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CHM Files dont work from network location as they should

I have CHM help files which I should be able to use from network drive in Windows Server 2008 R2 server.

I found that CHM files are blocked by default from network drives and they are working only from local drives.

I have tried to add MaxAllowedZone and UrlAllowList registry entries. These both sets have helped me that Im able to open these cmh files if I double click these chm files. However, still when I have my application open and I press F1 I get error message: "Navigation to the webpage was canceled". This is very weird.

I attach you the pics how it looks when I just open some chm file from network file by double clicking chm file (when it works) and what happen when I press F1 in application. Does anyone has any idea?

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You can try the suggestions here: http://www.helpscribble.com/chmnetwork.html
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I have already tried this all... CHMs are working if I open it manually but if I click F1 they dont open...
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\HTMLHelp\1.x]
"EnforcedDirectories"="%WINDIR%;C:\\Program Files\\Movie Maker"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\HTMLHelp\1.x\HHRestrictions]
"MaxAllowedZone"=dword:00000001

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\HTMLHelp\1.x\ItssRestrictions]
"MaxAllowedZone"=dword:00000001
Sorry that should be:

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\HTMLHelp\1.x\HHRestrictions]
"MaxAllowedZone"=dword:00000001

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\HTMLHelp\1.x\ItssRestrictions]
"MaxAllowedZone"=dword:00000001
Same situation didnt help. I modified this "EnforcedDirectories"="%WINDIR%;C:\\Program Files\\Movie Maker" and added my network location there.

Thanks :)
At that which you gave me later. It doesnt help. I have tried it already many times and now again. It helps that I can open these CHM files by clicking them but not from the apllication by clicking F1.

timo
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What is the exactly procedure when you press F1?
It try to acess the file via UNCPath? It tries to access in another way?

What is the piece of code you are using to do it?
This is 3rd party software. So I dont know how it try to do it but I think that it use letters as j:\folder\file.chm.

Timo
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