BUG: Context-Sensitive (F1) Help Does Not Work in Visual InterDev 6.0 After You Add a Help Command to the Toolbar (297182)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Visual InterDev 6.0
This article was previously published under Q297182

SYMPTOMS

After you add a Help command to the Visual InterDev 6 toolbar, context-sensitive Help (F1) does not work.

RESOLUTION

To resolve this problem:
  1. Search for and delete all instances of Cmdui.prf.
  2. Start the Visual InterDev integrated development environment to recreate this file. To check if context-sensitive Help is now working: Open or create a new project in Visual InterDev, select some code, and then press F1.

If the resolution above does not solve the problem:
  1. Make sure all Visual Studio products are closed.
  2. Go to the following directory: C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\Common\IDE\IDE98 (alter the path if you did not use the default installation directory).
  3. From the command line or the Run box, run the following command:

    DEVENV.EXE -setup

    This should recollect all information about packages installed in the shell, including menu information such as the Help system.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a bug in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article.

MORE INFORMATION

Steps to Reproduce Behavior

  1. Right-click the Visual InterDev toolbar.
  2. Click Customize from the pop-up menu.
  3. Click the Commands tab and select Help from the categories list.
  4. Drag "F1 Help" from the Commands section onto the toolbar. You should experience the behavior described in the "Symptoms" section of this article.
Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:8/9/2001
Keywords:kbbug kbDSupport KB297182
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