PRB: Unable to Change Location of MSDN Library After Installation (286766)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Developer Network (MSDN)
This article was previously published under Q286766

SYMPTOMS

After you install the Microsoft Developers Network (MSDN) Library to one location, you are unable to change the location of the files to another drive. Also, occasionally after you remove the product through the Add/Remove Programs option on the Control Panel, you are still unable to reinstall the same edition to another location. This behavior is usually due to a removal of the product by means other than the Add/Remove Programs option but can be seen even if the product was removed correctly but the registry entries were not successfully updated.

CAUSE

Registry entries are left behind after uninstalling the product.

RESOLUTION

Remove the MSDN Library manually as directed in the following Microsoft Knowledge Base article:

240350 HOWTO: Manually Uninstall the MSDN Library

MORE INFORMATION

If you have multiple versions of the MSDN Library installed and only want to remove one specific edition, you can do so by following these steps:
  1. Remove the specific editions folder under the default location of: C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\MSDN\1033

    The default location for the original Microsoft Visual Studio edition is:

    C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\MSDN98\1033

  2. On the Start menu, type REGEDIT in the Run box, and then click OK.
  3. Browse to the following key:

    HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\HTML Help Collections\Developer Collections\0x0409\0x039a28760

  4. Delete only the key that is associated with the MSDN Library version that you want to uninstall. Each MSDN Library that is installed has a separate key under \0x0409\.

    NOTE: The key 0x039a28760 varies depending on the MSDN edition. To see the MSDN version information, look in the Data column or double-click (Default) in the right pane. With this information you can remove the correct MSDN version and registry key.
Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:5/8/2001
Keywords:kbDSupport kbprb KB286766
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