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WinHlp32.exe is required to display 32-bit Help files that have the «.hlp» file name extension. To view .hlp files on Windows 8.1, you need to install this application.
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File Name:
Windows8.1-KB917607-x64.msu
Windows8.1-KB917607-x86.msu
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Windows Help (WinHlp32.exe) is a Help program that has been included with Microsoft Windows versions starting with the Microsoft Windows 3.1 operating system. However, the Windows Help program has not had a major update for many releases and no longer meets Microsoft’s standards. Therefore, starting with the release of Windows Vista and continuing in Windows 8.1, the Windows Help program will not ship as a feature of Windows. If you want to view 32-bit .hlp files, you must download and install the program (WinHlp32.exe) from the Microsoft Download Center.
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Supported Operating Systems
Windows 8.1
The Windows Help program is available for Windows 8.1 only.
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1. Install Windows Help by clicking the Download button above.
2. Click Run and then follow the instructions on the screen.
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 purportedly to discourage software developers from using the obsolete format and encourage use of newer help formats. Support for WinHelp files would eventually be removed entirely in Windows 10.
WinHelp
| Filename extension |
.hlp |
|---|---|
| Internet media type | application/winhlp |
| Magic number | 3F 5F 03 00[1] |
| Developed by | Microsoft |
| Initial release | 1990 |
| Extended from | RTF |
| Standard | No |
Microsoft WinHelp
| Developer(s) | Microsoft |
|---|---|
| Operating system | Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 8.1 |
| Included with | Windows 3.0, Windows 95, Windows XP |
| Successor | Microsoft Compiled HTML Help |
| Type | Help system |
- 1990 – WinHelp 1.0 shipped with Windows 3.0.
- 1995 – WinHelp 4.0 shipped with Windows 95 / Windows NT.
- 2006 – Microsoft announced its intentions to phase out WinHelp as a supported platform. WinHelp is not part of Windows Vista out of the box. WinHelp files come in 16 bit and 32 bit types. Vista treats these files types differently. When starting an application that uses the 32 bit .hlp format, Windows warns that the format is no longer supported. A downloadable viewer for 32 bit .hlp files is available from the Microsoft Download Center.[2][3] The 16 bit WinHelp files continue to display in Windows Vista (32 bit only) without the viewer download.
- January 9, 2009 – Microsoft announced the availability of Windows Help program (WinHlp32.exe) for Windows Server 2008 at the Microsoft Download Center.[4]
- October 14, 2009 – Microsoft announced the availability of Windows Help program (WinHlp32.exe) for Windows 7[5] and Windows Server 2008 R2[6] at the Microsoft Download Center.
- October 26, 2012 – Microsoft announced the availability of Windows Help program (WinHlp32.exe) for Windows 8 at the Microsoft Download Center.[7]
- November 5, 2013 – Microsoft announced the availability of Windows Help program (WinHlp32.exe) for Windows 8.1 at the Microsoft Download Center.[8]
- July 15, 2015 — Microsoft completely removed Windows Help from Windows 10. Attempting to open a .hlp file just brings users to a help page detailing that it was removed.[9]
A WinHelp file has a «.hlp» suffix. It can be accompanied by an optional table of contents (.cnt) file if the help developer created one. When Windows opens a WinHelp file, it creates a .gid file in the same directory or in «%LOCALAPPDATA%\Help«, containing information about the .hlp file such as the window size and location. If the user clicks the «Find» tab and enables keyword indexing, Windows creates an index file with a .fts (full text search) extension. Annotations and bookmarks for each Windows help file have the extension «.ann» and «.bmk».
A number of software tools can decompile a WinHelp file into its source documents: HPJ, CNT, RTF, BMP, and SHG. An HPJ file is the project file that is created and edited in the Help Workshop (or a third party help authoring tool). The HPJ contains information about what RTF files to compile into the help, the MAP IDs and Aliases that provide links from a calling application to the help file, and help file appearance (window size, default buttons, color schemes, etc.). The CNT file provides the table of contents for the help file. An SHG file is a «SHED» graphics file that essentially creates an image map of help calls for a graphic file (e.g., a BMP).
