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In news:WvXEe.173603$g5.44677@twister.nyroc.rr.com,
Vince Chebetar <vchebeta@rochester.rr.com> had this to say:
My reply is at the bottom of your sent message:
> Galen
>
> Help and Services - started, automatic, local
> RPC - started, automatic, network services
> RPC Locator - not started, manual, network services
>
> Vince
>
> "Galen" <galennews@gmail.com> wrote in message
> news:eZD2%23FLkFHA.2904@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
>> In news:moWEe.68125$0i3.39001@twister.nyroc.rr.com,
>> Vince Chebetar <vchebeta@rochester.rr.com> had this to say:
>>
>> My reply is at the bottom of your sent message:
>>
>>> Help and support will not run from start menu or by pressing F1
>>> key. It has been some time since I tried to access help, so I do
>>> not know when it stopped working.
>>>
>>> I am using XP Pro with SP2. The registry entry under
>>> HKEY_Local\Software\etc. appears to be correct. There have been to
>>> many system changes to try to use System Restore.
>>>
>>> Any suggestions?
>>>
>>> Vince
>>
>> Start > run > type "services.msc" without the quotes > hit enter >
>> check to see if the help and support service is set to automatic and
>> started. Also it'd be depending on the RPC service so make sure
>> that's started and automatic as well.
>>
>> Galen
>> --
>>
>> "But there are always some lunatics about. It would be a dull world
>> without them."
>>
>> Sherlock Holmes
In addition to what Kelly has said below:
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_h.htm
Scroll down and read all about help including re-installing it.
Galen
--
"But there are always some lunatics about. It would be a dull world
without them."
Sherlock Holmes