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Article ID: 187953 - Last Review: August 13, 2007 - Revision: 1.3
Plus! 98 Err Msg: Cannot Find the Plus!.hlp Help File...
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SYMPTOMS
If you attempt to display Microsoft Windows 98 tool tips by right-clicking
or pressing F1 in the Desktop Themes tool in Control Panel, you may receive
the following error message:
Cannot find the PLUS!.HLP file. Do you want to try to find this file
yourself?
If you click Yes, you can browse to find the file. If you click No, you
receive the following message:
Cannot find the PLUS!.HLP Help file. Check to see that the file exists
on your disk. If it doesn't, you need to reinstall it.
CAUSE
This behavior occurs if you have uninstalled the Plus! 98 desktop themes.
Plus! 98 Setup replaces the Windows 98 desktop themes Help files with the
Plus! 98 desktop themes Help files. When you uninstall the Plus! 98 desktop
themes, the Help files are removed.
RESOLUTION
To resolve this issue, use either of the following methods:
Reinstall the Plus! 98 Desktop Themes
To reinstall the Plus! 98 desktop themes, follow these steps:
- Click Start, point to Settings, and then click Control Panel.
- Double-click Add/Remove Programs.
- In the list of installed programs, click Microsoft Plus! 98, and
then click Add/Remove.
- Click Add/Remove, and then click Next.
- In the Components To Install box, click the Desktop Themes check box
to select it.
- Click Next, and then follow the instructions on the screen to reinstall
the Plus! 98 desktop themes.
Replace the Windows 98 Desktop Themes Help Files
To replace the Windows 98 desktop themes Help files, extract the following
files from their cabinet files on the original Microsoft Windows 98 CD-ROM
to the folders listed in the table below.
File Cabinet File Folder
------------------------------------------
Plus.chm Win98_27.CAB C:\Windows\Help
Plus!.hlp Win98_44.CAB C:\Windows\Help
For information about how to extract files, please see the following
article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
129605Â
(http://kbalertz.com/Feedback.aspx?kbNumber=129605/
)
How to Extract Original Compressed Windows Files
STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Microsoft Plus! 98,
version 1.0.
APPLIES TO
- Microsoft Plus! 98 Standard Edition
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