the Help and Support service wasn't displaying, but I ran a registry fix to correct the problem. Now when I go to Start and click Help and Support Center, nothing happens. I opened up the task manager and what happens is the process "Helpctr.exe" appears, but then it disappears. I have reinstalled Help and Support several times from my Windows disk, but it keeps happening.
View 5 RepliesI'm working on my Father In Laws' computer, and for some reason, we can't open his Help and Support Center. I have searched everywhere to find the right path to get to it, and no luck. It worked recently, but it's gone now. I have gone through the Services.msc looking for anything that may be disabled that would effect it, but nothing so far.
View 3 Replies View RelatedI've noticed when I access the Help and Support Center - Start/ Help and Support in Windows XP, next to "Did you know?" it says it was last updated on Monday, December 20, 2004. I'm just curious as to what the date is on other XP users system.
View 14 Replies View RelatedI am unable to open the Help and Support Center in XP (Home) I recently installed and ran a registry cleaner.
I am unable to restore to an earlier setting either from system restore or the registry cleaner's back-up I have looked in microsofts KB, articles 888018 & 555329 to no avail. The value data of the following key
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionApp PathsHELPCTR.EXE is C:WINDOWSPCHealthHelpCtrBinariesHelpCtr.exe which appears to be correct I believe the program tries to run but task manager never shows it. I get no error messages at all
Recently I've "discovered" that Help and Support gives me an error when I try to run it.This is the error:
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View 8 Replies View Relatedcan't access help and support from start menu or browser and receive error message (windows can not open help and support because a system service is not running. to fix this problem, start the service named "help and support'). i tried using my dimension resourse cd to no end. what am i missing?
View 3 Replies View RelatedI was using Excel and tried to access the help screen, a gray window opened with no content. I had the Office XP installation disk "repair" the installation. there was no change. I tried MSWord. Help screen was same as in Excel - blank. I then tried to access Help and Support Center from the Start Menu. It would not open. I solved the probem by running the restore tool from the System Tools folder and setting the machine back to a time 1 week earlier, but I have no idea what would cause this issue. My machine uses ZoneAlarm Pro, Norton Anti-Virus, Sunbelt CounterSpy and is behind a router so I don't think it was the result of a malicious program.
View 6 Replies View RelatedI tried to access my Help & Support Center link from the startup menu, and the following message comes up:
Windows cannot find 'helpctr.exe. Make sure you typed the name correctly, and then try again. To search for a file, click the Start button, and then click Search.
I have upgraded my dell dimension 2400 from XP Home to XP Pro, when I open XP's Help and Support Center I know it is suppossed to give you links in the DID YOU KNOW? section, but mine won't do that I just get the message saying: "When you are connected to the Internet, this area will display links to timely help and support information. If you want to connect to the Internet now, start the New Connection Wizard and see how to establish a Web connection through an Internet service provider." I have done everything I know but it still won't show the links and I am connected to the internet by an always on DSL connection.
View 9 Replies View Relatedi've tried every button, tab, link, place, used Search, check my installation disc but can not get Help & Support Center to open up! it's as if it has just disappeared from the system even though it's listed all over. In the Dell Solution Center it looks like this: Help and Support Find answers to your questions, troubleshooting information, and help performing tasks in the Help and Support Center. but won't open! it won't open from the Help tab at top of page!
View 1 Replies View RelatedWhen I search in Help and Support Center, no results are returned for the Microsoft Knowledge Base. I know this worked in the past (though how long ago, I have no idea). The option to search the Knowledge Base is checked. There are no other system problems to indicate corrupt system files. I've searched the web but haven't found anything yet that seems to apply. I'm reluctant to run a full SFC scan or repair the entire Help and Support feature since all other options appear to be working.
View 6 Replies View RelatedI am unable to start the help and support center, I have viewed the previous posts and tried the solutions, to no avail I have carried out a repair install of Xp from the original cd, but still nothing If I have Task manager open when initialising Help and Suppot the following occurs Helpctr.exe runs, HelpSVC.exe runs then after about 2 seconds Helpctr.exe disappears. Ramesh MS-MVP wrote, run the following commands
helpctr -regserver
regsvr32 itss
regsvr32 hhctrl.ocx
regsvr32 jscript
all were successful apart from helpctr -regserver, which generated nothing.
i am on an XP operating system on a dell. everytime one of the users logs off, we get the window that says "ending program sprtcmd.exe", and then we have to go and end program manually every time we log off. i read a similar post on here where someone was having that problem, and was told it was related to the dell support center, and they were advised to uninstall it. i tried to uninstall the dell support center, and this message pops up: "Error 1306. Another application has exclusive access to the file c:/Documents and settingsBarbLocal SettingsApplication DataSupport SoftDell Support CenterBarbstate logssprtcmd.log.