A number of tools can read and explore these files. (See, for example, Help to RTF and winhelpcgi.)
Summary on winHelp files
| .hlp | Description |
|---|---|
| .hpj | project file (plain text?); contains a list of all .rtf files to compile into the .hlp file and some additional information |
| .cnt | Table of Contents (TOC) file. |
| .rtf | actual text content in Rich Text Format-format |
| .bmp .dib .wmf .shg | picture-files in various formats: .bmp or .dib, .wmf .shg |
| .fts .ftg | Full Text Search; used for searching through the text of help documents |
| .ann | file with annotations (plain text?) |
| .bmk | file with bookmarks (plain text?) |
Source files and compilation
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Source files required to compile a .hlp file consist of one or more documents in Rich Text Format and a help project file with the extension .hpj, along with any image files (.bmp, .wmf, or .shg) that are used within the Help file. An optional table of contents file with the extension .cnt can also be created for use with the .hlp file.
Within the .rtf files, topics are separated by page breaks. Each topic has a series of footnotes that contain information for the help compiler:
- # footnotes contain the topic ID (used to create links to that topic).
- $ footnotes contain the topic name as it displays in the table of contents, index, and other locations.
- K footnotes contain keywords for the index.
- A footnotes contain See Also keywords.
- * footnotes contain build tags.
- + footnotes contain browse sequence information.
- ! footnotes contain topic entry macros.
Only the # footnote is required. All others are optional.
Text in each topic can contain limited formatting, including bold text, italics, and colors. Superscript and subscript are not allowed. Jumps between topics in the same Help file usually appear in the source document as double-underlined text (green by default, though this can be overridden) followed by a topic ID in hidden text. Popup links appear in the source document as text with a single underline (also green by default) followed by a topic ID in hidden text. (In the .hlp file, the jumps show up as green text with a single underline, and popups show up as green text with a dotted underline.)
Images can be added using codes such as {bmc image.bmp}. Supported image formats include .bmp, .wmf, and .shg (used for image maps, which can contain jumps or popups that are triggered by clicking on specific parts of the image).
After the source files have been created, the help file can be compiled using a WinHelp compiler such as HCW.exe or by using a commercial software program such as RoboHelp or HelpBreeze, most of which (included the two cited here) also use hcw.exe as the backend compiler.
WinHelp appearance and features
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Depending on how it has launched and what settings the Help author chose, a WinHelp file opens either to its default topic, its table of contents, or its index.
A topic in a WinHelp file opens in a separate window, in a size and initial position that the Help author may choose. Users can resize or reposition the window. The Help author can control whether the Help file stores the user’s settings between sessions, or always opens in the default size and position.
When a topic is open, a title bar at the top of the Help window displays the topic title. Below that is a row of menus (File, Edit, Bookmark, Options, and Help), which control various aspects of the file. A row of buttons usually appears below the menus. The Help author controls which buttons, if any, appear. Typical buttons include Contents, Index, Back, and Print, along with << and >> buttons to browse through the file. Help authors can also create custom buttons to jump to specific topics or perform other actions.
Below the buttons is the main text area of the window. Typically, the text begins with a heading, often bold or in a larger font than the rest of the text. This heading may sometimes be in a non-scrolling region—an area of the window that does not move up or down via the scrollbar at the side of the window. Non-scrolling regions can only be used at the beginning of a topic. The Help author can control size and background color of a non-scrolling region.
Help authors can also control the background color of the main text area, where the actual text of the topic appears. This text can be formatted and arranged in many ways. Within the text, jumps appear as green text with a single underline. Single-clicking on a jump opens a different topic. Some jumps may open secondary Help windows to display information. Popups appear in the text as green text with a dotted underline. Single-clicking on a popup opens a small window with no menus, buttons, or scrollbars, sized to fit the text. Often, popups provide short definitions of key terms or other supplemental information about the main text. The popup automatically disappears the next time the user clicks or presses a key.
