KB2530548 IE 9 update breaks non-html links in CHM files
After installing the KB2530548 IE update, opening a CHM-internal non-html link (e.g. test.doc) crashes the calling application (e.g. hh.exe). I tested it on Windows Vista and Windows 7 with IE 9:
Problemereignisname: APPCRASH
Anwendungsname: hh.exe
Anwendungsversion: 6.0.6000.16386
Anwendungszeitstempel: 4549b636
Fehlermodulname: ieframe.dll
Fehlermodulversion: 9.0.8112.16430
Fehlermodulzeitstempel: 4db20fec
Ausnahmecode: c0000005
Ausnahmeoffset: 001ad30a
Betriebsystemversion: 6.0.6002.2.2.0.256.1
Gebietsschema-ID: 1031
Zusatzinformation 1: 80e9
Zusatzinformation 2: 42f328148e2791ba219e4df7ab81327b
Zusatzinformation 3: 4ceb
Zusatzinformation 4: 7474c4271b0b8ec7dc7ff0e36483216b
See http://www.ld-didactic.de/software/kb2530548.zip as an example.
Has anybody else had this issue and found a fix?
June 22nd, 2011 12:40pm
After installing the KB2530548 IE update, opening a CHM-internal non-html link (e.g. test.doc) crashes the calling application (e.g. hh.exe). I tested it on Windows Vista and Windows 7 with IE 9:
Has anybody else had this issue and found a fix?
We are having the exact same problem and have not yet found a fix or a workaround. I suspect is has something to do with the
KB2534409 fix that was included in the KB2530548 security update. It also appears to only effect IE 9, IE 8 system's continue to work fine even after applying the security update.
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June 22nd, 2011 1:56pm
Hi Alex,
nothing happens on
https://connect.microsoft.com/IE/feedback/details/676951/kb2530548-ie-9-update-breaks-non-html-links-in-chm-files for the last 8 weeks. Until now I have to tell all our customers to uninstall the IE 9 in order to have full access to our help files.
Do you have another idea to solve this issue?
Thanks
Michael
August 17th, 2011 2:30pm
Yeah, any update?
We ave having this issue to. Its especially bad since it crashes the app that triggered the chm.
chm files are the best format that meets all our requirements despite it being legacy.
Id like to see MHTML handle 100mb of documentation, or something similar without needing to be extracted or have a viewer that is not on everyone's computer already.
Pleases don't break chm files until MS help viewer 1.0, Help 3, or whatever its called becomes a viable solution with mainstream user support or is seamlessly distributable.
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August 22nd, 2011 2:37am
Guess this will never get addressed…
September 12th, 2011 4:08pm
Alex, can you please report when this will be fixed by Microsoft? An answer will be most appreciated. Thanks!
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October 11th, 2011 3:11pm
Over 4 months and no action, solution, or even acknowledgment of known issue in the security bulletin?
Come on, let face it this is never going to get resolved. Time for software venders to start making more and more ad hock help systems
that emulate what CHM once did fine since Microsoft has clearly terminated any support or development on CHM while not providing any alternative. Sure there the VS help and stuff but that stuff still is not fully developed and mainstream on every windows computer.
November 1st, 2011 2:39pm
Can anyone tell me what the resolution was for this issue? The previous URL is broken.
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September 3rd, 2012 9:36am