Windows Help
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Windows Help was the built-in assistance and documentation system included in earlier versions of the Microsoft Windows operating system.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Windows Help and Support | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
documentation system
ⓘ
help system ⓘ |
| architecture | client-side viewer with .hlp files ⓘ |
| contentAuthoringTool | Microsoft Help Workshop NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contentFormat | RTF-based source compiled to .hlp ⓘ |
| developer | Microsoft ⓘ |
| distribution | bundled with Windows installation ⓘ |
| documentationType | offline help ⓘ |
| fileFormatUsed |
.hlp
ⓘ
WinHelp NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| implementedAs |
Win16 application
ⓘ
Win32 application ⓘ |
| includedIn |
Windows 2000
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Windows 3.x NERFINISHED ⓘ Windows 95 NERFINISHED ⓘ Windows 98 NERFINISHED ⓘ Windows Me NERFINISHED ⓘ Windows NT 3.x NERFINISHED ⓘ Windows NT 4.0 NERFINISHED ⓘ Windows Server 2003 NERFINISHED ⓘ Windows XP NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| interactionMode |
keyboard shortcuts support
ⓘ
mouse-driven navigation ⓘ |
| introducedInVersion | Windows 3.0 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| license | proprietary software ⓘ |
| operatingSystem |
Windows
ⓘ
surface form:
Microsoft Windows
|
| platform |
Windows
ⓘ
surface form:
Microsoft Windows
|
| predecessor | MS-DOS Help NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryExecutable | winhlp32.exe ⓘ |
| requires | winhlp32.exe component ⓘ |
| statusInWindows10 | no native support for .hlp files ⓘ |
| statusInWindows7 | not installed by default ⓘ |
| statusInWindows8 | no native support for .hlp files ⓘ |
| statusInWindowsVista | not installed by default ⓘ |
| successor |
.chm help system
ⓘ
HTML Help NERFINISHED ⓘ Microsoft Compiled HTML Help NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| supportsFeatures |
contents tree
ⓘ
context-sensitive help ⓘ hyperlinked topics ⓘ indexed topics ⓘ keyword-based navigation ⓘ pop-up help windows ⓘ search within help ⓘ |
| usedBy | end users of Windows ⓘ |
| usedFor |
accessing system documentation
ⓘ
feature explanations ⓘ troubleshooting guidance ⓘ |
| userInterface | graphical user interface ⓘ |
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this entity surface form:
Windows Help and Support