I installed LO 24.8.4.2 (X86_64) and its help pack to the same directory. LO Calc and the other modules will not show Help. They are looking for an HTML file (LibreOffice/help/index.html), which does not exist. In Tools-> Options there is no path for Help. I tried LO in Safe Mode with the same result. The URL of the webpage that opens when I press F1: file:///E:/Program%20Files/LibreOffice/help/index.html?Target=scalc/SC_HID_SC_WIN_GRIDWIN&Language=en-US&System=WIN&Version=24.8 The message on the webpage that appears: Your file couldn’t be accessed It may have been moved, edited, or deleted. ERR_FILE_NOT_FOUND In Tools -> Options -> I have selected "Warn if local help is not installed". If I close LO and uninstall the newest Help system and restart LO I am not notified that local Help is not installed. Version: 24.8.4.2 (X86_64) / LibreOffice Community Build ID: bb3cfa12c7b1bf994ecc5649a80400d06cd71002 CPU threads: 12; OS: Windows 11 X86_64 (10.0 build 26100); UI render: Skia/Vulkan; VCL: win Locale: en-US (en_US); UI: en-US Calc: threaded Windows 11 Pro, up to date with all Updates.
What install method? Did you download LibreOffice_24.8.4.2_Win_x86-64.msi and LibreOffice_24.8.4.2_Win_x86-64_helppack_en-US.msi and check their HASH values [1]? Did you actually install to "E:\Program Files", that would be a Custom install and to get the Help into the Program folder both would require a TARGETDIR= adjustment. =-ref-= [1] https://downloadarchive.documentfoundation.org/libreoffice/old/24.8.4.2/win/x86_64/LibreOffice_24.8.4.2_Win_x86-64.msi.mirrorlist https://downloadarchive.documentfoundation.org/libreoffice/old/24.8.4.2/win/x86_64/LibreOffice_24.8.4.2_Win_x86-64_helppack_en-US.msi.mirrorlist