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Subject:Re: One help file for Win NT 3.5 and 4.0 From:"Susan W. Gallagher" <sgallagher -at- EXPERSOFT -dot- COM> Date:Tue, 3 Dec 1996 12:05:38 -0800
At 01:34 PM 12/3/96 -0600, Wing, Michael J wrote:
>I thought NT 3.5 was a 32-bit operating system. Ergo, WinHelp 4.0 files
>should run on it. However, I do know that a common problem with NT is
>that the .hlp files are automatically associated with winhelp.exe (the
>3.1 viewer) instead of WinHlp32.exe (the 4.0 viewer). I'd suggest
>checking the .hlp file association.
Yabut... I don't think they started shipping the 4.0 help engine
until NT 3.51. If memory serves, 3.51 fixed some major glitches, so
not many people stuck with 3.5.
Sue Gallagher
sgallagher -at- expersoft -dot- com
-- The _Guide_ is definitive.
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