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William Barrett - 22 Feb 2004 21:21 GMT

I get this message from Internet Explorer from the
Visual Studio help system: "Object doesn't support this
property or method", code 0,
URL:mk:@MSITStore: C:\Program%
20 ...\vcsample.chm/sample_mfc_diblook.htm.

It comes from entering Help on VCC, then Index,
then "device-independent bitmaps", selecting DIBLOOK, then
asking to view sample code.
I've verified that vcsample.chm is in place. The
problem seems to be with Explorer trying to make sense of
this *.chm file.

Have vs. 5.50 of IE, vs. 6.0 of Visual Studio, running
Windows 2000 as a "power user".

This happens on viewing ANY code sample through
vcsample.chm.

This is really irritating, because I need to examine
code samples. As a workaround, I discovered a SAMPLES
directory on the Library CDROM which wasn't installed
(despite a FULL installation), which has lots of examples;
but they aren't tied to the help facility.

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Pete Lees - 23 Feb 2004 10:35 GMT

William,

> I get this message from Internet Explorer from the
> Visual Studio help system: "Object doesn't support this
> property or method"

Just a guess, but perhaps there is a problem with the registry entries
for the HTML Help ActiveX control. This control provides enhanced
navigation and other facilities in HTML Help files.

If you've yet to install Service Pack 4 for Windows 2000, you could
try applying Microsoft Critical Update 811630, which is available from
here:

http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=811630

If you *have* installed Service Pack 4, try unregistering the ActiveX
control and then re-registering it by running the following two
commands from a command prompt:

regsvr32 /u <drive>:\winnt\system32\hhctrl.ocx
regsvr32 <drive>:\winnt\system32\hhctrl.ocx

--
Pete (Microsoft Help MVP)

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