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Q148321: Standard Edition Missing Help Entries for Win32SDK

Article: Q148321
Product(s): Microsoft C Compiler
Version(s): 4.0
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbfile kbother kbGrpDSTools
Last Modified: 23-JUL-2001

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Visual C++, version 4.0 
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SUMMARY
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This patch fixes a problem where the Win32 API functions cannot be found in the
index tab or through F1-activated help in the Visual C++ help engine.

NOTE: The Visual C++ Professional version does NOT exhibit the problem described
in this article.

The keyword file was corrected in later shipments of the Visual C++ Standard
Edition, version 4.0.


Visual C++ Standard Edition may display a dialog box containing the error
message

  Keyword not found

when you use F1 to access help on any Windows SDK API function. The function also
will not appear in the index dialog box displayed by choosing Help, then Search
in the Visual C++ Developer Studio. However, similarly named MFC equivalents of
SDK functions WILL appear in the index and when using F1.

The documentation for these missing entries can still be found using full-text
search, which is available from the Query Tab brought up by the same Help,
Search menu selection.

If you do not know if this patch applies to your copy of Visual C++ Standard
Edition, check the size of the .KWD files in your Msdevstd\Help directory. If
Vcbks40.kwd has a size of 685,135 bytes, this patch applies to you.


The Vcbks40.kwd keyword index file had missing entries for the Win32 SDK. A new
index file containing the correct number of keywords is available. Download the
file as described in the MORE INFORMATION section.

MORE INFORMATION
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To obtain the new keyword file, download the file Vc40std1.exe, put it in a
temporary directory, and run the executable. The Readme.txt file included in
Vc40std1.exe explains what to do.

The following file is available for download from the Microsoft Download Center:

  Vc40std1.exe

For additional information about how to download Microsoft Support files, click
the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

  Q119591 How to Obtain Microsoft Support Files from Online Services

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servers that prevent any unauthorized changes to the file.


Additional query words: online on-line helpfile

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Keywords          : kbfile kbother kbGrpDSTools 
Technology        : kbVCsearch kbVC400 kbAudDeveloper
Version           : :4.0

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