Windows 10: Can someone give me a checksum for WinHlp32.exe from Windows XP x64?

Hi, could someone just post here the checksum from WinHlp32.exe of Windows XP x64? Just want to make sure it's OK. I recently tweaked my Win 10 system to allow me to use outdated help files. This involved downloading said file from an untrusted source. Just wanna be safe.

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Windows 10 & .hlp files

I took winhlp32.exe from Windows XP and copied it to my desktop on Windows 10. I then double-clicked on winhlp32.exe to open it up and the selected a .HLP file and it worked perfectly.

 

Winhlp32.exe on Windows 10

Read all the Discussion Entries for WINHLP32.EXE. If you're still confused, script files must be run from the COMMAND PROMPT (ADMIN) by Right-Clicking START Button. Before you run the script grab a copy of WINHLP32,EXE.MUI from Windows XP or Download
from the website mentioned in this discussion. I also unzipped the MUI and copied the Winhlp32. DLLs into WINDOWS\System32\ - This may or may not be important. Script Files can always be converted to text files and edited with NOTEPAD then resaved with the
.CMD extension.

 

winhlp32.exe at DuckDuckGo

I've not had need for it on Win10 yet but basically it is for reading the older Help files. Usually when installable files are posted the page will list the MD5Sum or SHA* number to verify the download but what I found are quite small and seldom get corrupted like larger files such as over 250MB on slower connections.

 

Now everyone is going to think you actually answered my question. Could you remove your post so I can get an actual answer?

What is the checksum for WinHlp32.exe from Windows XP x64?

 

It's an answer but apparently not the one you wanted. To put it another way, sites posting downloads will usually also provide that number which is provided to them by the author/publisher of the file, for example the various Linux sites and LibreOffice. The number only applies to the file to be downloaded to assure it is a correct/complete file, has not been tampered with. Then one has to get a program that can compare the file with the number provided. The file you asked about is from Microsoft, probably a trusted site.

 

No, I will not remove my post as I consider it quite correct.

 

I don't see a checksum. Did you hide it somewhere?

 

I'm not hiding anything, the number usually is on the page where you downloaded the file from. The Microsoft page is located on the Search link I provided.

 

You seem to think that just because someone can provide a checksum that the file is safe. Any hacker can post here. And any hacker can provide a checksum for their wares.

I'm asking for the checksum of a known file. If the published file size and checksum of a known file are the same as my file, it's pretty good insurance that the file does not contain a custom virus.

 

Well, I've gotten a large number of Linux LiveDVD and LibreOffice downloads over several years and the checksum numbers provided on the download pages have been quite useful is verifying the downloaded file was correct as provided by the sites.

You're right about the hacker which is exactly why I posted a page of links to Microsoft to get the file and to see if they provide the checksum number. It does not appear in that installed file on my computers so there's no way I can provide it, have to get it from Microsoft.

As for "Any hacker can post here", would I be remiss in thinking that if I did have the number and posted it you would trust my veracity?

Seems to me someone else can keep your argument going, I'm out.

 

OK. And I really doubt I can get that checksum from Microsoft. Just never heard of them doing that. Not for file from a no-longer-supported product. Hence my original question still stands.

Bump.

 

Yes, I would trust you because anyone except the poster of the software is a disinterested party. I would not trust the person who posted the software, the reason for which should be obvious. God, why does no one have any street smarts anymore?

 

https://www.virustotal.com/en/file/f...is/1455521573/

MD5 65a9495a436f5402bc1c467e1b926c27

SHA1 587f7e2ed04dca2f4dbe84d90afd0c223f52b1cd
SHA256 f697d5b221ddfd2ffbecaf8cca252701ab976cf8cbb74ce0238ef336093327a8

 

Thanks Porthos, but is that really the 64-bit version? The VirusTotal link under file detail says the target machine is 386.

Sorry I was rough with you Berton. You started out very helpful like and I just want to commend you for that. But this was more the kind of answer I was looking for. Please don't let this sour you on helping people. I was just an being an ass for a few moments there.