MATLAB: Do links to other help pages not work in the MATLAB 7.0.1 (R14SP1) Help browser

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In MATLAB 7.0.1 (R14SP1), I open the Help browser, and click on any link to another help page. However, the new help page does not load and either nothing happens or a page saying 'file not found' appears.

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This bug has been fixed in Release 14 Service Pack 2 (R14SP2). For previous releases, read below for any possible workarounds:
There is a bug in the Help browser in MATLAB 7.0.1 (R14SP1) when the MATLAB root directory is a symbolic link to another directory.
To work around this issue, type the following command in MATLAB:
docroot([matlabroot '/help']);
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