I have a large collection of technical e-books, about half of which are in Compiled HTML (CHM) format, typically opened by MS HTML Help. I keep them on aenea, my 1TB file server, for easy access anywhere on my network.

Recently I began having trouble opening the CHM files. When I would attempt to open any of the CHM files on the network share, HTML Help would load, but it would display the well-known Internet Explorer “you’re screwed, pal” message: