Subject: | Re: Windows 10 - Help System
| Date: | Thu, 15 Feb 2024 18:53:08 -0800
| From: | Peter <peterspammenot@whiteknight.email>
| Newsgroups: | pnews.paradox-development
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more digging and found this - it worked, hot damn!
https://iristech.co/winhlp32-exe-on-windows-10/
His source for the winhlp32.exe
https://www.thefreewindows.com/4110/view-older-files-windows-7-download-winhlp32exe/
On 02/15/2024 05:22 p.m., Peter wrote:
> Ok, everything installed fine, Leslie's BDE installer was fine, all
> good, except, the help function. Dang!
>
> Microsoft seems bound and determined to make our decisions for us
> grown-ups.
>
> I followed the directions on this link but it still didn't work, I've
> checked my work twice.
> https://github.com/knuth-konrad/winhlp32-on-windows10?tab=readme-ov-file#winhlp32-and-windows-10
>
>
> Microsoft directions for Windows 8 says to add to keys to the registry
> HKLM\Software\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\WinHelp |AllowProgrammaticMacros = 1
> HKLM\Software\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\WinHelp |AllowIntranetAccess = 1
>
> Still no love. Does anyone know any other resources to solve this? Thanks.
>
>
>
> On 02/15/2024 11:25 a.m., Steve Green wrote:
>> it will go in program files (x86).. should not matter, but.. if you're
>> really doing sp4 from a cd, most of us (all of us) probably have sp3..
>> this far down the road, you might want to consider doing the same
>>
>>
>>
>> On 02/15/2024 12:48 AM, Peter wrote:
>>> So, I am installing Pdx 9 (sp4) onto a Windows 10 machine. I seem to
>>> recall that we should not install it to "Program Files" but rather
>>> another folder. Is my memory shorting out? Does it matter? Thank you.
>>>
>>> One of my customers is looking to replace (8) XP machines with Win 10.
>>>
>>>
>>> On 07/30/2015 05:42 p.m., Leslie Milburn wrote:
>>>> Just wondering if anyone has any news regarding Windows 10 and
>>>> Paradox for
>>>> Windows/BDE.
>>>> Leslie.
>>>>
>>>>
>>
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