The 'Windows Help' system
Posted: 2022-Jul-30, 18:19
While EF2000 Reloaded is mainly aimed at 3dFX DOS version, the Windows 95 version 'Super EF2000' used the Windows help system to provide a nice 'online' help window.
Unfortunately, this no longer works on Window10, and clicking on it has no effect. The information is held in a file called 'super_ef.hlp' which is no longer supported.
What can be done is to use the 'helpdeco' tool available here:
https://www.oocities.org/mwinterhoff/helpdeco.htm
..to dissect the .hlp file into its component parts and produce a project file compatible with the Windows compressed HTML generation tool available here:
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/previo ... -downloads
Using this, a 'super_ef.chm' file can be created, and the help information is visible once more. This is also 1990's technology though, so not a long term solution.
Unfortunately, this no longer works on Window10, and clicking on it has no effect. The information is held in a file called 'super_ef.hlp' which is no longer supported.
What can be done is to use the 'helpdeco' tool available here:
https://www.oocities.org/mwinterhoff/helpdeco.htm
..to dissect the .hlp file into its component parts and produce a project file compatible with the Windows compressed HTML generation tool available here:
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/previo ... -downloads
Using this, a 'super_ef.chm' file can be created, and the help information is visible once more. This is also 1990's technology though, so not a long term solution.