If you are running Oracle Forms 6i (or older) on Windows 11, 10, or 8, you will almost certainly get FRM18105. Microsoft killed WinHelp (.hlp files) starting with Windows Vista.
Older Oracle Forms rely on WINHLP32.EXE, which Microsoft removed due to security vulnerabilities. frm18105 failed to start the help system fix
If you maintain the application that throws frm18105, stop patching—start migrating. Oracle Forms supports HTML-based help (WebHelp or Oracle Help for Java). Recompile your help system to use a modern format and change the HELP_SYSTEM property in the form module to point to an HTML file instead of a .hlp. If you are running Oracle Forms 6i (or
OHJ is incredibly picky.
From Oracle Installer:
If help isn’t critical, disable the call to help: If help isn’t critical, disable the call to help: