02-08-2012 08:50 PM
I've noticed recently that the Help Topics does not open. I get an error "The System cannot find the file specified." Also the display map does not open when you click globe icon. However, the map does show up using the web info tab. Everything else works really, really well.
02-09-2012 08:59 AM
The file path that 'Help Topics' is looking for on XP is: C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\Sage Software, Inc\Sage ACT!\14.1.108.0\WebHelp.
It should contain 4 folders and 5 files. If this path or the contents are not there, it can be recreated by copying from the installation media. In the installation media, the path is: C:\ACT_Pro_2012\Guide.
02-09-2012 09:13 AM
Greg,
Curiously, the help file and the Map Icon work on my XP Laptop. The desktop does not work and it is Win7-64. Is the files located in the same place on a Win7 machine?
Ron
02-10-2012 06:40 AM
The location on a Win 7 machine is: C:\ProgramData\Sage Software, Inc\Sage ACT!\14.1.108.0
02-10-2012 06:49 AM
Thanks. I will report back.
06-30-2012 11:58 AM
Hello,
I am also having this problem. When I select help topics or most of the other items in the help pull down menu, I get the "The system cannot find the file specified" error message. The files are all in the proper directory. If I manually put the URL file:///C:/Documents%20and%20Settings/All%20Users/Application%20Data/Sage%20Software,%20Inc/Sage%20A... into IE8, the page comes up properly. It only fails from the ACT! Help pulldown menu or the ACT! tool bar.
I have other installations of ACT! 2012 on other machines that seem to work fine.
The version is Sage ACT! Pro 2012 Version 14.1.108.0, Hot Fix 3
I have uninstalled/reinstalled ACT! twice with no improvement. Is there a file somewhere or registry item that contains the URL that has possibly become corrupted?
Thanks very much.
07-02-2012 06:44 AM
07-02-2012 05:37 PM
Hello Greg,
Thanks for the quick reply.
I tried turning off the pop-up blocker, but that did not work. Just to be sure, I completely restarted the system but it still did not help.
It seems like it truly cannot find the file. Is the URL hard coded or is it in an ini file or a registry key?
Best Regards,
Mike
07-06-2012 06:54 AM
07-07-2012 01:27 PM
Hi Greg,
Changing the permissions on the files and folders did not help, but the fact that the path is hard-coded got me thinking. I tried typing "iexplore.exe" into a cmd window and got a "file not found" error. Searching through the registry I found that for some reason the IE start path had been altered to point to a non-existant directory, probably by some malware. I corrected the path and it began working just fine.
Thanks for your help,
Mike