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WinHelp

Microsoft WinHelp is a proprietary format for online help files that can be displayed by the Microsoft Help browser winhelp.exe or winhlp32.exe. The file format is based on Rich Text Format (RTF). It remained a popular Help platform from Windows 3.0 through Windows XP. WinHelp was removed in Windows Vista and Microsoft discouraged software developers…

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History

Windows 95Windows NTWindows Server 2008Windows 7Windows Server 2008 R2
7 related topics

Source files and compilation

BmpWmfFootnotesBoldItalics
10 related topics

WinHelp appearance and features

MenusButtonsUnderlineDialog boxContext-sensitive help
6 related topics

File format

BMPSHG
2 related topics

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Developed by
Microsoft
Extended from
RTF
Initial release
1990
Internet media type
application/winhlp
Magic number
3F 5F 03 00
Standard
No

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History

File format

  • BMP Bitmap
  • SHG Segmented Hyper Graphics

Source files and compilation

WinHelp appearance and features

End of support

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WinHelp

Nodes41
Edges40
Triples72
Avg. degree1.95
Density0.04878
Components1

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WinHelp

Top relations

related to File format · 21
WinHelp → Aliases, An HPJ, An SHG, Annotations, BMP, CNT, Find, Help, Help Workshop, HPJ, If, It, LOCALAPPDATA, MAP IDs, RTF, SHED, SHG, The CNT, The HPJ, When Windows
related to history · 17
WinHelp → Attempting, January, July, Microsoft, Microsoft Download Center, November, October, R2, The, Vista, When, Windows, Windows Help, Windows NT, Windows Server, Windows Vista, WinHlp32
related to External links · 10
WinHelp → Examples, Help-Info, HelpMaster, HTML, HTMLHelp, Information, Largest, Microsoft, MS, Online Help
related to End of support · 8
WinHelp → At, Microsoft, Microsoft's, The, This, To, Windows Vista, WritersUA
related to WinHelp appearance and features · 4
WinHelp → Depending, Help, The Help, Users
Developed by · 1
WinHelp → Microsoft
Extended from · 1
WinHelp → RTF
Filename extension · 1
WinHelp → .mw-parser-output .monospaced{font-family:monospace,monospace} .hlp
Initial release · 1
WinHelp → 1990
Internet media type · 1
WinHelp → application/winhlp

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Important terminology

help file windows files text microsoft also topic hlp opens format rtf buttons window topics information exe winhlp32 contents jumps

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
WinHelpDeveloped byMicrosoft1.00infobox
WinHelpExtended fromRTF1.00infobox
WinHelpFilename extension.mw-parser-output .monospaced{font-family:monospace,monospace} .hlp1.00infobox
WinHelpInitial release19901.00infobox
WinHelpInternet media typeapplication/winhlp1.00infobox
WinHelpMagic number3F 5F 03 001.00infobox
WinHelpStandardNo1.00infobox
WinHelpis aproprietary format for online help files that can be displayed by the Microsoft Help browser winhelp.exe or winhlp32.exe0.90text
the window sizeinstance ofcontaining information about the .hlp file0.80text
locationinstance ofcontaining information about the .hlp file0.80text
RoboHelp or HelpBreeze Archived 2016-01-21 at the Wayback Machineinstance ofthe help file can be compiled using a WinHelp compiler such as HCW.exe or by using a commercial software program0.80text
most of whichinstance ofthe help file can be compiled using a WinHelp compiler such as HCW.exe or by using a commercial software program0.80text

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