BUG: .NET Framework documentation content missing if you do not install Platform SDK documentation (316051)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft .NET Framework 1.0
  • Microsoft .NET Framework 1.1
  • Microsoft Visual Studio .NET (2002), Professional Edition
  • Microsoft Visual Studio .NET (2003), Professional Edition
  • Microsoft Developer Network (MSDN)
This article was previously published under Q316051

SYMPTOMS

If you do not select the Microsoft Platform SDK (PSDK) documentation option when you install Visual Studio .NET, some .NET Framework content will be missing from Help.

RESOLUTION

To ensure you have all of the .NET Framework documentation available, select the Platform SDK (PSDK) documentation option as well as both the Visual Studio .NET and .NET Framework documentation options during installation. (This is the default selection.)

STATUS

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

MORE INFORMATION

The content is missing from the following location: 
Visual Studio .NET
   .NET Framework
      Reference
If you do not have the Platform SDK documentation installed, the child nodes of the Visual Studio .NET installation are:

Class Library
Compiler and Language Reference

The following list shows all the child nodes that are present if the Platform SDK is installed as part of the Visual Studio .NET installation:

Class Library
Compiler and Language Reference
Configuration File Schema
ASP.NET Syntax
XML Schema Ref
Regular Expressions
CodeDOM QuickRef
Performance Counters
Design Guidelines
Configuration Provider

Modification Type:MinorLast Reviewed:1/26/2006
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