How to open .hlp files on W7 64bit ?

Hey all

So I have a slightly older program and it runs fine on my W7 64bit system but when I try to view the help file, either through the program or the .hlp file itself it say's it can not open it because .hlp files are not supported in windows 7, or something to that effect.

It then tells me to update from the M$ website/help page with a link.

So I go to the M$ website and it say's I need to validate my W7 before I can download and install the update/software to read/view .hlp files.

So I download their POS software to validate my W7, AGAIN for the 100th time!!!!!!!!!
It passes and I download their software/instillation program and it installs fine.....

Then again I try to open the .hlp file in order to read it and.......
OH!!! To my surprise it now say's,
Attachment 15711

And NO, it is not a bad .hlp or corrupted file as I copied and pasted it to a USB thumb drive and it opened perfectly fine on an old system running XP Pro.....

And I have googled and everything I have seen and read say's the same thing, go to M$ and download/install exactly what I did!!!
Yet it does not work.......

Is there anything OTHER than something from M$ that will allow me to open and read this .hlp file on my W7 64bit system ??

P.S.
And I thought I hated M$ before, but I worked on my first retail W8 PC 2 days ago!!!
LOL!!

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