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Article ID: 273611 - Last Review: August 15, 2005 - Revision: 1.2

INFO: A Reason to Install MSDN Library When Installing Visual Studio Products

This article was previously published under Q273611

SUMMARY

You need to install the current version of the MSDN Library when installing any of the Visual Studio Product family because the Microsoft Developer Network (MSDN) Library contains the Help and Reference files for Visual Studio 6.0 products. Without these files installed there is no Help system available in the Visual Studio 6.0 products.

Microsoft recommends that you always use the most recent version of these files to maintain current methods and correct use of code.

The Microsoft Developer Network Library - Visual Studio 6.0a edition is included in the Visual Studio 6.0 products and the Quarterly updates are available from the MSDN page on the following Microsoft Web site:
http://www.msdn.microsoft.com (http://www.msdn.microsoft.com)

MORE INFORMATION

Other products refer to the supporting documentation or Help files as Books Online or References. The Visual Studio 6.0 product Help files are contained in the Microsoft Developer Network Library files.

REFERENCES

For additional information about the installation of Visual Studio products, click the article numbers below to view the articles in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
250334  (http://kbalertz.com/Feedback.aspx?kbNumber=250334/EN-US/ ) PRB: MSDN Library Unable to Display Help from Within VS
248332  (http://kbalertz.com/Feedback.aspx?kbNumber=248332/EN-US/ ) HOWTO: Visual Studio 6.0 Installation Tips and Procedures

APPLIES TO
  • Microsoft Visual Studio 6.0 Enterprise Edition
  • Microsoft Visual Studio 6.0 Service Pack 1
  • Microsoft Visual Studio 6.0 Service Pack 4
  • MSDN 2003 Universal Edition
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