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Q120065: BUG: Help Files Not Available After Installing Samples Only

Article: Q120065
Product(s): Microsoft Macro Assembler
Version(s): 6.1,6.11
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): 
Last Modified: 04-MAY-2001

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Macro Assembler (MASM), versions 6.1, 6.11 
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SYMPTOMS
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Run the setup program and install everything but the samples. Run the setup
program again and install only the samples. The NEW-VARS.BAT file is rewritten,
but without setting the HELPFILES environment variable, because the Help files
were not just installed. As a result, the Help files are not available in
Programmer's WorkBench (PWB).

RESOLUTION
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Edit the NEW-VARS.BAT and set the HELPFILES environment variable. As an example,
if MASM is installed in C:\MASM611, then set HELPFILES to C:\MASM611\HELP\*.HLP.

STATUS
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Microsoft has confirmed this to be a bug in MASM versions 6.1 and 6.11. We are
researching this problem and will post new information here in the Microsoft
Knowledge Base as it becomes available.

Additional query words: 6.10 6.11 buglist6.10 buglist6.11

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Keywords          :  
Technology        : kbMASMsearch kbAudDeveloper kbMASM610 kbMASM611
Version           : :6.1,6.11

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