Microsoft KB Archive/191124

= PRB: .inf Install Failure Occurs When Running Hhupd.exe =

Article ID: 191124

Article Last Modified on 5/11/2006

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft HTML Help 1.3
 * Microsoft HTML Help 1.1
 * Microsoft HTML Help 1.21
 * Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0 Developer Edition

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This article was previously published under Q191124



SYMPTOMS
When you try to run Hhupd.exe the following error message appears:

INF Install Failure. Reason: Access is Denied.



CAUSE
You do not have administrator rights on the Windows NT computer.



RESOLUTION
Do one of the following to work around this problem:
 * Have the administrator to change your rights.
 * Log on as an administrator (with administrator rights).
 * Have the administrator run Hhupd.exe.

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

161334 Guide To Windows NT 4.0 Profiles and Policies



STATUS
This behavior is by design.



Steps to Reproduce Behavior
 Log on to a Windows NT computer that you do not have administrator privileges on. Run Hhupd.exe. You can download Hhupd.exe from the following Microsoft Web site (this is a redistributable file):

http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/en-us/htmlhelp/html/hwMicrosoftHTMLHelpDownloads.asp

 Click Yes to update Help.

