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The Compiled HTML Help format is a help file format used by many Windows applications.

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Opening CHM files on Mac OS X Lion, says PowerPC applications are not supported

I used to be able to open CHM files. Now when I try, I get a message saying: Can't open … because PowerPC applications are no longer supported Is there anything free that I can use that will open ...
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How do I print ENTIRE chm document with Windows Help viewer?

How do I print whole chm document with Windows Help viewer at once? Unfortunately it only allows to print currently selected chapter. I have 38 of them :/
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How to convert an CHM file into a single HTML file?

I have tried many different CHM-to-HTML utilities, but I am having a difficult time finding one that is able to produce a single HTML file. I can decompile a CHM file using hh.exe, but I don't know ...
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Looking for software that will batch convert a folder tree containing CHM files in different folders to EPUB [closed]

I have a folder tree with varying folder levels and within each folder are a number of CHM files (Compiled HTML files). I would like a tool to batch convert all of these to EPUB (book) by just ...
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How to disable script errors in CHM. (Windows Help Format)

Recently I requested for the Android Documentation in CHM format on stackoverflow, the dude helped and did a conversion of the HTML data to a CHM format. However each page has some sort of script ...
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What is mk:@MSITStore?

I have a chm file of the Book Java and XML, 3rd Edition and a section looks like this: With the DOMSerializer class complete, all that's left is to invoke the serializer's serialize( ) method in ...
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File-size limits for CHM (HTML Help format) files?

We are using Microsoft's HTML Help Workshop, specifically hhc.exe, to assemble a CHM file containing HTML-formatted documentation. Officially there is no limit on the size of a CHM file, but as our ...
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CHM files broken on a new Windows 7 installation

When I try and browse CHM files on my new Windows 7 Home Premium installation, every page gives me the following error: Navigation to the webpage was canceled What you can try: Retype the address ...
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Unable to view content of CHM file in Windows help viewer

I have CHM file that always displays the same error: "Navigation to the webpage was canceled" All nodes have the same error. What can I do to fix it? I am running Windows XP SP3 w/Internet Explorer ...
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PDF/CHM library manager software

I'm looking for software to help me organize/manage my collection of technical .pdfs (and older .chm) files. If it can handle other formats thats fine, though at bare minimum it should handle pdfs. ...
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Can't read .CHM file in specific folder

I have installed WiX# on my Windows 7 (64 bit) operation system. I chose the folder name C:\Users...\WiX#\ for all files. Unfortunately I can't open the .CHM file. I get an error message This ...
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.chm creator for Mac?

I'm trying to create a .chm file on a Mac, but can't seem to find an application to do it. Are there any .chm creators for OS X?
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Updating CHM files

My new client has his database schema as CHM file. As part of a release, we are supposed to update the CHM files. Any idea as to how to update the CHM file? EDIT I am just asking for the tools ...
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is there any free software which can be used to generate .exe format Ebook? [closed]

Please advice a good software to generate .exe format Ebook /(or chm format)
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Can't a chm file be opened on network-drive?

I have a chm file. The file opens well on my local machine. But on network-drive connected SMB or SAMBA, it doesn't work. Why? It just shows "Navigation to the webpage was canceled" in right pane.
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CHM Reader for Mac OS X?

What are my options for a viewer for Microsoft Help "CHM" (aka Compiled HTML) files on Mac OS X? I'd like to use a more recent program than Chmox, which was last updated on February 5th, 2005.
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CHM to EPUB Converter [duplicate]

Possible Duplicate: Software to convert CHM files to EPUB/Kindle I recently bought an iriver ebook reader but it doesn't support chm files. I have bought a bunch of O'Reilly books and with them ...
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Downloaded chm is blocked, is there a solution?

CHM files that are downloaded are often tagged as potentially malicious by Windows, which effectively blocks all the html pages inside of it. There's an easy fix (just unblock the file after you ...
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What's a good CHM file viewer for (Fedora) Linux?

I installed GnoCHM and it keeps on crashing on my Fedora installation so I'm looking for better alternatives. Please only suggest those that you've used.
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Export Open Office doc to CHM

I am creating help for my program in Open Office Writer. Help has link, image, text. How can I export OOWriter file to chm? I tied to use standart export, but I had bad result. I need export with ...
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Highlighting text in the default Windows CHM viewer

How do I set up the default CHM reader in Windows to highlight text? Is this even possible? When I read ebooks I need to highlight some of the text and it's just not there in the default CHM program....
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printing chm files

Simple problem really, ... what would be the best way to print some chm files so it looks like something on paper? I have some manuals which I'd like to have also in paper form, and printing chm page ...
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How to convert chm files to one xhtml file

how do I convert CHM files int one xhtml file?
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Viewing CHM Files Across The Network in Windows 7

When I try to open .chm help from a network shared drive I receive the following error: Navigation to the webpage was canceled. I know about the .reg solution described on KB896054 [...
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Software to convert CHM files to EPUB/Kindle

I'm trying to decide whether to buy a Kindle 2, now that it's available in Europe. One thing I would like to do with it is to put several Windows help files on it (for example, the Python ...
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Does Windows 7 include a CHM Helpfile viewer?

Does Windows 7 have a CHM viewer preinstalled? Windows Vista didn't have one, so helpfiles of most regular software could not be viewed.
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.hhc/.hhk converting to browser viewable HTML

I had a help file in the .chm format (mirc.chm) and I wanted to make an online version of it. I knew it contained .html files so I decompiled it to get the separate files. Everything can be viewed ...
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chm (compiled html) files only readable half the time

Is there a way to fix chm files? Most of the time I receive them, I can read the index but not the content. That is, I can open them up and see the table of contents down the left navigation pane, ...
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Increasing font size on Windows help file (CHM)

Is there a way to increase the font size on a Windows Help file (CHM file) with recent versions of Internet Explorer? You used to be able to, but I think after IE7 the option was removed from the UI.
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Generate a chm file from a html directory [closed]

I'm looking for a Windows tool to generate a chm file from a bunch of HTML files... any recommendations?
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