Subject: | Re: Windows 10 - Help System
| Date: | 15 Feb 2024 22:57:30 -0400
| From: | "Kevin Zawicki" <numberjack@wi.rr.com>
| Newsgroups: | pnews.paradox-development
|
Keep it handy... Windows updates can randomly wipe the fix.
Peter <peterspammenot@whiteknight.email> wrote:
>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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