104-cb3a-4b9c-901f-733f4a882248"><IMG
class="embedObject"
src="mshelp://windows/?id=5497f6a3-a645-4c6c-adc1-f79c502f7878"
alt="Troubleshooting"><div class="caption">Troubleshooting</div></a></p>
</td>
<td class="entry"><p class="para"><a class="navigationLink"
href="mshelp://windows/?id=889fecce-640c-4787-adae-535960e02da5"><IMG
class="embedObject"
src="mshelp://windows/?id=b407c201-6118-46d6-a026-77d414933bc4" alt="What's
new?"><div class="caption">What's new?</div></a></p>
</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table><a name="EAEIGAJCL_95"></a><div class="section">
<h2 class="title_section">Ask someone</h2>
<div class="introduction">
<p class="para"><span class="leadInPhrase_other">Ask</span> someone</p>
</div>
<ul class="unordered"><li class="listItem">
<p class="para">Use <a class="shellExecuteLink"
href="shortcut:%25systemroot%25\system32\msra.exe" title="Click to open
Windows Remote Assistance"><img
src="mshelp://help/?id=Microsoft.Windows.Resources.ShellExecuteTopicIcon"><span class="notLocalizable">Windows</span> Remote Assistance</a>
to get help from a friend or offer help.</p>
</li>
<li class="listItem">
<p class="para">Post a question or search for an answer in <a
class="navigationLink" href="http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=42486"
title="Go to www.microsoft.com and search for "Windows communities""><span
class="notLocalizable">Windows</span> communities.</a></p>
</li>
<li class="listItem">
<p class="para">For technical assistance, contact <a class="navigationLink"
href="http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=62426" title="Go to
www.microsoft.com and search for "customer support"">Microsoft Customer
Support</a> online.</p>
</li>
<li class="listItem">
<p class="para"><a class="navigationLink"
href="mshelp://help/?id=escalation">More support options...</a></p>
</li>
</ul>
</div>
<div class="pullQuote">
<h2 class="title_pullQuote">Featured on our website</h2>
<div class="introduction">
<p class="para">Featured on our <span
class="leadInPhrase_other">website</span></p>
</div>
<ol class="ordered"><li class="listItem">
<p class="para"><a class="navigationLink"
href="http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=8462686" title="Go to
windowshelp.microsoft.com and search for "Demo: Burn a CD or DVD"">Demo: Burn
a CD or DVD</a></p>
</li>
<li class="listItem">
<p class="para"><a class="navigationLink"
href="http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=8462687" title="Go to
windowshelp.microsoft.com and search for "Finding peace of mind with parental
control software"">Keep tabs on your teen with <span
class="notLocalizable">Windows</span> parental controls</a></p>
</li>
<li class="listItem">
<p class="para"><a class="navigationLink"
href="http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=8462688" title="Go to
windowshelp.microsoft.com and search for "Using feeds (RSS)"">Breaking news:
The scoop on RSS feeds</a></p>
</li>
</ol>
<p class="para"><IMG class="embedObject"
src="mshelp://windows/?id=2d5f67b3-e944-4eca-8e3c-c93e16f883a8" alt=" Windows
Help online"> Looking for more help or inspiration? Discover additional
demos, articles, and tips on <a class="navigationLink"
href="http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=8719300" title="Go to
windowshelp.microsoft.com"><span class="notLocalizable">Windows</span> Help
and How-to</a>.</p>
<div class="example">
<p class="para"> <IMG class="embedObject"
src="mshelp://windows/?id=0c940c7d-3bd5-47c5-89f7-7d1a50c08f41"
alt="Microsoft website for IT professionals">
If you're an administrator or want technical information, visit the <a
class="navigationLink" href="http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=8719301"
title="Go to www.microsoft.com and search for "Vista resources for IT
professionals"">Microsoft website for IT professionals.</a></p>
</div>
</div>
<p class="para">©2007 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.</p>
</DIV>
</BODY>
</HTML>

Hopefully this will help to see what the issue may be. Thanks again Brink,
Fazal and SS.
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