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| Customize or disable Windows Help |
| Windows' built-in Help content can lead users through specific problems, but sometimes it can also |
| lead to additional confusion or provide information you would prefer users not have. In some cases, |
| you might even want to replace the Windows Help content with content you've developed. With |
| custom content, users can continue to use a system with which they're familiar but see targeted |
| Help information that's specific to your organization's network or applications. |
| When a user clicks Help, Windows 2000 opens the %systemroot%\Help\Windows.chm file. To make |
| Windows open custom Help content instead, rename the Windows.chm file to a backup (such as |
| Windows.old.chm), place your custom Help file in the %systemroot%\Help, and name it |
| Windows.chm. When the user clicks Help, your custom Help file will be displayed. |
| Manipulating Windows.chm in other ways can effectively prevent access to the default Windows |
| Help content if that's your goal. For example, simply rename Windows.chm to prevent users from |
| opening it from the Start menu. Users will then receive an error message when they click Start | |
| Or, replace Windows.chm with your own compiled Help file that contains a message that the |
| default Help content has been removed and redirect the user either to a Web-based system or other |
| content that you've made available locally or on the network. |
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