Solve : How to read old Help files in Vista?

1.	Solve : How to read old Help files in Vista?
Answer» http://www.edbott.com/weblog/?p=1972 If you have an old Windows program that USES 32-bit .hlp files, you already know those files don’t open in Windows Vista. The solution? DOWNLOAD WinHlp32.exe (http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=6EBCFAD9-D3F5-4365-8070-334CD175D4BB&displaylang=en) for Windows Vista. Microsoft clearly doesn’t recommend that you do so, as this PARAGRAPH on the download page suggests: Quote Windows Help (WinHlp32.exe) is a Help program that has been INCLUDED with Microsoft Windows versions starting with the Microsoft Windows 3.1 operating system. However, the Windows Help program has not had a major update for many releases and no LONGER meets Microsoft’s standards. Therefore, starting with the release of Windows Vista, the Windows Help program will not ship as a feature of Windows. If you want to view 32-bit .hlp files, you must download and install the program (WinHlp32.exe) from the Microsoft Download Center. But if you need it, hey, go ahead and install it.

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