[i should've bought a mac]

heard's a wierd problem when i reinstalled my new XP, i've recently found out that the F1 button does not bring up a help window. I get a message saying windows could not find "helpctr.exe", what's that all about and how can i fix that?

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Check, if the file exist:
%Windir%\PCHealth\HelpCtr\Binaries\HelpCtr.exe

[Broni]

Check, if the file exist:
%Windir%\PCHealth\HelpCtr\Binaries\HelpCtr.exe

[i should've bought a mac]

nah man that's the problem, it doesnt exist

[ViprXX]

try going to This Microsoft Support pageand trying there solution. You might not be able to find that file because it might be a hidden system file and your pc isn't configured to show hidden system files.

hope this helps.
Later

[Rorschach112]

do this as well

Please download SystemLook from one of the links below and save it to your Desktop.
Download Mirror #1
Download Mirror #2

• Double-click SystemLook.exe to run it.
• Copy the content of the following codebox into the main textfield:
  

  :filefind
  *HelpCtr.exe*

• Click the Look button to start the scan.
• When finished, a notepad window will open with the results of the scan. Please post this log in your next reply.

Note: The log can also be found on your Desktop entitled SystemLook.txt