Saving a CHM file from a website
Issue
After you install security update 896358 or Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1 (SP1), you may experience one or both of the following symptoms after you click a link to an HTML Help .chm file in Internet Explorer:
- Topics in the .chm file cannot be viewed when you click Open instead of Save in the File Download dialog box.
- Topics in the .chm file cannot be viewed when you click Save in the File Download dialog box, and you then try to open the file.
Resolution
In the File Download dialog box, click Save, and then choose where you want to save the .chm file. Then, use one of the following methods:
Method 1
- Double-click the .chm file.
In the Open File-Security Warning dialog box, click to clear the Always ask before opening this file check box.
- Click Open.
Method 2
Right-click the CHM file, and then click Properties.
Click Unblock.
- Double-click the .chm file to open the file.
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