Viewing CHM Files Remotely

Last Modified: April 27, 2006

Currently users are unable to view CHM files that reside on a network server due to recent security updates from Microsoft. In order to get around this, follow the steps given in the Microsoft KB article found here or follow the steps below.

1)	Open Notepad and copy and paste the following entry:

"UrlAllowList"="\\SERVERURL\;file://\\SERVERURL\". Where \\SERVERURL\ is the URL to the location of the CHM you are trying to open.

If your CHM files reside on the network share \\productmanuals\helpfiles, your registry entry should look like this:

2)	Save this file with a `.reg` file extension.

3)	Double-click the .reg file, and it will ask you if you'd like to add this to your registry.

4)	Click Yes.

There are several warnings given in the KB article about making these changes. It would be best to speak with your IT Department before making these registry changes yourself.