"Help and Support" is missing after you upgrade to Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 2

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:However, when you start the Services Microsoft Management Console (MMC) snap-in, the Help and Support service is not listed.

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:
   • HelpSvc.exe /regserver /svchost netsvcs /RAInstall
   • HSCUpd.exe -i hscmui.cab
   • HSCUpd.exe -i hscsp_s3.cab
     
     Note The following commands do not apply to some language versions of Windows Server 2003:
     • HSCUpd.exe -i hscmui.cab
     • HSCUpd.exe -i hscsp_s3.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.

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed in the "Applies to" section.

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