http://www.edbott.com/weblog/?p=1972If 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:
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.
