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Help format for Vista and Windows 7

Posted: 2009-06-14, 17:29 UTC
by 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?

Posted: 2009-06-14, 17:54 UTC
by HolgerK
:arrow: Totalcmd.chm

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

Regards
Holger

Posted: 2009-06-14, 18:04 UTC
by AteUte55
Well, current is not working in Windows 7 so anything that works is fine for me. Yes, that works OK!

Posted: 2009-06-14, 19:37 UTC
by 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...

Posted: 2009-06-14, 20:48 UTC
by 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" :shock:
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. :roll:

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

Posted: 2009-06-14, 21:12 UTC
by Lefteous

Posted: 2009-07-08, 22:37 UTC
by MGyHardSoft
Recently there is no way to view .HLP under Windows 7 RC.

Posted: 2009-07-08, 23:09 UTC
by HolgerK
MGyHardSoft wrote:Recently there is no way to view .HLP under Windows 7 RC.
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/917607 wrote: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 :arrow: Totalcmd.chm

Regards
Holger

Posted: 2009-07-22, 21:19 UTC
by Heppchen
ghisler(Author) wrote: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

Posted: 2009-07-22, 23:34 UTC
by 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.

Posted: 2009-08-09, 15:33 UTC
by ghisler(Author)