If you’ve installed older software in Windows 7, you might notice that .hlp-formatted Help files aren’t recognized or supported. Microsoft offers a free download to read and manage those WinHelp files.

Windows 7 comes with its own Help and support systems, so this is just a compatibility update for anyone needing to look through older .hlp files on a newer Windows system. You’ll have to run a “Genuine Windows Advantage” check before you can download, but once that is over, the WinHelp reader quietly installs, opening whenever you open a .hlp-formatted Help file.

Windows Help program (WinHlp32.exe) for Windows 7

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Windows 7 by Charles