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Visual Studio 2010: Installing MSDN Documentation

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Like me if you also forgot to install the MSDN documentation while installing Visual Studio 2010 then don’t worry, it can be installed afterwards.

Step 1: Open Help Library Manager

Launch Visual Studio 2010 then click on Help » Manage Help Settings

Open Help Manager

It will bring up the Select Location dialog box. You can change the documentation path here, if you want to. But the default path should be ok. Click on Ok button to continue to next dialog.

Step 2: Install From Disk

In this dialog box click on Install content from disk link. Then locate the locate the HelpContentSetup.msha manifest file under the CDROM » ProductDocumentation folder and click Open.

Install content from disk Choose the manifest file

Step 3: Select Contents To Install

In this dialog box choose what help contents you want to install by clicking on the Add link in the Action column. Click on the Update button to start installing.

Choose the contents to install Install the content

When the installation is finished click on Finish button to close the dialog box.

Step 4: Choosing Preferred Help Location

At this point the MSDN documentation are installed on your system, but the Visual Studio is using the online help as the main source. To use the local help contents, follow Step 1 to open the Help Library Manager. Click on Settings, then click on the I want to use local help option button and click Ok.

 Choose local help as the default source

Hope it helps.

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April 28th, 2010 at 3:46 pm

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  1. Thanks, saved me messing about looking for the option :-)

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    Rich

    15 Jun 10 at 4:19 am

  2. thanks from me too

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    tim

    24 Nov 10 at 12:07 pm

  3. Thanks a lot

    very helpful article

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    Akram

    21 Apr 11 at 6:00 am

  4. Thanks man .. It helped me. Though my system is Studio 2005 there is something I have gained especially how to toggle between Online and Local version of help ..

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    Profesa

    3 May 11 at 6:45 pm

  5. I installed the documentation files.
    How to open the documentation panel.

    Thanks (in advance)

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    Satya

    26 Jul 11 at 7:11 am

  6. tahnks a lot….. really helpful and logical article…… u almost guide like a teacher….!!

    [ Reply ]

    h_k_b

    11 Oct 11 at 1:04 am

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