Does Notepad function normally otherwise? If so, the problem is not with Notepad but with the "Help" file of the downloaded program.
Try opening Notepad, type a short message and save it somewhere on your computer. Navigate to the saved file and open it...if it appears as it should, all is well with Notepad.
What is the extension (file type) of the help file? I don't know the software your'e referring to, but the common file types for help files are .chm or .hlp. In neither case is Notepad the correct app to open the help file. Most MS software uses the .chm type. I assume that you don't mean a 'read me.txt' type of 'help' file (which should open in Notepad).
You should be able to check what type of help file it is, by looking through the program files for that app.
If the extension is.chm, it is meant to open with the MS HTML help executable, hh.exe which should be in C:\Windows.
If the file extension is .hlp, it should open with Winhlp32.exe which should be in the C:\Windows\System32 folder.
Do you have problems looking at the help files in other apps? If so, you could check/reset the file association in folder options, file types tab.
If not, then it would seem that the interrnal link in the app is wrong or has become corrupted. In that case, uninstall and install a fresh download.
Message Edited by JRosenfeld on 11-11-2005 06:28 PM
Message Edited by JRosenfeld on 11-11-2005 06:31 PM
I was going to check the help file myself after reading this thread and went to the download site
here but lost interest when I found that the download was 50+ MB (approximately five hours worth on my dial-up connection).
No deer, but lots of squirrels (they live in our roof space, have done so for 40 years or more), bats, barn owls, little owls, the occasional fox and once a badger. When the garden wall collapsed, also my neighbour's cows....
OK, Denny thanks for the link. 57MB only takes 5 or 6 minutes for me :-), so I downloaded and installed. In the program, Help menu, user guide opens an Acrobat pdf file in Acrobat reader! I'd not have guessed that. There is also a shortcut direct to the user guide .pdf file in start/programs/Expression 3 folder that the install created.
So, Chessman12, what you need if you don't already have it is Adobe Reader. You can get the latest version (free) from
If I were you, before downloading, I would uncheck the two boxes for the toolbar and Adobe photoshop starter edition: just unneeded bloatware (unless of course you really want them)
After installing the reader, it will be worthwhile to open it and under help menu, click check for updates now, because I think that the download does not include the latest update to version 7.05, which included a security fix.
PS As you posted in the XP forum, I assume that is your OS. If you have another version of Windowws, be sure to download the right version of the reader.
Message Edited by JRosenfeld on 11-11-2005 11:10 PM
Message Edited by JRosenfeld on 11-11-2005 11:15 PM
You have broadband (5-6 minutes) and I have dial-up (5-6 hours) but I also have deer in my front yard eating my rose bushes. Life's full of trade-offs.
Excellent indeed. Failing to note the possibility his Help file was in other than .txt format pretty well demonstrates my lack of grasp on the obvious in this case. Not overlooked however, is that most of the critters mentioned above are considered "fine dining" by many in these parts although, I'm not sure about the bats....
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Does Notepad function normally otherwise? If so, the problem is not with Notepad but with the "Help" file of the downloaded program.
Try opening Notepad, type a short message and save it somewhere on your computer. Navigate to the saved file and open it...if it appears as it should, all is well with Notepad.
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What is the extension (file type) of the help file? I don't know the software your'e referring to, but the common file types for help files are .chm or .hlp. In neither case is Notepad the correct app to open the help file. Most MS software uses the .chm type. I assume that you don't mean a 'read me.txt' type of 'help' file (which should open in Notepad).
You should be able to check what type of help file it is, by looking through the program files for that app.
If the extension is.chm, it is meant to open with the MS HTML help executable, hh.exe which should be in C:\Windows.
If the file extension is .hlp, it should open with Winhlp32.exe which should be in the C:\Windows\System32 folder.
Do you have problems looking at the help files in other apps? If so, you could check/reset the file association in folder options, file types tab.
If not, then it would seem that the interrnal link in the app is wrong or has become corrupted. In that case, uninstall and install a fresh download.
Message Edited by JRosenfeld on 11-11-2005 06:28 PM
Message Edited by JRosenfeld on 11-11-2005 06:31 PM
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I was going to check the help file myself after reading this thread and went to the download site here but lost interest when I found that the download was 50+ MB (approximately five hours worth on my dial-up connection).
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Message Edited by JRosenfeld on 11-11-2005 11:10 PM
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Excellent, a definitive answer.
You have broadband (5-6 minutes) and I have dial-up (5-6 hours) but I also have deer in my front yard eating my rose bushes. Life's full of trade-offs.
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One of the delicacies on Guam is Fruit Bat, which is served in the fur.
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