Many, though not all Help topics have See Also jumps at the end of the text. Depending on the Help author’s preference, this feature may be a simple list of jumps under the heading See Also, or it may be a small button that, when clicked, brings up a dialog box displaying all the relevant topics. Clicking on the name of a topic in that dialog box then clicking Display opens that topic.
Most Help files also contain a table of contents and an index to help users locate information. These appear in a separate, tabbed window. Clicking on the Contents tab opens the table of contents, in which users can click on headings to see the topics. Often, headings are marked with icons that look like small books and the topics have icons that look like pages. Double-clicking on a topic (or clicking on a topic then clicking Display) opens that topic. Clicking on the Index tab opens the index, which has a typing field and an alphabetical keyword list. Typing in the typing field automatically scrolls the list of keywords to the closest match. Double-clicking on a keyword (or clicking on a keyword then clicking Display) displays the topic associated with that keyword (if only one) or brings up a list of all topics associated with it. The index is important in helping users locate information. Sometimes Help files also have a Find tab, which lets the user search for any word used in the text of the file, not just for keywords.
WinHelp also supports a feature known as context-sensitive help. Context-sensitive help is assistance that is appropriate to where the user is in the software application, and what they are trying to do.
A rather security critical feature is that one can also include a DLL file containing custom code and associating it with WinHelp topics. Effectively this makes .HLP files equivalent to executables.
At the 2006 WritersUA conference, Microsoft announced its intentions to phase out WinHelp as a supported platform. Ted Dworkin (Partner Director of WinHelp Experience) stated, «WinHelp does not meet the code standards established for Vista. These standards include security, reliability, and performance.» He went on to say that WinHelp is designed in such a way that, «…we would have to rewrite it from the ground up to meet the Vista code standards. And that approach doesn’t make sense given that we have two other Help systems in Vista.»[citation needed]
The updated licensing agreement prohibits application developers from packaging the WinHelp libraries with their installers. This means that WinHelp manuals for legacy applications are not readable on a new Windows Vista (or higher version) installation. To read them, the end-user must obtain the 32-bit WinHelp viewer from Microsoft’s website and manually install it.[10]
In Windows 10 and later, Microsoft does not offer a WinHelp viewer for the operating system. The last version of Windows on which it was possible to open and read WinHelp files, using an official downloadable component by Microsoft, is Windows 8.1. The open-source version of winhlp32 from Wine also works on Windows 10. It is included as part of WineVDM. Also on Windows 10 WinHelp works with winhlp32.exe from older version of Windows.
Other documentation file formats
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Although documentation can be maintained entirely in a vendor-specific presentation format such as WinHelp, it is more often the case that documentation must be published in multiple presentation formats at once: Microsoft Compiled HTML Help (CHM), WinHelp, HTML pages, Java Help, PDF, etc. It would be very expensive and error-prone to maintain each format separately.
For this reason, authors often maintain documentation in an industry-standard, vendor-neutral authoring format—such as DocBook or FrameMaker—that can be used to generate several different presentation formats (including WinHelp).[citation needed] Various presentation files thus produced (with WinHelp or other tools) contain consistent content because they were generated from the same source.
- Microsoft Compiled HTML Help (
.chmfile extension) - Microsoft Help 2
- Microsoft Help Viewer
- OS/2’s INF Help (also known as IPF or Information Presentation Facility)
- Microsoft Windows Help and Support Center, online and offline reference manual for troubleshooting, used until Windows 8.1
- ^ «HLP File Format». October 2009.
- ^ «Download WinHelp Viewer for Windows Vista». Microsoft.
- ^ «I cannot open Help files that require the Windows Help (WinHlp32.exe) program». Support. Microsoft. February 26, 2009. Archived from the original on June 28, 2009. Retrieved August 28, 2009.
- ^ «Windows Help program (WinHlp32.exe) for Windows Server 2008». Microsoft. January 9, 2009. Retrieved July 30, 2019.
- ^ «Windows Help program (WinHlp32.exe) for Windows 7». Microsoft. October 14, 2009. Retrieved October 20, 2009.
- ^ «Windows Help program (WinHlp32.exe) for Windows Server 2008 R2». Microsoft. October 14, 2009. Retrieved July 30, 2019.
