[Dxbase] Fixed DXbase 2007 Help in Win 7 (Was:Re: DXB2007 Time display)

Sun Feb 21 05:35:54 EST 2010

Right after I posted the below, I found this Microsoft knowledgebase article
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/917607
About halfway down the page there is a section "How to enable macros on a
single computer after you install the WinHlp32.exe download." I clicked the
"Fix It" button in this section, followed the steps, and now my problem is
gone. The "old" DXbase help system works OK now under Windows 7 32 bit.
John, W1JA
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From: "John Pelham" <john at radiophile.com>
Sent: Sunday, February 21, 2010 5:24 AM
To: <dxbase at mailman.qth.net>
Subject: Re: [Dxbase] DXB2007 Time display
> I have the problem (that is, I can only access one page of the help at a
> time; I get the "problem running the macro" error message if I try to go
> to
> a second page) under Windows 7 32 bit. I had the same problem under Vista
> 32
> bit.
>> 73,
> John, W1JA
>> --------------------------------------------------
> From: "Neal Campbell" <nealk3nc at gmail.com>
> Sent: Sunday, February 21, 2010 12:36 AM
> To: "Gary AL9A" <al9a at mtaonline.net>
> Cc: <dxbase at mailman.qth.net>
> Subject: Re: [Dxbase] DXB2007 Time display
>>> I think the problem he is seeing might be a x64 problem?? Are those
>> having
>> problems running 32 or 64 bit OSs?
>>>> Yes, help will be in the modern format and redone because the program is
>> being redone!
>>>> Would it help if I merged all of the help topics into a pdf file you can
>> scan or post them on my web site and you can view them from the web?
>>>> 73
>> Neal Campbell
>> Abroham Neal Software
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>>>>>>>>>>>> On Sun, Feb 21, 2010 at 12:33 AM, Gary AL9A <al9a at mtaonline.net> wrote:
>>>>> I get the same message that Wes does when running Help under Vista. I
>>> seem
>>> to recall that when I downloaded the WinHlp32 file from MS there was a
>>> second part that activated the macros in the Help file. MS was
>>> recommending
>>> that you NOT do this as hackers often use the macros for malicious
>>> purposes.
>>> I bought into the MS logic and did not load or activate the macro
>>> capability
>>> in the Help file. That's why the messages pop up. I've used DXBase for
>>> so
>>> long I rarely need to check the Help manual so it's not a big deal for
>>> me.
>>> Hopefully when Neal releases DXB2010 there will be a new Help file or
>>> HTML
>>> link that will solve this problem..
>>>>>> 73,
>>> Gary AL9A
>>>>>>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: "Tony - KD4K" <kd4k at comcast.net>
>>> To: "'Wes N7WS'" <n7ws at k6mhe.com>
>>> Cc: <dxbase at mailman.qth.net>
>>> Sent: February 20, 2010 6:21 PM
>>> Subject: Re: [Dxbase] DXB2007 Time display
>>>>>>>>> >
>>> > You must have some other problems that are causing it not to work.
>>> > I have never used Vista but I am now running Windows 7 and the
>>> > WinHlp32 works fine for me after installing.
>>> >
>>> > 73 de Tony, KD4K
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > -----Original Message-----
>>> > From: Wes N7WS [mailto:n7ws at k6mhe.com]
>>> > Sent: Saturday, February 20, 2010 10:35 AM
>>> > To: Tony - KD4K
>>> > Cc: dxbase at mailman.qth.net
>>> > Subject: Re: [Dxbase] DXB2007 Time display
>>> >
>>> > Tony - KD4K wrote:
>>> >
>>> > Thanks Tony, but that doesn't fix it. I've done that install several
>>> > times;
>>> > still when I open a help file I get an error that say there was a
>>> > problem
>>> > running the macro. I can view one page of the help file, but there is
>>> > no
>>> > normal navigation.
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >> Wes,
>>> >> Winhlp32 was discontinued with Vista and is still not shipped with
>>> >> Windows 7.
>>> >> BUT you can go to the links below to download it for install, from
>>> >> Microsoft.
>>> >> For Vista the link is http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=82148
>>> >> For Windows 7 it is http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=166421
>>> >> And these version work just the same as it did in XP so you can view
>>> >> All your OLD help files without any problem.
>>> >>
>>> >> 73 de Tony, KD4K
>>> >>
>>> >>
>>> >
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