Microsoft KB Archive/58258

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Windows Err Msg: This is Not a Valid Help File

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Q58258

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The information in this article applies to:


 * Microsoft Windows versions 3.0, 3.0a, 3.1, 3.11

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SYMPTOMS
When you are attempting to receive help from a Windows application, such as Microsoft Excel, running under Microsoft Windows, one of the following error messages is displayed:

This is not a valid helpfile

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This is not a Windows help file

CAUSE
These errors occur because your WIN.INI file [extensions] section contains the following entry:

  [extensions] hlp=winhelp.exe ^.hlp This entry allows help files to be opened in Windows Help by running them in File Manager. However, Windows applications that use a help module with the extension .HLP (such as EXCELHLP.HLP) do not function correctly with this entry present.

Additional query words: 3.00 win30 3.00a 3.10 3.11 winhelp

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Issue type :

Technology : kbWin3xSearch kbWin300 kbWin300a kbWin310 kbWin311