- ^ «Windows Help program (WinHlp32.exe) for Windows 8». Microsoft. October 26, 2012. Retrieved July 30, 2019.
- ^ «Windows Help program (WinHlp32.exe) for Windows 8.1». Microsoft. November 5, 2013. Retrieved July 30, 2019.
- ^ «Error opening Help in Windows-based programs: «Feature not included» or «Help not supported»«. support.microsoft.com. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
- ^ «Windows Help program (WinHelp32.exe) is no longer included with Windows». Support. Microsoft. May 24, 2006. Archived from the original on June 12, 2006.
- Help-Info: Information around Online Help (Microsoft), Examples, etc.
- HelpMaster: Largest selection of WinHelp, HTMLHelp and HTML related files and hints
- MS’ help systems, a list of MS help systems and associated tools from an unofficial specification
The Windows Help program or WinHlp32.exe is a Windows utility needed when you’re using old software containing “.hlp” help files. For example I was faced with this problem with the “.hlp” files when I first used Borland C++Builder 6 on Windows Vista / Windows Server 2008.
The winhlp32.exe packed with the Windows 7 RC for example is a 9.50 kB (9,728 bytes) file detailed with version 6.1.7100.0 (same version as Windows 7 RC itself) which is slightly different from what’s distributed with Windows Vista, a 9.00 kB (9,216 bytes) file detailed with version 6.0.6000.16386 (Vista Service Pack 2 in this example), where both stubbornly reject HLP files, showing the following dialog box:
Why can’t I get Help from this program?
[This content is preliminary and subject to change.]
The Help for this program was created in Windows Help format, which depends on a feature that isn’t included in this version of Windows. However, you can download a program that will allow you to view Help created in the Windows Help format.
For more information, go to the Microsoft Help and Support website.
Starting with the release of Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008, Microsoft has decided to no longer include in WinHlp32.exe as a component of the Windows operating system. Microsoft made this decision because WinHlp32.exe has not had a major update for many years, and it does not meet their standards for all new Microsoft programs. Microsoft realizes that this may cause some problems for customers who want to upgrade to Windows Vista or to Windows Server 2008 but still rely on 32-bit .hlp files. Therefore, Microsoft is making WinHlp32.exe available as a download from the Microsoft Download Center.
Starting with the release of Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008, third-party software developers are no longer authorized to redistribute WinHlp32.exe with their programs.
Microsoft still refuses to support the WinHlp32 as an update to Windows 7, and cites that 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.
Windows Help (WinHlp32.exe) for Windows 7 64-bit and Windows 7 32-bit
I gathered both winhlp32.exe and winhlp32.exe.mui needed for the Windows 7 WinHlp32.exe installation and along with an installer batch file (CMD), created a package which will easily install Windows Help on Windows 7. Just extract the CAB file’s content into a folder and run (as administrator) Install.cmd.
Download Link
- Download Windows Help (WinHlp32) program installer for Windows 7 x64 / Windows 7 x86 by Komeil Bahmanpour
Contents
The CAB file size is 151 kB (155,046 bytes) which will extract to a 325 kB (333,119 bytes) folder, containing the following 3 files:
- winhlp32.exe, version: 50.0.6000.16387, size: 290 kB (296,960 bytes)
- winhlp32.exe.mui, size: 30.5 kB (31,232 bytes)
- Install.cmd, revision: 2, size: 4.81 kB (4,927 bytes)
Please note users who have tried to replace winhlp32.exe manually in Windows folder and winhlp32.exe.mui in Windows\en-US folder of Windows 7, was faced with overwrite restrictions due to ownership and permission problems. Also there’s a Microsoft known issue with macros and not opening HLP files over Intranet. My batch (CMD) file successfully overrides these problems, if it’s run as administrator. The Install.cmd file uses takeown and icacls commands to overrule ownership and permission restrictions only granted to the TrustedInstaller inside Windows Vista / 2008 / 7. It also fixes both the macro and Intranet restrictions and is able to terminate any possible running instances of winhlp32.exe right before the update process is set to begin.
