When Microsoft released Windows Vista, they decided it would no longer offer direct support for the old Windows Help format (*.HLP) that most older programs used. However they do allow you to download the program needed to view those older help files. Unfortunately, they do not allow software companies to bundle the older help viewer; they only allow the individual user to download and install it.
Many of us technical writers who feel the older format is far superior were (and still are) outraged that Microsoft made this decision but our voices were lost in the wilderness.
Mike (who just booked his trip to Vegas for the last week in January)
vpFREE@yahoogroups.com wrote:
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4b. Re: win poker
Posted by: "jw776655" jw776655@yahoo.com jw776655
Date: Thu Dec 25, 2008 2:53 pm ((PST))--- In vpFREE@yahoogroups.com, "Richard McKenna" <MCKENNA3927@...> wrote:
"Winpoker runs, but not smoothly,with Vista on my computer.
The "Windows Help
and Support'' section does not run at all."
I have Windows Vista Home Premium.
When you say "The "Windows Help and Support'' section..."I assume you mean the "Help" tab on WinPoker, and then clicking on "WinPoker Help".
If this is what you are referring to - it didn't work when I first tried it. However, I got a message explaining that Vista omits some feature which allows the reading of that file. I accepted the download -
I'm pretty sure it was from MS' website - and now the "WinPoker Help" works fine.