I just did some testing with packaging the updates and unfortunately it will not work

My idea was to include the update with the original program, but it requires different updates for different Windows versions
Since they both update the same file (winhlp32.exe) it's impossible to add them both.

We decided to just give the users the instruction to download the update if necessary
It kind of defeats the purpose of a thinapp, but we figured being able to view older help files is benificial for more programs.
Especially since we provide more than one application with the older help files

I haven't explored the idea of a standalone viewer or converting the help files but they might be possible solutions aswell (If you have the same problem)
We just went with this aproach for ourselves

Thanks anyway,
Shon

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