After you upgrade a Microsoft Windows Server 2003-based computer to Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 2 (SP2),
Help and Support is missing when you click
Start. Additionally, the
Help menu is missing in programs that are running on the Windows Server 2003 SP2-based computer.
Additionally, when you type
msinfo32.exe or
Helpctr.exe at a command prompt to try to start Help and Support manually, you receive the following error message:
Windows cannot open Help and Support because a system service is not running. To fix this problem, start the service named 'Help and Support'.
However, when you start the Services Microsoft Management Console (MMC) snap-in, the Help and Support service is not listed.
RESOLUTION
To resolve this problem, reinstall the Help and Support service. To do this, follow these steps:
| 1. |
Click Start, click Run, type cmd in the Open box, and then click OK. |
| 2. |
At the command prompt, locate the following folder:
%windir%\PCHealth\HelpCtr\Binaries |
| 3. |
At the command prompt, type the following commands, and then press ENTER after each command:
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HelpSvc.exe /regserver /svchost netsvcs /RAInstall |
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HSCUpd.exe -i hscmui.cab |
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HSCUpd.exe -i hscsp_e3.cab
Note The following commands do not apply to some language versions of Windows Server 2003:
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HSCUpd.exe -i hscmui.cab |
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HSCUpd.exe -i hscsp_e3.cab | The reason is that the Hscmui.cab compressed file is not included in some language versions of Windows Server 2003, such as the Japanese version of Windows Server 2003. | |