Express F1 Help and tool for reporting bugs?

Express F1 Help and tool for reporting bugs?

• Nikolaus Brennig

  Try to press Ctrl+F1 to get the dynamic help. Due the large number of identical keywords the direct help produces sometimes strange results.
  
  

• synthkid

  That answers it then.. thx for the info.
  
  Would you know of a link that contains help on integrating the Platform SDK help with the express help so that F1 would work on both
  
  
  
  

• JohnEwing

  Thx for the input.. I opened Dynamic help (which is great) and realized that it does NOT contain any help related to Win32 API help at all ( tried on many different keywords.. CreateMutex, GetMessage, ShowWindow etc) and none display links to the proper help doc.. just C++ keywords or some other help with similar commands (.NET Framework mostly).
  
  Is it my setup or does everyone have the same non existing win32 help issue If everyone, then perhaps it's the Express version that doesn't contain any help on Win32.
  
  Anyhow, again, thanks for the input..
  
  btw, does MS read these forums at all or should I report this as a bug somewhere so that they know about it  
  
  

• gmcnickle

  _Rej_ wrote:

  Would you know of a link that contains help on integrating the Platform SDK help with the express help so that F1 would work on both

  The online help has help on the sdk if you choose to use online help as your primary help source.

  
  

• Chrisww2

  I don't seem to be able to access any help of any description. I just get a message box saying 'Verify that help is installed on this computer".

  
  

• Flaxen

  Hi Mr. Thomas,

  I'm not sure how this happens since I always assumed that VC++ or VC# came with help by default (perhaps it's an option, but I installed those so long ago that I cna't recall).

  One thing I'd do is go into tools->Options->Help and check the settings there (in C++, can't see help options under C# myself on my setup even tho it works).

  But failing that, there are 2 options that I would do personally (note that I"m not working for any Microsoft related companies so this comes from someone who just wants to help, but feel free to wait for other answers, etc).

  1 ) Uninstall then Reinstall the app, making sure you check any Help related options to make sure it install.

  THEN

  2 ) (should be optional only since I had help available *before* installing the PSDK) -- Install the PSDK which also contains tons of additional help.

  Once you've done this you can visit this site

  ms-help://MS.VSExpressCC.v80/dv_vsexpcc/local/CollectionManagerExpress.htm

  that will consolidate the VC help with the one found in the PSDK so that F1 will bring help from both of these sources.

  Note again that I'm working in a grey area here since I've never had this issue of not find any help files (which lends me to believe they were not installed).

  Doing the steps above = brand new install (after removing the previous install first) which eveyone goes through and come up with help being available (even just step #1).

  Hope this helps -- Good luck and let us know how it goes :)

  Rej

  
  
  

• Tom ODonnell

  _Rej_ wrote:

  If everyone, then perhaps it's the Express version that doesn't contain any help on Win32.

  
  
  Exactly. MSDN Express does not contain WinAPI Help. If you install Platform SDK you will get WinAPI documentation, but it won't integrate with VS help and you can't get help on function just by highlighting its name and pressing F1. You need to start Platform SDK documentation as an external tool and manualy enter search term.
  
  
  
  
• Express F1 Help and tool for reporting bugs?