#CANT READ CHM ZIP FILE#
#CANT READ CHM 32 BIT#

Click Yes if the User Account Control warning message appears. In the 32-bit/64-bit folder, Right Click on Install.cmd and Click Run as Administrator. Open the 32-bit folder or the 64-bit folder depending on what you noted earlier for your System type.

#CANT READ CHM ZIP FILE#

Now Download the zip file with the patched files from this link.Ī folder will open with the extracted content once the extraction finishes.

#CANT READ CHM 32 BIT#

If it is x86-based PC, then it’s a 32 bit Window. In the Right pane, next to System type, if the value is 圆4-based PC, then your Windows is 64 bit. If you don't see a web browser on the 'Open with' menu, click Other or Choose a different app at the bottom. This will open a list of apps on a sub-menu. Hover over Open with on the right-click menu. Type msinfo32 in the Run dialog box that appears and Press Enter. Locate the CHM file you want to open on your computer, and right-click on the file icon to open the context menu. To find out your system type (32 bit or 64 bit), Hold the Windows key and Press R. So in this solution, the patched version of WinHelp32.exe we’ll use will be system type specific, which means it will be depend if your Windows 10 is a 32 bit or 64 bit. Solution 2: Use Patched WinHelp32.exe Application from Windows 8.1įor one reason or the other, Solution 1 may fail. Press the Enter key if you see a pause in that black window.Īt one point, the black window will close. Click Yes if the User Account Control warning message appears.Ī couple of commands will run in a black window. Now Right Click on Install.cmd and Click Run as Administrator. Place a Check next to Show extracted files when complete and click Extract.Ī folder will open with the extracted content once the extraction finishes. Right Click on the downloaded zip file and Click Extract All…Įnter the path where you want to extract the files, or leave the default path their if you like.

Here we will inject the patched WinHelp32 application into your Windows 10 through some really simple steps given below.įirst, Download the zip file from this link that has the patched WinHelp32 files and its installer. WinHelp32.exe is the application which is used to read the. hlp files associated with those older programs will not open.

But with the release of Windows Vista, Microsoft discontinued using WinHelp platform for online help and replaced it with Microsoft Compiled HTML Help. It doesn’t makes sense to me but as a matter of fact, Microsoft made almost all their windows backward compatible, meaning older programs many of them would still run on Windows 10. All of these WinHelp files carried the extension of. From Windows 3.0 all the way to Windows XP, Microsoft used to provide online help to its users through their WinHelp files.

Cant read chm