HLP (WinHelp)

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:''"HLP" redirects here. For other HLP formats, see [[:Category:File formats with extension .hlp]], or [[Help files]].''
  
== Description ==
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'''WinHelp''' is a help file format based on [[RTF]] created by Microsoft that exists in several versions and was used in Windows 3.0 up to Windows 95 and NT. Starting with Windows Vista, the format can not be opened without additional software downloads. The format was abandoned to encourage use of the newer [[CHM]] (compiled HTML) help format.
  
WinHelp is a help file format based on [[RTF]] created by Microsoft that exists in several versions and was used in Windows 3.0 up to Windows 95 and NT. Starting with Windows Vista, the format can not be opened without additional software downloads. The format was abandoned to encourage use of the newer [[CHM]] (compiled HTML) help format.
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== Specifications ==
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* [http://sourceforge.net/projects/helpdeco/ helpdeco] → helpfile.txt has information based on reverse-engineering.
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** [http://www.oocities.org/mwinterhoff/helpfile.htm Windows Help File Format ...]
  
 
== Software ==
 
== Software ==
  
 
* [https://sourceforge.net/projects/helpdeco/ helpdeco]: decompiler for WinHelp files
 
* [https://sourceforge.net/projects/helpdeco/ helpdeco]: decompiler for WinHelp files
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* [https://www.winehq.org/ Wine] - Includes a WinHelp viewer, with source code
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* [https://github.com/rel-eng/QWinHelp QWinHelp] (untested)
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* [https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=91 Microsoft's WinHlp32.exe for Windows 7]
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== Sample files ==
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* HLP files may be found in collections of old Windows software; e.g. [http://cd.textfiles.com/hotgames/PROGRAMS/], [http://cd.textfiles.com/40bestwin95/PROGRAMS/], [http://cd.textfiles.com/49games/49GAMES/], [http://cd.textfiles.com/sbup/], [http://cd.textfiles.com/ultimatews/WIN/]
  
 
== Resources ==
 
== Resources ==
  
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WinHelp Wikipedia article]
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* [[Wikipedia:WinHelp|Wikipedia article]]
 
* [http://www.help-info.de/en/home.htm Resource page for Windows help formats]
 
* [http://www.help-info.de/en/home.htm Resource page for Windows help formats]
 
* [http://www.help-info.de/en/Help_Info_WinHelp/hw.htm Subpage on the site linked above with a list of links to software and information about the WinHelp format]
 
* [http://www.help-info.de/en/Help_Info_WinHelp/hw.htm Subpage on the site linked above with a list of links to software and information about the WinHelp format]
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* [[CHM]]
 
* [[CHM]]
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* [[Segmented Hypergraphics]]
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[[Category:Microsoft]]
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[[Category:Windows]]
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[[Category:Hypermedia]]

Revision as of 19:58, 6 May 2017

File Format
Name HLP (WinHelp)
Ontology
Extension(s) .hlp
"HLP" redirects here. For other HLP formats, see Category:File formats with extension .hlp, or Help files.

WinHelp is a help file format based on RTF created by Microsoft that exists in several versions and was used in Windows 3.0 up to Windows 95 and NT. Starting with Windows Vista, the format can not be opened without additional software downloads. The format was abandoned to encourage use of the newer CHM (compiled HTML) help format.

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Sample files

  • HLP files may be found in collections of old Windows software; e.g. [1], [2], [3], [4], [5]

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