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by pjwalsh

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To Whom It May Concern
Is there a way to disable help in the start menu running Windows NT OS?
Thanks
Paul

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by gigelul

You can try to use System policies editor and in Windows NT shell\Custon folders\Custom start menu - enter a path to a custom profile

by deltree

This unfortunately is a regedit task.
under [HKCU]software/windows/currentversion/policies/explorer
create a new DWORD entry "NoSMHelp" with a hex value of 1.

Good luck. Back up your registry first.

by joseph moore

Another solution is to replace the windows.hlp file with the Zero Administration Kit Zak.hlp file. Replacing Windows.hlp with a renamed zak.hlp will result in the following text being displayed when Start\Help is clicked:

Help Topics: Zero Administration Kit Help

The standard Windows NT 4.0 online Help has been disabled by your
administrator.

I do not know if the NoSMHelp REgistry entry works on NT4, only 2000/XP.
You can get the ZAK.HLP file here:
http://www.microsoft.com/ntworkstation/downloads/Recommended/Featured/NTZAK.asp
(please remove any spaces)

hope this helps

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