Help Shortcut

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Jim

I would like to put a shortcut to Windows XP help on my
start menu. I cannot find the proper file to target with
the shortcut. can anyone help?
 
Hi Jim,

Try r-clicking Start and go to properties>advanced tab and see if the "Help
and Support" box is checked. If it is not, check it.

HTH, JAX
 
Jim--

A fast way to get it back might be simply to go to your run box and type in
"helpctr -regserver">enter to reregister it.

The link from Doug Knox's site should restore help center to your start menu
which is by default.

Another is http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm
Restore winhlp32.exe for XP or XPSP1 (Line 57)
Restore Help and Support Service (Line 235 Left)

A quick way to access Help and Support and many other programs and locations
on your PC is to make an activated address bar by right clicking the
taskbar>toolbars>address bar. That gives you an address bar in your taskbar
that functions as a run box. Just type "helptctr" there, and just as in
your runbox, it opens Help and Support.

Chad Harris





I would like to put a shortcut to Windows XP help on my
start menu. I cannot find the proper file to target with
the shortcut. can anyone help?
 
Jim said:
I would like to put a shortcut to Windows XP help on my
start menu. I cannot find the proper file to target with
the shortcut. can anyone help?
Click to expand...

Isn't Windows Key - F1 a standard shortcut? (I suppose it might have
come with Winkey, but I thought it was built in.)
 
Maureen--

Yes, the Windows key+ F1 is the key shortcut for Help and Support, but I
think he wants Help and Support's shortcut on the Start Menu. Although
there are a few ways to reach it, ("helpctr" in the activated address bar in
the task bar or in the run box), I think he was after putting the shortcut
back on his start menu since Help and Support is a default shortcut on the
start menu and he mentioned that. Maybe not.

A List of the Keyboard Shortcuts That Are Available in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;Q301583

Keyboard Shortcuts for Windows (These Work in XP SP2 RTM as well)
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;q126449

This fix from Ramesh's site [MVP] may be of help in addition to the
suggestions I gave Jim:

http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k/startmenuhelp.htm

Chad Harris
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Maureen Goldman said:
I would like to put a shortcut to Windows XP help on my
start menu. I cannot find the proper file to target with
the shortcut. can anyone help?
Click to expand...

Isn't Windows Key - F1 a standard shortcut? (I suppose it might have
come with Winkey, but I thought it was built in.)
 
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