Important Notice about .GID Files [Updated July 25, 2010]
If your .HLP file had been viewed on an earlier version of Windows (primarily Windows 95 / Windows 98) in the past, a hidden .GID file might have been created alongside. A .GID file has the same name as its corresponding Help file (but with a .gid extension) and is stored as a hidden file at the same folder as the corresponding Help file. If the Help file is in a folder to which you do not have write privileges (such as on a CD-ROM or network drive), the .GID file is created in the Windows\Help folder. This hidden file with the GID extension is a Global Index file created by Microsoft Windows help viewer engine to accompany WinHelp (.HLP and .CNT) files that helps speed up future access to help file topics. In other words, you can delete a GID file without harming your system, but Windows will automatically recreate the file next time you open the corresponding help file. As commenter Sampath stated, please note if exist, you may not be able to open .HLP files unless you delete their corresponding .GID files. Also please note aged .GID files are hidden by nature, therefore make sure to set the relevant Windows Explorer option so it’s capable of showing you any hidden files.
Windows Help Program (WinHlp32.exe) Archive [Updated October 20, 2009]
The archive can conveniently be used to replace the winhlp32.exe and winhlp32.exe.mui in the WinHelp Installer Package with another version, possibly to upgrade, downgrade, or rollback to a previous version (uninstall).
Download Link
- Download Windows Help (WinHlp32) Program Archive
Contents
The 7-Zip archive file contains the following versions of WinHlp32:
| Version | Files | Windows | Source | Opens HLP Files |
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| 50.1.7600.16386 | winhlp32.exe, winhlp32.exe.mui | Windows 7, Windows Server 2008 R2 | KB917607 | ✓ |
| 50.0.6001.18001 | winhlp32.exe, winhlp32.exe.mui | Windows Vista, Windows Server 2008 | KB917607 | ✓ |
| 50.0.6000.16387 | winhlp32.exe, winhlp32.exe.mui | Windows Vista, Windows Server 2008 | ✓ | |
| 6.1.7600.16385 | winhlp32.exe, winhlp32.exe.mui | Windows 7, Windows Server 2008 R2 | ||
| 6.1.7100.0 | winhlp32.exe | Windows 7 RC | ||
| 6.0.6000.16386 | winhlp32.exe, winhlp32.exe.mui | Windows Vista, Windows Server 2008 | ||
| 5.2.3790.3959 | winhlp32.exe | Windows Server 2003 | ✓ | |
| 5.1.2600.0 | winhlp32.exe | Windows XP | ✓ |
Windows Help (WinHlp32.exe) for Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008
If you’re willing to download KB917607 from Microsoft, please note although the filenames for either of 64-bit or 32-bit files are the same for Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008, but the files are different in size and also refuse to install on a wrong OS, showing the following error:
“The update does not apply to your system.”
In other words, there are two different files with the same name of “Windows6.0-KB917607-x64.msu” for Windows Vista 64-bit and Windows Server 2008 64-bit, and also two different files with the same name of “Windows6.0-KB917607-x86.msu” for Windows Vista 32-bit and Windows Server 2008 32-bit.
Microsoft Releases Windows Help Program (WinHlp32.exe) for Windows 7 x64 and Windows 7 x86 [Updated October 15, 2009]
Microsoft didn’t wait for the October 22, 2009 Windows 7 RTM deadline and yesterday published Windows Help program (WinHlp32.exe) for Windows 7. A genuine validation is performed before the download can be initiated. Further information about the removal of the Windows Help Program is provided at KB917607.
This replaces my temporary solution which I had patched together four months ago.
Before Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008, Microsoft allowed third-party developers to include WinHlp32.exe with their Windows programs. This is no longer the case, and the utility is now available exclusively as a standalone download from Microsoft. WinHlp32.exe is set up to integrate with both the 32-bit and the 64-bit editions of Windows 7, as well as with the exclusive x64 version of Windows Server 2008 R2.
