From: D <noreply@mixmin.net>
Subject: Re: XanaNews - Introduction
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On Wed, 31 Jul 2024 21:51:21 -0000 (UTC), "BillH" <billh@domain.is.invalid> wrote:
>On 7/31/2024 at 2:27:52 PM D wrote:
>> On Wed, 31 Jul 2024 17:04:51 -0000 (UTC), "BillH"
>> <billh@domain.is.invalid> wrote:
>> > On 7/31/2024 at 9:56:09 AM D wrote:
>> >> *note: the XanaNews 1.21 "Help" contents feature may appear blank,
>> if >> so,  in the "XanaNews" folder, right-click "XanaNews.chm",
>> select >> "Properties"  and next to "Security: This file came from
>> another >> computer and might be  blocked to help protect the
>> computer", check >> "Unblock", click "Apply/OK"
>> snip
>> 
>> > I am on Windows 11 23H2.  I right clicked on XanaNews.chm and
>> > selected properties.  I don't see that message anywhere.  When I
>> > click on Help >
>> >Contents or Help > Topic Search, nothing happens.
>> > Bill
>> 
>> the "blank" xananews.chm occurred on my windows 7 pc, but in windows
>> 11 pc works fine; windows 11 is unnecessarily complicated and less
>> user-friendly than its predecessors, e.g., to install a program from
>> "unknown publisher" it makes you click personalize ... privacy &
>> security ... windows security ...reputation-based protection ... app
>> & browser control ... check app and files ... switch (temporarily,
>> rather permanently) to "off" ... and voila!  (whether or not that
>> fixes your "blank" xananews.chm anomaly, i cannot say) also, and
>> every program i've tested that runs on win 7 also runs on win 11, but
>> some essential programs, like tor browser, will soon nix win 7 support
>
>I don't get anything "blank", it just doesn't do anything at all when I
>click on the Help options, except for Help > About.
>Strange.  I install programs from all over the place and I've never had
>any issues or problems.  I'm sure some of the the program publishers
>would be "unknown" to Windows.  I've never had to go through that chain
>of prompts.
>I posted on this newsgroup because I couldn't see the Help for the
>program.  There is probably a way to make it work, but I couldn't find
>any clues when I searched.
>Bill

maybe try this . . .

right-click "XanaNews.chm" > Open with > Microsoft(r) HTML Help Executable

if that doesn't work, not sure what will short of some registry adjustment?