How do I enable CHM-embedded SWF Files in Windows 7 64 bits?

Hi,
I have a Robohelp project with several important tutorials in the Flash SWF format, all of which were added to the project without issue. I have kept these in the CHM output for close to 2 years without issue. Then our company began to switch from XP (32 bits)  to Windows 7 (64 bits), and users who had made the OS switch could no longer view the SWF tutorials.
Any ideas as to how I can keep these SWF-format tutorials functional in a CHM on a 64-bit Windows 7 machine?
Thanks in advance,
Rob

Hi again Rob
One other thing. Here is my own workaround for operating CHM files successfully on Windows 7. What I've done is to install Windows 7 Ultimate as the OS. (My PC shipped with Windows 7 Home Premium)
Then I downloaded (free of charge) the Microsoft Virtual Machine with XP mode. I then run the CHM from inside the VM in a 32 bit XP environment.
I do believe that it's possible to run a 32 bit version of HH.EXE to display the CHM file and have things work fine in the 64 bit environment. I say this because I've found that if I allow RoboHelp to launch the CHM, I see Captivate movies working in those. But run it on its own and BOOM!
I'd be one happy camper if I could sort the command line to launch the help viewer in 32 bit mode as RoboHelp seems to be doing!
Cheers... Rick
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