Microsoft KB Archive/89209

Publisher Err Msg: Help Topic Does Not Exist

= Publisher Err Msg: Help Topic Does Not Exist =

Q89209
- The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Publisher for Windows, versions 1.0, 1.0a, 2.0, 2.0a - Microsoft Publisher for Windows 95, version 3.0 - Microsoft Windows 95 - Microsoft Windows 3.1, 3.11 -

SYMPTOMS

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When you start Publisher version 1.0, 1.0a, 2.0, or 2.0a under Windows 3.1 or 3.11 for the first time after installation, the &quot;Welcome to Publisher&quot; introduction screen is displayed. If you press the F1 Help key at this time, the following error message appears:

Help topic does not exist.

The problem also occurs when you run Publisher 2.0a under Windows 95. In this case, the error message reads:

The Topic does not exist. Contact your application vendor for an updated Help file (129).

The message appears not only twice, but every time you press F1, until you either create an object or click once within Microsoft Publisher.

STATUS

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Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Publisher versions 1.0, 1.0a, 2.0, and 2.0a running under Windows 3.1 and 3.11. This problem was corrected in Publisher version 3.0 for Windows 95.

The problem still occurs when you run Publisher 2.0a under Windows 95.

Steps to Reproduce Problem --

1. Open the MSPUB.INI file in a text editor such as Notepad. Under the [Preferences] section, find the following line:

ShowIntroductionToPublisher=0

Change the 0 to 1, so that it appears as follows:

ShowIntroductionToPublisher=1

2. Start Publisher.

3. Press F1 at the &quot;Welcome to Publisher&quot; screen.

4. Choose OK.

The &quot;Help topic does not exist&quot; error message is incorrectly displayed two times. After you choose OK twice, the Help index is completely functional.

Additional query words: 1.00 1.00a 2.00 2.00a pub10 pub20 3.00 pub3 pub95 mspub win31 win95