Viewing .hlp Help File

For those who upgrade to Windows Vista, the biggest concern is how to ensure that their applications can run properly in Windows Vista without being affected by system platform upgrades. Normal work and use. In this regard, I have already mentioned how to run an old application that is not compatible with Windows Vista in compatibility mode in Windows Vista, which can solve most of the program compatibility problems, so that you can continue to use the previous application. program. However, there are friends to reflect, to do so although the program is running no problem, but the program comes to help but can not see, and when you try to open the help file, Windows Vista will be similar to the following prompt window pops up:

The reason for this is because the help files for these applications use the .hlp format, the so-called .hlp (Windows Help) format, which basically counts the legacy of the Windows 3.1 era, has not been updated too many years, no longer Meets Microsoft standards. Therefore, in Windows Vista, the Windows helper will no longer be available as a standard component of Windows. -- Careful friends may have found that in the same old version of the application, there are many other help files that use other formats, such as .chm or .html. These help are not the same problem when viewed under Windows Vista.

To solve this problem, Microsoft recently released WinHlp32.exe for Windows Vista to enable viewing of 32-bit .hlp files under Windows Vista. After installation, the prompt window similar to the one above will no longer appear.