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Q136452: Context-Sensitive Help Appears Only Briefly After Pressing F1

Article: Q136452
Product(s): Microsoft Windows 95.x Retail Product
Version(s): 95
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): win95 appscomp kbAppCompatibility
Last Modified: 28-JUL-2001

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Windows 95 
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SYMPTOMS
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When you press the F1 key in a Paint or WordPad dialog box to receive
context-sensitive Help, the context-sensitive Help may appear only briefly
before being replaced by the Windows 95 online Help for Paint or WordPad.

RESOLUTION
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You may be able to work around this problem by clicking the question mark (?)
button at the top of the dialog box, and then clicking the item you want to see
Help about.

STATUS
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Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Microsoft Windows 95. We are
researching this problem and will post new information here in the Microsoft
Knowledge Base as it becomes available.

Additional query words:

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Keywords          : win95 appscomp kbAppCompatibility 
Technology        : kbWin95search kbZNotKeyword3
Version           : 95

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