Q129330: FIX: Installing CDK Appears to Corrupt Visual C++ Help Index

Article: Q129330
Product(s): Microsoft C Compiler
Version(s): winnt:
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbole kbCtrlkbbuglist kbfixlist
Last Modified: 29-JUL-2001

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft OLE Control Developer's Kit (CDK) 
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SYMPTOMS
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After installing the 32-bit CDK, you may find that some keyword searches in the
Help menu bring up references to a non-existent help file ("Miscellaneous Tools
Quick Reference" - TOOLS20.HLP) or don't find anything at all (OLE API
functions).

CAUSE
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The 32-bit CDK installation copies its own help files into the \MSVC20\HELP
directory. It replaces the default Visual C++ version 2.0 index file
(MSVC20.IDX) with its own copy. The MSVC20.IDX that comes with the CDK does not
include all the correct indexes to the correct help files.

RESOLUTION
==========

Reinstalling the help files for Visual C++ version 2.0 will restore the original
MSVC20.IDX index file. To access the CDK help files, you will need to open them
separately, using WINHLP32.EXE.

STATUS
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Microsoft has confirmed this to be a bug in the Microsoft products listed at the
beginning of this article. This bug was corrected in Microsoft OLE Control
Developer's Kit (CDK), version 1.1.

Additional query words: 1.00 1.10 setup

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Keywords          : kbole kbCtrl kbbuglist kbfixlist
Technology        : kbAudDeveloper kbOLESearch
Version           : winnt:
Issue type        : kbbug
Solution Type     : kbfix

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