Aug 04

Problem viewing chm files in vista - navigation to the webpage was canceled

Tag: Troubleshooting — admin @ 9:46 pm

I recently ran into an issue viewing a chm files in vista. Looks like chm files from untrusted sources are blocked by default. There is an easy fix though.

  • Right click on the offending chm file
  • Click properties
  • Click unblock

The help file should open correctly now. If it doesn’t make sure you aren’t opening it from a network location. Chm files do not work on network shares. Just copy it local and follow the steps above.

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2 Responses to “Problem viewing chm files in vista - navigation to the webpage was canceled”

  1. Joel says:
    June 15th, 2009 at 7:21 pm

    thank you, thank you, thank you, that is annoying, good to know its a easy fix

  2. Paul says:
    July 27th, 2009 at 11:07 am

    Thank you very much,
    Solved the problem

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