Html Help viewer different whn click on chm

I have a Rogohelp project and have generated HTML help in a tri-pane window with a browse sequence. When I view the help from withn Robohelp
(in the Single Source Layout pod right click on Microsoft HTML help and select View) it looks fine and the browse sequence is there:
But when I open it by double clickong the chm file the browse sequence is gone:
Any ideas?
I am using Windoes 7, 64bit

iwaddon wrote:
...Also I tried the chm file on a 32 bit Vista machine and it doesn't display the browse sequence there either...
Note that any machine you try on will need one of the HHActiveX.dll files present and registered. So the question here would be to ask if you also registered the 32 bit version of the DLL on the Vista machine?
...Then I unregistered th 64 bit HHActiveX.dll; regenerated the help and still the same result:fine when viewed from withtin RoboHelp and no browse seqiuence when open by double click the chm file
Note that it makes no difference whatsoever whether either of the two DLLs are actually registered while you are compiling. It only makes a difference when you actually view the help system after it has been compiled.
At this point, given that you state you did register the 64 bit version of the DLL and still failed to see the Browse Sequence, I'm inclined to say that you need to file a Bug Report so Adobe knows about it. You never know, they may get back to you on it. (Link to the Bug Reporting form is in my sig)
Cheers... Rick
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