luweewu
August 18th, 2008, 08:03 PM
Since Microsoft is not letting developers include the WinHelp installer for Vista and Win2k8 Server, I need my installer to be able to detect the absence of WinHelp and then make a call into it to get the OS to pop up the window containing the download link. My problem is, since winhlp32.exe is always there, even if WinHelp is not installed, I need another way to detect the absence of WinHelp.
Can someone point me to a Registry entry or file that is not there unless WinHelp is installed or a Registry entry that is different when WinHelp is installed vs when it is not? If possible, I would like my detection method to be a generic as possible (i.e., it shouldn't depend on whether it is being run on Vista, Win2k8 or a newer OS).
Can someone point me to a Registry entry or file that is not there unless WinHelp is installed or a Registry entry that is different when WinHelp is installed vs when it is not? If possible, I would like my detection method to be a generic as possible (i.e., it shouldn't depend on whether it is being run on Vista, Win2k8 or a newer OS).