File Extension HLP

File type: Help File

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Notes about the HLP file extension:

Errors in your registry are one of the common causes for incorrect file associations on your windows system. It is highly recommended that you check your registry for file association errors (will also check for any other registry errors).

The HLP file type is primarily associated with 'Windows' by Microsoft Corporation. If your HLP file extension association has been disabled, see the Associated Links for a possible fix. Note: This file type can become infected and should be carefully scanned if someone sends you a file with this extension.

Cannot access HLP files on windows?

When windows gives you an error message saying that it
"Cannot open HLP files", this means either:

A. You need to identify a program that can open the file
B. Or your registry may be damaged

RECOMMENDED:

In both cases it is strongly recommended that you
run a free scan for registry errors.

File extension: .HLP

Detailed information for file extension HLP:

Primary association: Windows

Company: Microsoft Corporation

Mime type: application/winhlp, application/x-helpfile, application/x-winhelp, zz-application/zz-winassoc-hlp

Identifying characters Hex: 3F 5F 03 00 , ASCII: ?_

Program ID: helpfile , hlpfile

Other applications associated with file type HLP:

Advisor (Help File) by Microsoft CorporationAn old Help file format from Microsoft, mostly used on their development tools. The identifying characters used for this association are - Hex: 4C 4E 02 00 , ASCII: LN
HP-95LX Help File
Stata Statistical Software (Help File) by Stata CorporationText files whose format predates Windows. Stata .HLP files are text files with a specialized form of markup in them that allows them to be used across platforms (Windows, Mac, and UNIX) and to be edited and extended by Stata users. This association is classified as Text.
UNIX (Help File)Typically lower case on *nix systems.
Unknown Apple II File ((found on Golden Orchard Apple II CD Rom))

'Identifying characters' used on FILExt.com are
provided by Marco Pontello from his TrID database

Technical data

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System Info for File Extension .HLP

The following listing is compiled from the database produced by the 'Associate This!' program, selected data from the main FILExt database and information FILExt collected directly from user systems.

ProgramID: helpfile, FileType: Help File, AppName: Windows Winhlp32 Stub
EXEFile: winhlp32.exe

ProgramID: hlpfile, FileType: Help File, AppName: Windows Winhlp32 Stub
EXEFile: winhlp32.exe

ProgramID: hlpfile, FileType: Help File, AppName: WinHelp
EXEFile: winhlp32.exe

ProgramID: hlpfile
EXEFile: %SystemRoot%\winhlp32.exe %1

ProgramID: hlpfile
EXEFile: %SystemRoot%\SysWOW64\winhlp32.exe %1

ProgramID: hlpfile
EXEFile: %SystemRoot%\System32\winhlp32.exe %1

ProgramID: hlpfile
EXEFile: WINHELP.EXE %1

Program Name and MIME Type Info for File Extension .HLP

FILExt has been given permission to display a Program Name/MIME type database collected by Anthony R. Nemmer. Some of this data has already been included into the main FILExt database. Those entries which have not yet been incorporated are displayed below.

Program Name Mime Type voice/voice-help

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