Tag: WinHlp32

  • Running WinHlp32.exe on Vista

    OK, we have an application at work who’s help wasn’t working under Vista SP1.
    Had a hunt, found this on the Microsoft web site.

    In short, download a patch from here to install the executable.
    There are 32bit and 64bit installation packages.

    You now need to create the following entries in the registry.

    1. Create the folder:
      HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\WinHelp
    2. Next create the following DWORD (32-bit) values in the above created folder:
      AllowProgrammaticMacros with hex value of 1
      AllowIntranetAccess with hex value of 1

    At this point the PC should be bounced. On starting back up, the old help files should now work fine.