Do RH6-generated .chm files work under Vista?

Apologies for posting this question again just to move it up
in "triage" but I'd really like to hear from some of the active
responders (e.g., Grainge, Captiv8r) on this issue. To recap:
I know RH 6 cannot be installed successfully under Vista but
everything I've read (including a response on this forum from
Grainge) indicates the 6.0-generated .chm (from say, XP)
works...However, when viewing a RH 6.0-generated .chm (local not on
server) under Vista, I receive the following error in the topic
pane: "The address is not valid." Viewing the same file under XP
works fine. The TOC pane resolves but is, of course, useless.
Anyone else experiencing problems viewing RH 6.0-generated
.chm files under Vista?
Thx for any insight.
-robin

Hi Robin and Rick,
I have a chm file that I have generated in XP (about 35 MB in
size). In Vista I can open the file successfully by opening it like
any normal application (double-clicking icon, right-click and
choosing Open etc). However when running one of my applications in
Vista and pressing F1 or selecting the context-sensitive help in
other ways, I get the error message:
Context-sensitive help not
installed.
And the chm file fails to open. This process does work in XP
so I am thinking it is something to do with vista. Is this a known
issue/bug, or could it be my vista configuration? Can anyone
suggest a solution please?
Thanks in advance,
darkagn

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following steps:
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- When a file does appear in the Temporary Internet Files
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(Last Accessed 12/13/06) (Version 12,0,6024,0)
- “Shockwave ActiveX Control” (Last Accessed
12/14/06) (Version 10,1,4,20)
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12/18/06) (Version 9,0,28,0)
- “Windows Genuine Advantage Validation Tool”
(Last Accessed 12/14/06) (Version 1,5,722,0)
- “WUWebControl Class” (Last Accessed 12/13/06)
(Version 5,8,0,2469)
Today is 12/18/06 so the only program file that is listed as
having been “Last Accessed” today is the
“Shockwave Flash Object”.
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I really want to include certain PDF, DOC, and XLS files in
their native format in a .chm file. However, I need a better
solution to my problem than the one I discovered. What I really
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