Using HLP files in moden OS's

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Kurt Tomicich
2016/07/29

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Subject:	Using HLP files in moden OS's
Category:	Software\ Image Composer, Software\ Help in old software

Version:	1.1
Revision Date:	2016/10/31 Modified: 2016/10/31

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Kurt Tomicich

HLP files were discontinued by Microsoft with the advent of Vista (? .. possibly XP)

10/2016
Verified the following works on W10 Pro x64

Notes from the Blog... not sure I used this, but I had downloaded the webpage

In Windows 10, the Win8.1 file works, but requires gymnastics

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=8cc63c95-edb3-4192-8a4a-aa4ce50cac7c

Windows8.1-KB917607-x64.msu

Run an Admin CMD

Extract the filese

md ContentMSU

expand Windows8.1-KB917607-x64.msu /F:* .\ContentMSU

Then extract the files from the CAB (that was just extracted from the EXE...)c

cd ContentMSU

md ContentCAB

expand Windows8.1-KB917607-x64.cab /F:* .\ContentCAB

Find the appropriate language folder. For 64 bit:

cd ContentCAB

dir amd64*en-*.

If you're looking for 32 bit, it would be "

dir x86*en-*.

Navigate to the appropriate folder - the results of the above command

cd "

amd64_microsoft-windows-winhstb.resources_31bf3856ad364e35_6.3.9600.20470_en-us_c3a9a33a1aee3495"

Here we will find “winhlp32.exe.mui”. We need to replace %SystemRoot%\en-US\winhlp32.exe.mui with our new file:

commands

takeown /f "%SystemRoot%\en-US\winhlp32.exe.mui"

icacls "%SystemRoot%\en-US\winhlp32.exe.mui" /grant "%UserName%":F

ren %SystemRoot%\en-US\winhlp32.exe.mui winhlp32.exe.mui.w10

copy winhlp32.exe.mui %SystemRoot%\en-US\winhlp32.exe.mui

takeown /f "%SystemRoot%\winhlp32.exe"

icacls "%SystemRoot%\winhlp32.exe" /grant "%UserName%":F

ren %SystemRoot%\winhlp32.exe winhlp32.exe.w10

cd ..

dir *.exe /s

Find the right path starting either with amd64 or x86 and navigate to it

cd "

amd64_microsoft-windows-winhstb_31bf3856ad364e35_6.3.9600.20470_none_1a54d9f2f676f6c2

"

copy winhlp32.exe %SystemRoot%\winhlp32.exe

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