visual studio .net documentation: Hey guys,

I installed VS 2003 presumably along with the MSDN package.
Apparently it was only about 400 MB, so i assume it wasn't the "Full"
installation. So whenever I was in the VS, and i'd do a search (for
example: FormsAuthentication), it would show me the search results.
When i'd click any of the results, it would demand me pop in the MSDN
DVD.

I desired to get around that so today i installed the April 2004 MSDN
library, in "FULL" mode. it takes up almost 2GB on my computer.
Anyhow, i ran the same search as above, and the same problem occurred.
Mind you i tried to navigate to the MSDN/Apr2004/1033 folder to no
avail; the VS demands a DVD to be placed in.

Any ideas on how to fix this??

Haider,
You should make sure the original MSDN is unistalled or within VS goto
Help - Help on Help and navigate to "Visual Studio .Net Combined Help
Collection Manager" VSCC and select the MSDN library you would like to use.

Good Luck
Jack [MCSA]


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Haider,
You should make sure the original MSDN is unistalled or within VS goto
Help - Help on Help and navigate to "Visual Studio .Net Combined Help
Collection Manager" VSCC and select the MSDN library you would like to use.

Good Luck
Jack [MCSA]

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Hi Guys,

I'm new here, and i've got pretty much the same problem

I've got VS .NET 2003 along with the MSDN for VS .NET 2003. I used to have MSDN 2001, but I removed it and that's when my troubled started. The help wouldn't work at all, I keep getting 'This page cannot be displayed' and the error is 'Cannot find server or DNS Error Internet Explorer', so finally I re-installed MSDN for VS.NET 2003 and i still keep getting the same problem. Even clicking on 'Help on Help' was coming up with the same error. I've now just un-installed help for the nth time and when I click on help, my dynamic help window has one item in it 'Installing Help for Visual Studio' for once it's telling me the right thing, but lo and behold if I click on it...I get the same ridiculous error, I'm on my wits end, so I hope somebody out there have any sugguestions, for now, I will re-install help, I know it's not gonna fix the problem, but what the heck, I gotta try something.

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