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I have a problem accessing my help of MSVC++ 5.0. Can I use someother browser instead of IE. The page does change color but due to the content advisor settings, the page does not come in. I have forgotten the password for the content advisor setting. So Can n e 1 tell me where either the password is stored for content advisor or how can I change the setting of IE so that I can use Netscape intead.
I'm afraid you cannot use another browser. You can try to re-install it, though.
ASKER
1. Where exactly is the password for Content Advisor Setting stored?
2. Where exactly is the setting for Help for MSVC++ stored in order to associate the help with Internet Explorer.
3. If I re-install Internet Explorer, will the old settings go away
2. Where exactly is the setting for Help for MSVC++ stored in order to associate the help with Internet Explorer.
3. If I re-install Internet Explorer, will the old settings go away
1. I have no idea. I have never explored. But if it is easy to find out, it is no use at all.
2. It embeds the Microsoft Web Browser control into its window. So you cannot use other Web browsers.
3. Unlikely. Unless you reinstall Windows.
2. It embeds the Microsoft Web Browser control into its window. So you cannot use other Web browsers.
3. Unlikely. Unless you reinstall Windows.
ASKER
Can I view the help of MSVC in some other way? For eg: If I just give the hyperlink mk:@ivt:activex/acti0000.h
I have re-installed MSVC a couple of times but in vain.
I have re-installed MSVC a couple of times but in vain.
The other way I can think of is to view the online version at http://msdn.microsoft.com/developer/.
ASKER
I donot have access to Internet. What do I do???
If you didn't have access to the Internet, how did you post this question?
ASKER
Come on don't get diverted from my question. MSVC has been installed at my home & I am working. So all these come from there.
So, either try to recall the password or reinstall your system.
ASKER
Thanks for the pains you have taken.
You can't
Developer Studio (and several other apps) embed the help using SHDOCVW.DLL (which is the Engine behind IE and has a COM interface).
Netscape and other browsers don't have this interface. I guess if you really needed it badly enough you could write your own SHDOCVW wrapper round netscape (e.g. using the Mozilla.org) source or suggest to Mozilla.Org (I don't think they'd listen :-))
As for your problem, best thing is to reinstall everything. Good luck.
BTW: In new versions of MS Apps they will move to MS HTML Help (it wasn't ready when they created DEVSTUDIO v5), so change over is even harder.
One final thought, if you were really serious about it, you may be able to unpack HTML Help files (they are kinda compressed HTML) and convert em back to standard HTML. You'd definitely loose some features by doing this though...
Developer Studio (and several other apps) embed the help using SHDOCVW.DLL (which is the Engine behind IE and has a COM interface).
Netscape and other browsers don't have this interface. I guess if you really needed it badly enough you could write your own SHDOCVW wrapper round netscape (e.g. using the Mozilla.org) source or suggest to Mozilla.Org (I don't think they'd listen :-))
As for your problem, best thing is to reinstall everything. Good luck.
BTW: In new versions of MS Apps they will move to MS HTML Help (it wasn't ready when they created DEVSTUDIO v5), so change over is even harder.
One final thought, if you were really serious about it, you may be able to unpack HTML Help files (they are kinda compressed HTML) and convert em back to standard HTML. You'd definitely loose some features by doing this though...
ASKER
Still I have found no solution to the problem.
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i forgott something :
with reinstall i mean
1. uninstall via control panel->add/remove progs
2. install using ie4setup
(not installing ie4 again over the current installation)
with reinstall i mean
1. uninstall via control panel->add/remove progs
2. install using ie4setup
(not installing ie4 again over the current installation)
ASKER
I think I have found the solution to my problem - myself. I had reinstalled IE4.0. There in the Security, I disabled all the option concerning the security. Since my purpose was to see VC++ help, I finally managed to view it. As of Internet Security, I am not bothered as I donot have a Internet connection at home.
Thanks for all the good suggestions.
Thanks for all the good suggestions.
ASKER
I think I have found the solution to my problem - myself. I had reinstalled IE4.0. There in the Security, I disabled all the option concerning the security. Since my purpose was to see VC++ help, I finally managed to view it. As of Internet Security, I am not bothered as I donot have a Internet connection at home.
Thanks for all the good suggestions.
BTW: I wud still like to know how do ya uncompress the Help HTML files & re-convert them back into loose HTML files.(refer Answer 2000 above)
Thanks for all the good suggestions.
BTW: I wud still like to know how do ya uncompress the Help HTML files & re-convert them back into loose HTML files.(refer Answer 2000 above)