VS Help question - .NET Framework

Woody Splawn

For reasons I have not yet identified I am having problems with the help
system in VS.net 2003. It seems as though it was working all right in the
past but it's not now. First of all I can't seem to get my search and help
icons to stay on the screen when in VS. In order to access the search
dialog I have to access the help menu and then select the search icon from
there.

Once clicked and the dialog retrieved I type in a word to search on like
"Insert" and select, for example, filter by Visual Basic. I run the search
and it comes back with many items. I select one of the result items and I
get a dialog/message saying "Please wait while Windows configures Visual
Studio.net English". Some sort of install begins and then I am asked to put
in my VS DVD in order to proceed. I do and the topic for the item I clicked
on does finally come up. If I close VS at this point and come back in and
do the same thing again, it goes through the same routine again and asks me
for the installation disk again. What gives? What can I do to get things
back to normal and fixed so that help is available all the time without a
re-install?

Jul 21 '05 #1

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Felix Wang

Hi Woody,

Thanks for posting.

To show the help within VS.Net IDE, let's check the following setting:

1. Open menu "Tools" | "Options".
2. Locate and click "Help" under "Environmen t".
3. Make sure the "Internal Help" is selected.

Then let's open the "Dynamic Help" by the menu command "Help" | "Dynamic
Help".

As far as the repair dialog "Please wait while Windows configures Visual
Studio.net English" is concerned, it is likely to be caused by Office XP.
Let's try the following:

1. Go to the following folder:

C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\Office10

2. Rename the file "MSO.DLL" to "MSO.OLD".

3. Launch the MSDN help and let the reparation to finish.

Please give it a try and see whether these steps help or not. If you have
any concerns, please feel free to post here.

Regards,

Felix Wang
Microsoft Online Partner Support
Get Secure! - www.microsoft.com/security
This posting is provided "as is" with no warranties and confers no rights.

Jul 21 '05 #2

Woody Splawn

Thanks for the reply

Launch the MSDN help and let the reparation to finish
I do not quite understand this. Do you mean VS help?
"Felix Wang" <v-*****@online.mi crosoft.com> wrote in message
news:RB******** ******@cpmsftng xa07.phx.gbl... Hi Woody,

Thanks for posting.

To show the help within VS.Net IDE, let's check the following setting:

1. Open menu "Tools" | "Options".
2. Locate and click "Help" under "Environmen t".
3. Make sure the "Internal Help" is selected.

Then let's open the "Dynamic Help" by the menu command "Help" | "Dynamic
Help".

As far as the repair dialog "Please wait while Windows configures Visual
Studio.net English" is concerned, it is likely to be caused by Office XP.
Let's try the following:

1. Go to the following folder:

C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\Office10

2. Rename the file "MSO.DLL" to "MSO.OLD".

3. Launch the MSDN help and let the reparation to finish.

Please give it a try and see whether these steps help or not. If you have
any concerns, please feel free to post here.

Regards,

Felix Wang
Microsoft Online Partner Support
Get Secure! - www.microsoft.com/security
This posting is provided "as is" with no warranties and confers no rights.

Jul 21 '05 #3

Felix Wang

Hi Woody,

Thanks for your reply. You are correct. MSDN help is just the same as VS
help here.

Regards,

Felix Wang
Microsoft Online Partner Support
Get Secure! - www.microsoft.com/security
This posting is provided "as is" with no warranties and confers no rights.

Jul 21 '05 #4

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