“Windows Help (WinHlp32.exe) is a Help program that has been included with Microsoft Windows versions starting with the Microsoft Windows 3.1 operating system. However, the Windows Help program has not had a major update for many releases and no longer meets Microsoft’s standards. Therefore, starting with the release of Windows Vista and continuing in Windows 7, the Windows Help program will not ship as a feature of Windows. If you want to view 32-bit .hlp files, you must download and install the program (WinHlp32.exe) from the Microsoft Download Center,” Microsoft stated.
Microsoft’s Official Windows Help program (WinHlp32.exe) for your version of Windows [Updated December 10, 2013]
- Windows Help program (WinHlp32.exe) for Windows 8.1 x64 and x86
- Windows Help program (WinHlp32.exe) for Windows 8 x64 and x86
- Windows Help program (WinHlp32.exe) for Windows 7 x64 and x86
- Windows Help program (WinHlp32.exe) for Windows Vista x64 and x86
- Windows Help program (WinHlp32.exe) for Windows Server 2008 R2 x64
- Windows Help program (WinHlp32.exe) for Windows Server 2008 x64 and x86
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Winhlp32.exe file information
The process known as Windows Winhlp32 Stub belongs to software Microsoft Windows Operating System by Microsoft (www.microsoft.com).
Description: The original winhlp32.exe from Microsoft is an important part of Windows, but often causes problems. Winhlp32.exe is located in the C:\Windows folder.
Known file sizes on Windows 10/11/7 are 9,728 bytes (60% of all occurrences), 10,240 bytes or 12,288 bytes.
Winhlp32.exe is a Windows system file. It is a trustworthy file from Microsoft. The program has no visible window.
Therefore the technical security rating is 2% dangerous; however you should also read the user reviews.
Recommended: Identify winhlp32.exe related errors
Viruses with the same file name
Is winhlp32.exe a virus? No, it is not. The true winhlp32.exe file is a safe Microsoft Windows system process, called «Windows Winhlp32 Stub».
However, writers of malware programs, such as viruses, worms, and Trojans deliberately give their processes the same file name to escape detection. Viruses with the same file name are for example TROJ_GEN.R06CC0PA822 (detected by TrendMicro), and Trojan.Gen.MBT (detected by Symantec).
To ensure that no rogue winhlp32.exe is running on your PC, click here to run a Free Malware Scan.
How to recognize suspicious variants? If winhlp32.exe is located in the Windows folder for temporary files, the security rating is 76% dangerous. The file size is 189,440 bytes.
The app is launched periodically by the Windows Task Scheduler. The file is not a Windows core file. The program has no visible window.
Winhlp32.exe is able to monitor applications.
If winhlp32.exe is located in a subfolder of C:\, the security rating is 92% dangerous. The file size is 4,096 bytes.
The file is not a Windows system file. The program has no file description. The program has no visible window. The application starts when Windows starts (see Registry key: TaskScheduler, Run).
External information from Paul Collins:
- «winhlp32.exe» definitely not required. Added by a variant of the EASTO.A TROJAN!
Important: Some malware disguises itself as winhlp32.exe, particularly when not located in the C:\Windows folder. Therefore, you should check the winhlp32.exe process on your PC to see if it is a threat. We recommend Security Task Manager for verifying your computer’s security. This was one of the Top Download Picks of The Washington Post and PC World.
Best practices for resolving winhlp32 issues
A clean and tidy computer is the key requirement for avoiding problems with winhlp32. This means running a scan for malware, cleaning your hard drive using 1cleanmgr and 2sfc /scannow, 3uninstalling programs that you no longer need, checking for Autostart programs (using 4msconfig) and enabling Windows’ 5Automatic Update. Always remember to perform periodic backups, or at least to set restore points.
Should you experience an actual problem, try to recall the last thing you did, or the last thing you installed before the problem appeared for the first time. Use the 6resmon command to identify the processes that are causing your problem. Even for serious problems, rather than reinstalling Windows, you are better off repairing of your installation or, for Windows 8 and later versions, executing the 7DISM.exe /Online /Cleanup-image /Restorehealth command. This allows you to repair the operating system without losing data.
