From: Ian Semmel on
Do I have to redistribute and run hhupd.exe to ensure that html help
files can be displayed on a target computer or does statically linking
in htmlhelp.lib satisfy the requirements ?


From: David Webber on

"Ian Semmel" <anyone(a)rocketcomp.com.au> wrote in message
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> Do I have to redistribute and run hhupd.exe to ensure that html help files
> can be displayed on a target computer or does statically linking in
> htmlhelp.lib satisfy the requirements ?

I believe every version of Windows since Windows 95 has included the HTML
help engine. Just distribute the .chm file(s).

Dave
--
David Webber
Author of 'Mozart the Music Processor'
http://www.mozart.co.uk
For discussion/support see
http://www.mozart.co.uk/mozartists/mailinglist.htm

From: Ian Semmel on


"David Webber" <dave(a)musical-dot-demon-dot-co.uk> wrote in message
news:#G38a2isIHA.4544(a)TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl:

> "Ian Semmel" <anyone(a)rocketcomp.com.au> wrote in message
> news:%23yvQkPhsIHA.4840(a)TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
>
>
> > Do I have to redistribute and run hhupd.exe to ensure that html help
> files
> > can be displayed on a target computer or does statically linking in
> > htmlhelp.lib satisfy the requirements ?
>
>
> I believe every version of Windows since Windows 95 has included the
> HTML
> help engine. Just distribute the .chm file(s).
>
> Dave
> --
> David Webber
> Author of 'Mozart the Music Processor'
> http://www.mozart.co.uk
> For discussion/support see
> http://www.mozart.co.uk/mozartists/mailinglist.htm

Thanks for that.

It seems that MS hasn't done much with help since then.