Microsoft Download Center Archive

Windows Help program (WinHlp32.exe) for Windows 7

  • Published:
  • Version: 1.0
  • 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 7, 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 and continuing in Windows 7, 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
Windows6.1-KB917607-x64.msu
SHA1: 69e765037fc3b620941d1c512068606694a4c307
700 KB
Windows6.1-KB917607-x86.msu
SHA1: 4d726cb42addf15f739a8283c2bbaca0cc361efd
686 KB

System Requirements

Operating Systems: Windows 7, Windows 7 Starter

  • The Windows Help program is available for Windows 7 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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