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Will WinHelp run on a 64-bit Windows 7 machine?

David Hurlston May 24, 2010 2:42 PM

We have a client who cannot run our WinHelp products on a 64-bit Windows 7 system. The Microsoft Knowledgebase article provides the WinHlp32 engine download but there no mention of whether this same engine will work on a 64-bit W7 system.

Does anyone have any experience of this?

As a footnote, we have another client who successfully runs the winhelp engine on a 64-bit XP system

1. Re: Will WinHelp run on a 64-bit Windows 7 machine?

Captiv8r May 24, 2010 3:24 PM (in response to David Hurlston)

Hi there

I just tested a WinHelp file and it popped right open on my Windows 7 64 bit PC. Now it may have been an older 16 bit WinHelp file, but it worked. I think a 32 bit WinHelp file would be treated the same way Vista treated them. It would prompt for a download of the 32 bit WinHelp engine.

Cheers... Rick

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2. Re: Will WinHelp run on a 64-bit Windows 7 machine?

David Hurlston May 24, 2010 3:50 PM (in response to Captiv8r)

Thanks Rick - that's a big help.

Something else must be going on with the client....

David Hurlston
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