Discussion:
Microsoft Document Explorer 2008
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James Smith
2008-04-25 14:56:21 UTC
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Hi All.

If we author documentation using Help 2.0, what is required for the user to
view it?

Is there a seperate installation program for Microsoft Document Explorer
2008 or is it installed as part of the .NET Framework? If not, is there an
merge module that may be integrated in the setup package?

Thanks, James
Ulrich Kulle [MVP]
2008-04-25 16:27:17 UTC
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Hello James,

really want to author documentation using Help 2.0?

to quote Rob Chandler [MVP]:
The Help 2.0 SDK (also known as Help 2.0 Workshop), is required to compile
your help source to Visual Studio compatible help (.HxS) files. Its
important to note that MS Help 2 is designed primarily for **Visual Studio
help integrators**. It is *not* for creating general application help.

Using HxS (MS Help2) external needs a viewer - see:
1) http://www.helpware.net/mshelp2/h2viewer.htm
2) http://mvps.org/htmlhelpcenter/mshelp2/h2view.html

If you need to distribute e.g. H2Viewer to your clients please contact for
licensing.

HTMLHelp 1. x is the current help system since Windows 98. I recommend you
furthermore to use this help system in 2005. You are supported by Visual
Studio.net and many other tools when developing help systems based on
HTMLHelp.

For further information see also:
http://www.helpware.net/mshelp2/h20.htm
http://www.mshelpwiki.com
http://www.mshelpwiki.com/index.php?page=Help2Resources

HTH
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Best regards
Ulrich Kulle
Microsoft MVP - Help
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http://www.help-info.de
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Post by James Smith
Hi All.
If we author documentation using Help 2.0, what is required for the user
to view it?
Is there a seperate installation program for Microsoft Document Explorer
2008 or is it installed as part of the .NET Framework? If not, is there
an merge module that may be integrated in the setup package?
James Smith
2008-04-25 20:04:21 UTC
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Ulrich. Thank you for the quick response. This now makes why I cannot find
much information on the subject. The reason I wanted to use Help 2.0 for
documentation was specifically because HelpStudio was very quick and easy
to author the help file. I am sure we can create this using HtmlHelp as a
CHM.

Will Microsoft Document Explorer 2008 ever be redistributable?
Post by Ulrich Kulle [MVP]
Hello James,
really want to author documentation using Help 2.0?
The Help 2.0 SDK (also known as Help 2.0 Workshop), is required to compile
your help source to Visual Studio compatible help (.HxS) files. Its
important to note that MS Help 2 is designed primarily for **Visual Studio
help integrators**. It is *not* for creating general application help.
1) http://www.helpware.net/mshelp2/h2viewer.htm
2) http://mvps.org/htmlhelpcenter/mshelp2/h2view.html
If you need to distribute e.g. H2Viewer to your clients please contact for
licensing.
HTMLHelp 1. x is the current help system since Windows 98. I recommend you
furthermore to use this help system in 2005. You are supported by Visual
Studio.net and many other tools when developing help systems based on
HTMLHelp.
http://www.helpware.net/mshelp2/h20.htm
http://www.mshelpwiki.com
http://www.mshelpwiki.com/index.php?page=Help2Resources
HTH
--
Best regards
Ulrich Kulle
Microsoft MVP - Help
***********************************
http://www.help-info.de
***********************************
Post by James Smith
Hi All.
If we author documentation using Help 2.0, what is required for the user
to view it?
Is there a seperate installation program for Microsoft Document Explorer
2008 or is it installed as part of the .NET Framework? If not, is there
an merge module that may be integrated in the setup package?
Rob Cavicchio
2008-04-26 02:24:48 UTC
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Post by James Smith
Will Microsoft Document Explorer 2008 ever be redistributable?
That seems highly unlikely.

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Rob Cavicchio
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