Microsoft Download Center Archive

Windows Help program (WinHlp32.exe) for Windows Vista

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  • Version: 1
  • Category: Application
  • Language: English

WinHlp32.exe is required to display 32-bit Help files that have the ".hlp" file name extension. To view .hlp files on Windows Vista, you need to install this application.

  • 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.
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Files

Status: Deleted

This download is no longer available on microsoft.com. The downloads below are archives provided by the Internet Archive Wayback Machine from the Microsoft Download Center prior to August 2020.

FileSize
Windows6.0-KB917607-x64.msu
SHA1: eacfbe6131684743fe4e2d5b878378f58eb5ed82
607 KB
Windows6.0-KB917607-x86.msu
SHA1: 63f8bbe90d42c8837a370906656d68a8fcfd4ec2
597 KB

System Requirements

Operating Systems: Windows Vista, Windows Vista Business, Windows Vista Business 64-bit edition, Windows Vista Business N, Windows Vista Enterprise, Windows Vista Enterprise 64-bit edition, Windows Vista Home Basic, Windows Vista Home Basic 64-bit edition, Windows Vista Home Basic N, Windows Vista Home Premium, Windows Vista Home Premium 64-bit edition, Windows Vista Starter, Windows Vista Starter N, Windows Vista Ultimate, Windows Vista Ultimate 64-bit edition

  • The Windows Help program is available for Windows Vista only.

Installation Instructions

  • 1. Install Windows Help by clicking the Download button above.
    2. Click Run and then follow the instructions on the screen.

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