Re: SQL 2005: Help files not valid?
- From: "Mark" <asd@xxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 05 Dec 2005 21:57:59 GMT
Hi Gail...
Thanks for replying. I uninstalled Books On Line and that fixed SQL Server
:@)
Will have a bash at Visual Studio 2005 as soon as a get time. Will re-post
if uninstalling / reintsalling the VS2005 MSDN etc. recreates the problem.
Thanks again
Mark
"Gail Erickson [MS]" <gaile@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> Please try the following instructions to remove and reinstall Books
> Online. If this doesn't solve the problem, we'll need to get the Visual
> Studio folks involved.
>
> To reinstall SQL Server Books Online after a failed uninstallation:
>
> 1. In Add or Remove Programs, select Microsoft SQL Server 2005, and then
> click Change.
>
> 2. Expand Workstation Components on the feature tree, and then clear the
> Books Online selection.
>
> 3. Complete the remaining steps in the Installation Wizard.
>
> 4. In Add or Remove Programs, select Microsoft SQL Server 2005, and then
> click Change.
>
> 5. Expand Workstation Components on the feature tree, and then select
> Books Online.
>
> 6. Complete the remaining steps in the Installation Wizard.
>
> --
> Gail Erickson [MS]
> SQL Server Documentation Team
> This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights
>
> "NTL" <asd@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:pcXkf.24359$pc1.8662@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> Hi io
>>
>> Thanks for replying... I do indeed have dexplore.exe though on this
>> particular setup the system is on my D: drive.
>>
>> I'm certain I installed BOL and in respect to your last question, I just
>> installed Visual Studio 2005 which, now I look, is also failing to
>> display help. Even the MSDN documentation that came with it is failing
>> :@( All shortcuts etc. appear in the start menu as expected.
>>
>> I'vr btoken something havent I...
>>
>> Cheers
>>
>> Mark
>> "io" <io@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>> news:446E89D1-0B63-41C1-80E7-E4F57F31582D@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>> Please see if you have: dexplore.exe, usually located in the \Program
>>> Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\Help 8. Hopefully this would help,
>>> but my
>>> wild guess is that it won't help; are you sure you installed the BOL?
>>> What
>>> else did you install after the installation of SQL 2k5?
>>>
>>> "NTL" wrote:
>>>
>>>> Hi
>>>>
>>>> I recently installed SQL Server 2005. I have tried to fire up both the
>>>> built
>>>> in help (from the management studio) and books on line but both fail.
>>>>
>>>> The built in help fire up but won't display any contents etc. and if I
>>>> try
>>>> to search for specific text I get the following error "Exception from
>>>> HRESULT: 0x8004032E CLick help for more information" Clicking 'help'
>>>> results
>>>> int eh eror "No topics could be located that were relevant to the F1
>>>> request"
>>>>
>>>> Attempting to access books on line results in the error "Microsoft
>>>> Document
>>>> Explorer cannot be shown because the specified help collection
>>>> 'ms-help://ms.sqlcc.v9' is invalid"
>>>>
>>>> Any one know how I can fix it?
>>>>
>>>> Thanks
>>>>
>>>> Mark
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>
>>
>
>
.
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