Windows XP Disinformation

There's some disinformation on the following page:

http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/top10faqs2.htm

I'm not watching nor reading this newsgroup, beg my pardon,
just search for the following string.

"win32hlp.exe is not properly placed in the System32 folder"
[MIS]

The "winhlp32.exe" file in the system32 folder seems to redirect
and call the one in the %systemroot% folder (guessing). The mis-
spelling is not the only problem there. The whole sentence reads
incorrectly (or possibly taken to read incorrect). Two files exist on
a Windows XP system. Note the file sizes of each below. Only
that one sentence caused discomfort <g>. It just doesn't read well
for me (a completely untrue statement?). The rest of it reads okay.

I'm showing the following for the two files (Windows XP/SP2):

%systemroot%\winhlp32.exe, 283648 bytes, Aug 04, 2004, 12:56:58 AM
%systemroot%\system32\winhlp32.exe, 8192 bytes, Aug 23, 2001, 8:00:00 AM

I believe the 8192 byte file in the system32 folder is the original one
shipped with Windows XP and simply redirects and runs the one in
the %systemroot% folder. Because the original in the system32 never
gets updated (which leads me to the conclusion that it's simply a file
which runs another file), it's easy to see where the confusion comes
from. (I could be wrong). <g>

Hope this helps.

--
Jim Carlock
NOTE: I don't read the windowsxp.general group.


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