Help file not accessible (Winhlp32.exe missing or corrupt)

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Help file not accessible in certain programs that use Windows Help, not HTML
(ex. Backup4All, IrfanView, AVG Free, Photoplus6). The support people at
Backup4All say that my Winhlp32.exe file is missing or corrupt. What should
I do?
 
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Help file not accessible in certain programs that use Windows Help, not
HTML (ex. Backup4All, IrfanView, AVG Free, Photoplus6). The support
people at Backup4All say that my Winhlp32.exe file is missing or
corrupt. What should I do?
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Expand X:\i386\Winhlp32.ex_ c:\windows\system32 where x:=your cd rom drive

HTH
 
Thanks. Is this (in detail) what you are refering to?


""Afterinstalling SP1 for some users the correct version of win32hlp.exe is
not properly placed in the System32 folder. If this is the case replace the
older version with the version found in windows\ServicePackFiles\i386. Or
you can download it here:

Restore winhelp32.exe for XP or XPSP1 (Line 57)
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm

Manual Edit:

1. Insert the Windows XP installation CD into your CD-ROM.
2. Browse to your CD-ROM and change the folder to \I386
3. Copy the following files into a temporary folder on your hard disk:

Winhlp32.cn_
Winhlp32.ex_
Winhlp32.hl_

4. Click Start/Run, type in CMD and then press Enter.
5. Change to the temporary folder where you stored the Winhlp32 files.
6. Type the following commands:

EXPAND WINHLP32.CN_ WINHLP32.CNT
EXPAND WINHLP32.EX_ WINHLP32.EXE
EXPAND WINHLP32.HL_ WINHLP32.HLP

7. Copy Winhlp32.exe to your \%SYSTEMROOT%\ folder.
8. Copy the Winhlp32.cnt, and Winhlp32.hlp to the \%SYSTEMROOT%\Help\
folder.
9. Typically this folder is C:\Windows.
10. Delete the contents of your temporary folder. ""
 
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