"Help Author On" Displayed in Windows Help Title Bar

ID: Q163308

The information in this article applies to:

SYMPTOMS

When you are viewing a Windows Help file, the Help topic normally displayed in the title bar may be replaced with the following text: 


   <###> (Help Author On)


CAUSE

Help is running in the Help Author mode.


RESOLUTION

To return Help to the normal mode, use one of the following methods:

Method 1

Disable the Help Author mode from within the Help compiler or other program that you used to enable Help Author mode.

Method 2

Manually change the Help Author mode. To do so, use the following steps.

Windows 95:
  1. Use any text editor (such as Notepad) to open the Win.ini file.


  2. In the [Windows Help] section, change the line that reads 
    
      Help Author=1
    to read: 
    
      Help Author=0


  3. Save and then close the Win.ini file.


  4. Restart Windows 95.


Windows NT 4.0:

WARNING: Using Registry Editor incorrectly can cause serious, system-wide problems that may require you to reinstall Windows NT to correct them. Microsoft cannot guarantee that any problems resulting from the use of Registry Editor can be solved. Use this tool at your own risk.

Use Registry Editor (Regedt32.exe) to change the Help Author value from 1 to 0 in the following registry key: 

   HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows Help


MORE INFORMATION

Help Author mode is used during software development to verify that a Help file is working properly.

For additional information, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

Q147864 PRB: "Help Author On" Appears in Help Title Bar

Additional query words: winnt 


Keywords          : win95 
Version           : 4.00 95
Platform          : WINDOWS 
Issue type        :

Last Reviewed: July 15, 1999