Microsoft KB Archive/136527

= OFF95: Problems Using Help in Office Program Under Windows NT =

Article ID: 136527

Article Last Modified on 8/17/2005

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Office 95 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Excel 95 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft PowerPoint 95 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Word 95 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Windows NT 3.51 Service Pack 5

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This article was previously published under Q136527



SYMPTOMS
You may receive a general protection (GP) fault if you start Help in a non- Office application, minimize Help, and then run Help in an Office application.



CAUSE
This problem occurs with the Help engine in Microsoft Windows NT. This problem does not occur in Microsoft Windows 95.



RESOLUTION
To resolve this issue, you must obtain the Windows NT version 3.51 U.S. Service Pack 1 or later. For information about obtaining the Service Pack, please see the following article(s) in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

128465 How to Obtain Windows NT Version 3.51 U.S. Service Pack



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Windows NT version 3.51. This problem has been corrected in the latest U.S. Service Pack for Windows NT version 3.51.



MORE INFORMATION
The following information is from the Xlreadme.txt file that is installed with Microsoft Excel.

The Service Pack 1 for NT 3.51 will also address some issues with the Help on Windows NT 3.51 and contains other enhancements.

Using Help on Windows NT 3.51 Without Service Pack 1
If the Answer Wizard is launched from the Help menu when a Help topic or Help dialog is open, Help may not function.

When you are working in a Visual Basic Module in Microsoft Excel, you may not be able to use context sensitive Help. To use Help in a module, use the Answer Wizard or the online Help index.

For additional information, please see the following article(s) in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

131779 Help Fails for VB Modules in Microsoft Excel

131683 Help File Opens Very Slowly with Office 95 Applications

