Help format for Vista and Windows 7

[AteUte55]

WinHlp32.exe is not part of Vista, Server 2008 and Windows 7 any more, so it has to be downloaded and installed to see TC's help...
Is there any possibility to change help format for future versions of TC?

[HolgerK]

Totalcmd.chm

Or did you mean that the default installed help format should be the CHM?
Support++

Regards
Holger

[AteUte55]

Well, current is not working in Windows 7 so anything that works is fine for me. Yes, that works OK!

[ghisler(Author)]

I have considered to include CHM files by default, but they are practically useless in a network environment (when starting TC from a network drive) because of some Microsoft paranoia...

[HolgerK]

Just tried to run my TC7.50pb5 installation via a admin share (don't have access to a network at the moment):

A) TC configured to use CHM:
-> CHM help works fine, started from UNC path without any "Open file - security warning"
Maybe because Totalcmd.chm is automatically copied into the local %temp% path and started from this local path?
So i thought you already have worked on a solution about the security problem.

B) TC configured to use HLP (work's normally fine here with Vista x86 from local installation), started via UNC-path.
-> HLP gives the following message:

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Windows Help
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Cannot display this help file. Try opening the help file again, and if you still get this message, copy the help file to a different drive, and try again.
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OK   
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Ok, it may be different with an installation running from a mapped network drive.

Is there really such a big advantage of the HLP file format compared to CHM, especially if the client computer runs under vista or windows7?

Regards
Holger

[Lefteous]

http://www.ghisler.ch/wiki/index.php?title=Help_is_not_displayed_on_Windows_Vista

[MGyHardSoft]

Recently there is no way to view .HLP under Windows 7 RC.

[HolgerK]

Recently there is no way to view .HLP under Windows 7 RC.

Note At this time, there is no WinHlp32.exe download available for Windows 7 or for Windows Server 2008 R2. However, separate downloads for Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 will be offered after the RTM versions of these products are available to public.

Meanwhile you can use Totalcmd.chm

Regards
Holger

[Heppchen]

I have considered to include CHM files by default, but they are practically useless in a network environment (when starting TC from a network drive) because of some Microsoft paranoia...

My workaround for opening .chm files from network location is to create a .zip file of the .chm. TC extracts/opens it then from local temporary folder

Another workaround creates more insecureness by tweaking the registry and adding all (!) internal network locations to the local intranet zone but this is not useful in companies:

> http://www.tech-archive.net/Archive/Windows/microsoft.public.windows.inetexplorer.ie6.browser/2005-08/msg03132.html

Nevertheless: chm help would be much appreciated

[Balderstrom]

March 9, 2007,
HLP-Viewer now available for Vista

Which links to a microsoft.com download for a Vista-Aware WinHlp32.exe


His blog links to german I believe "displaylang=de". The above link is for english.

[ghisler(Author)]

I have made a poll now:
http://www.ghisler.ch/board/viewtopic.php?t=23427