API Help Broken on WIN11 [SOLVED]

[Randy Walker]

I updraded my workstation to top of the liinr ASUS Zeenbook Core i9 Windows 11 and very pleased to find it is Purebassic compaatible. Not nearly as fast as I hoped. Seems 14 cores is not enough to speed up the compilier.
I prefer using Japbe and one of the features I liked mst was integrated API Help that pops up on API commands same way purebasic pops up on purebasic commands wwhen you press the {F1} key.

Long story short, MS decided to disallow Win32Help formerly integrated into previous veersions of Windows. Does anyone have anhy idea how I can restore API Help? I've searched the web and find no solution for Win11.

[Kuron]

Seems 14 cores is not enough to speed up the compilier.

That would only depend on how multi-threaded the compiler is, if at all. Dunno. Has always compiled extremely fast for me, even on my clunker with a Ryzen 5 3500U with 8GB RAM.

[jassing]

Since the compiler is a single pass compiler, is the compiler multi-threaded?

[Kuron]

If the compiler is slow for you, you might want to check your AV settings.

[Randy Walker]

Topic was "API Help Broken on WIN11"

Any ideas how to fix that?

BTW -- the computer is a 12th generation core i9, it has 14 cores and 20 threads, 15.6 in display, 32GB & 2TB drive -- nothing short of spectactular notebook.
https://www.asus.com/us/laptops/for-hom ... duo-ux581/

[Randy Walker]

If the compiler is slow for you, you might want to check your AV settings.

Pardon my ignorange, but what is "AV" sesttings? I'm guesssing audio/video but I can't imagine that is what you meant.

[Randy Walker]

Can Windows 10 use this update Territorial iofeature?

I found msi updates for WIN7 Win8 8.1 and commentary indicating the Win8.1 msi would work on WIN10.

[Bitblazer]

Pardon my ignorange, but what is "AV" sesttings? I'm guesssing audio/video but I can't imagine that is what you meant.

Antivvirus settings. AV software is well known for interfering with a lot of things. For example if a software starts another software. In your case, launching the winhelp viewer, in case of malware, launching some evil file encrypter for example.

[BarryG]

MS decided to disallow Win32Help formerly integrated into previous veersions of Windows. Does anyone have anhy idea how I can restore API Help?

If you trust me, here is a set of small files I downloaded from somewhere in the past, that restores Win32 HLP file support for Win 10. Haven't tried it with Win 11, though. I use this every time I install Win 10 from scratch, and never had any issues with it. Maybe try it in a Win 11 sandbox first.

It's a batch file that you run as admin, and includes the original "winhlp32.exe" file (https://www.virustotal.com/gui/file/ef5 ... 4c99b9247d).

[Edit] Updated link (valid for 6 days from 23 July 2024) -> https://filebin.net/j2u43f4pegz26ikl

[Randy Walker]

Thanks BarryG,

BTW

Maybe try it in a Win 11 sandbox first

Showing ignorance again, Where do I get one of those?

[Randy Walker]

Never mind. I found thid guide on Win11 sandbox
https://www.windowscentral.com/software ... windows-11

[Randy Walker]

THank you for your reply BitBlazer,

Antivvirus settings. AV software is well known for interfering

I have always operated on the prmise that AV is a virus, hence never ussed it.
This Zenbook is all new to me and supposedd to be all the latest greatest so
I have just been running it "stock, out of the box" which inclcudes the infamous
windows "Defender" crap. No telling what it undermines and breaks along the way.

[Randy Walker]

Antivirus is not guilty in this case. When I try to [F1] on an API command, I get this:
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/top ... 149da3973b

[Randy Walker]

Sorry, that linkl did not paste right. This is what I get when I [F1] on an API copmmand:
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/top ... 149da3973b

[Randy Walker]

Oh, Its the Forum truncating my link. Maaybe I can paaste it as code...

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https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/topic/error-opening-help-in-windows-based-programs-feature-not-included-or-help-not-supported-3c841463-d67c-6062-0ee7-1a149da3973b