Please shut down all other applications then click Retry"
It will not let me click retry, i have to close out the little window or hit cancel, then it goes through a little more of the "windows configuring", and then i get a little window for "add or remove programs" that says "fatal error during installation" and then that's that. it won't let me uninstall the program! i know this isn't a major problem or anything, but still having to manually click that window everytime i log off is quite aggrivating.
for whatever search term that i entered within the help and support center, it gets me 0 results just under the ms knowledge base area, even though i have that search option set and i'm conected to the internet. How could this be?
View 14 Replies View RelatedFirst off help and support message, when clicked on would not open because it could not find helpctr.exe file in binaries. I have fixed that and started svc service but now when I click on help and support the hour glass flickers but nothing opens. It is not a registry problem because app paths are correct and svc service is started...Why isnt the center coming up on screen?
View 3 Replies View RelatedA colleage has experienced a trojan named 'Killreg'. The trojan has been cleaned but there now is a problem with Windows Help and Support (caused by the Trojan or not, I don't know). The Help and Support program runs but the Help and Support service is not running and not present in the Services list. Does anyone know how to initiate this service please.
View 2 Replies View RelatedI recently installed Counter Spy Spyware software on my computer and I am no longer able use the help and support function in windows XP. When you clidk help and support the program freezes up.
View 2 Replies View RelatedSo i just got home from camping and a window is popped up on internet explorer saying things about "anti virus" well there was a red shield at the bottom of my browser where you can click to see what time it is and what day and such well i had never seen it there befor and it also turns blue, when i click on it it goes to this website "http://asecurityservice.com/" tryed blocking it and eveything but i cannot get rid of it also when rebooting it changed from the sheild to a yelloy triangle with a black ! in it and it flashes and will pop up a not about downloading an antivirus. i use firefox as my main browser and it seems ok but when i click the explorer one it goes to that website again???even after i set the default homepage to say google! here is a full hijack log
View 6 Replies View Relatedwhen I open security center message says that it was not started or stopped I followed instructions to no avail , close window and restart comp
View 3 Replies View RelatedTrying to go into msconfig and it is acting strange. I click start, run, msconfig, ok. The msconfig screen opens but as soon as I move my mouse the entire box just leaves the screen. Regedit is doing the same thing. Cannot find any information on this in the Microsoft Knowledge Base.
View 14 Replies View RelatedLong time since I posted for help but right now I have the Windows Explorer message Winows explorer has encountered a problem and needs to close. Sorry for the inconvenience. in the middle of my screen It appears on boot and remains there .If I click close ,the desktop icons disappear and reappear and the message also reappears several seconds later,In those few seconds things seem to operate normally but after it appears, things on the screen just blink once when I click on them and nothing else happens. If I click something , and then click close on the message, it clears the desktop and reappears the previous click is then executed and the lockup is back .I can do things one at a time by repeating this closing process and the application on the screen does not close but reappears also
View 4 Replies View RelatedI do not show the Security Center Icon in the Control Panel. I can go to the Security Center by going to All Programs, Accessories, System Tool, route. How can I add Security Center to Control Panel?
View 1 Replies View RelatedI was just wondering is it possible to play media center TV recordings on computers without media center? And if so, how?
View 6 Replies View Relatedthe colors in my Security Center have changed. First I thought it was a problen with the windowblinds skin I was using but I don't think it is. Could it be the WB program itself? I didn't have this problem (fresh OS install) until after I installed a few things, WB, avast, zonealarm, and uninstalled antivis.
View 7 Replies View RelatedWhile building up a new computer I go into Security Center to make some configuration changes. The resource "Change the way Security Center alerts me" is available at this time. Some time later during the building process I go back into Security Center and find that resource is no longer available. It is greyed out.
View 6 Replies View RelatedWhy would WSC have the option "Change the way Security Center alerts me" grayed out?
Wondering which versions of XP can Access which other versions of XP.Specifically, can media center edition access media center edition , or do one or both OS's have to be XP PRO. My understanding is that XP Home cannot access or be accessed via Remote Access.
View 2 Replies View RelatedWhat does end for support for a Windows mean?As far as I understand it means that updates (even critical) won't be available after that date.But how about a Service Pack. E.g. Windows XP SP2 deadline is set for 11 July 2010. Will Windows XP owners who have Windows XP SP2 version on a disc be able to successfully activate their copies of Windows after that date.
View 7 Replies View RelatedHere's a confirmation of something I believe M$ first announced some while back.
http://blogs.technet.com/lifecycle/a...installed.aspx
I think it's true to say XP - when maintained up-to-date - will continue in support until 2014.
I recently installed Windows XP Media Edition, and everything works fine, except the "Help and Support" application off the Start Menu. When I open that, it comes up in Chinese. Everything else is English. Anybody know how to fix this?
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