To help you analyze the winhlp32.exe process on your computer, the following programs have proven to be helpful: ASecurity Task Manager displays all running Windows tasks, including embedded hidden processes, such as keyboard and browser monitoring or Autostart entries. A unique security risk rating indicates the likelihood of the process being potential spyware, malware or a Trojan. BMalwarebytes Anti-Malware detects and removes sleeping spyware, adware, Trojans, keyloggers, malware and trackers from your hard drive.
Other processes
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winhlp32.exe
Windows Winhlp32 Stub by Microsoft
This is a Windows system installed file with Windows File Protection (WFP) enabled.
Overview
winhlp32.exe has 5 known versions, the most recent one is 6.2.9200.16384 (win8_rtm.120725-1247). The average file size is about 9 KB.
What is winhlp32.exe?
WinHlp32.exe is required to display 32-bit Help files that have the «.hlp» file name extension.
About winhlp32.exe (from Microsoft)
“Windows Help (WinHlp32.exe) is a Help program that has been included with Microsoft Windows versions starting with the Microsoft Windows 3.1 operating system. However, the Windows Help program has not”
Details
| File name: | winhlp32.exe |
| Publisher: | Microsoft Corporation |
| Product name: | Windows Winhlp32 Stub |
| Description: | Microsoft® Windows® Operating System |
| Typical file path: | C:\windows\winhlp32.exe |
| Original name: | WINHLP32.EXE.MUI |
Behaviors
(Note, the behaviors below are for all versions of winhlp32.exe, select a unique version for details.)
Shell open commands
- hlpfile
- helpfile
All file variations of winhlp32.exe
| MD5 | SHA-1 | File size |
| eada08c87ad2a913563244ccf4391e5d | bd75382569cd546dc97dddee019451cddead510f | 10.5 KB |
| 1d420d66250bcaaaed05724fb34008cf | 2ece29e4ae3fdb713c18152f5c7556a1aa8a7c83 | 9.5 KB |
| fcc0222cf1b1a6049d17378d2640fc95 | 3441517a7f0b60ae82c1e2535e5c9e4595510529 | 9 KB |
| 2e10b26cde60360510351ef228317fb8 | cb116c6a5d3ad192f5af9eff69c2c2a6d7f715f4 | 8 KB |
| 82b9a3e258d4a3598bc58da9af9c1027 | f109993c63f56bfa8e1cea4f92e7fc8960079a1b | 8 KB |
Distribution by Windows OS
| OS version | distribution | |
| Windows 7 Home Premium | 42.25% | |
| Windows 7 Ultimate | 22.75% | |
| Windows 7 Professional | 8.50% | |
| Windows 8 | 7.75% | |
| Windows 8 Pro | 5.50% | |
| Windows Vista Home Premium | 3.00% | |
| Windows 7 Home Basic | 2.50% | |
| Windows 8 Single Language | 2.00% | |
| Windows 8 Enterprise | 1.25% | |
| Windows 7 Starter | 0.75% | |
| Windows 8 Pro with Media Center | 0.75% | |
| Windows 7 Enterprise | 0.75% | |
| Windows 8 Enterprise N | 0.50% | |
| Windows Vista Home Basic | 0.50% | |
| Windows Seven Black Edition | 0.25% | |
| Windows 8 Enterprise Evaluation | 0.25% | |
| Windows Se7en Titan | 0.25% | |
| Windows Vista Business | 0.25% | |
| Windows 8 Pro N | 0.25% |
Distribution by country
United States installs about 41.01% of Windows Winhlp32 Stub.
Distribution by PC manufacturer
| PC Manufacturer | distribution | |
| Dell | 21.13% | |
| Hewlett-Packard | 15.85% | |
| ASUS | 15.66% | |
| Acer | 11.29% | |
| Toshiba | 10.93% | |
| Sony | 6.92% | |
| Lenovo | 6.56% | |
| Intel | 2.91% | |
| GIGABYTE | 2.73% | |
| Samsung | 2.00% | |
| Medion | 0.73% | |
| MSI | 0.73% | |
| American Megatrends | 0.73% | |
| Alienware | 0.36% | |
| Sahara | 0.36% | |
| Gateway | 0.36% | |
| NEC | 0.36% | |
| Compaq | 0.36% |