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    How to read Win9x/XP hlp files in Vista?

    Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by Sredni Vashtar, Aug 24, 2007.

  1. Sredni Vashtar

    Sredni Vashtar Notebook Evangelist

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    My old compiler seems to work in Vista. Good.
    Too bad that Vista does not support old hlp files. I had all the language reference, and the libraries description in those files.

    Thanks, Microsoft, for not being able to read a format used by *all the applications* developed for your previous OSes since Win95.
    I mean, how much overhad would have meant keeping the code for reading the old help format? 150-200 kb? Boy, that would have been unconceivable, considering that my Vista is taking up a good 12 GB already.

    Anyone knows how to read the *.hlp files again in Vista?

    (I can't turn back to XP right now since I don't have time to reinstall everything. Sure thing is Vista is not helping me in being productive.)

    - Oh, sorry for the rant -
     
    Sredni Vashtar, Aug 24, 2007
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    aww, I did a search, but on this forum :-(
    Thanks.
     
    Sredni Vashtar, Aug 24, 2007
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