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 December 2018.

Files
Windows6.1-KB917607-x64.msu
  • SHA1: 69e765037fc3b620941d1c512068606694a4c307
  • Size: 700 KB
Windows6.1-KB917607-x86.msu
  • SHA1: 4d726cb42addf15f739a8283c2bbaca0cc361efd
  • Size: 686 KB

File sizes and hashes are retrieved from the Wayback Machine’s indexes. They may not match the latest versions of files hosted on Microsoft servers.

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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