> This one baffles me.  I'm using VS.Net 2005 and write desktop apps
> that need built in help.  So logically, I figure maybe VS has a help
> system component built in so I search the help.
>
> Hey!  Apparently, all I have to do is create a "Help Project"!
> There's my starting point.  So the VS help says:
>
> "To create a Help project, click on the File menu, choose New and
> follow the wizard's instructions"
>
> 1 - There is no "New" on the file menu.  It's New Project or New Web
> site.
> 2 - There is no wizard.
> 3 - There is no such project as a Help project.
> 4 - 200 results in the search eventually take me back to this same
> frustrating page.
>
> It considerably lowers my intelligence to have to even ask a question
> like this because you assume that the help within a product actually
> helps you with that product.  So to save the massive rant (so tempting
> at this point) I'll simply ask;
>
> How do I create a help system in VS/VB.Net 2005?

On 5 Apr 2006 07:32:55 -0700, "Larry Lard" <larryl***@hotmail.com>
wrote:

>
>Fred Flintstone wrote:
>> This one baffles me.  I'm using VS.Net 2005 and write desktop apps
>> that need built in help.  So logically, I figure maybe VS has a help
>> system component built in so I search the help.
>>
>> Hey!  Apparently, all I have to do is create a "Help Project"!
>> There's my starting point.  So the VS help says:
>>
>> "To create a Help project, click on the File menu, choose New and
>> follow the wizard's instructions"
>>
>> 1 - There is no "New" on the file menu.  It's New Project or New Web
>> site.
>> 2 - There is no wizard.
>> 3 - There is no such project as a Help project.
>> 4 - 200 results in the search eventually take me back to this same
>> frustrating page.
>>
>> It considerably lowers my intelligence to have to even ask a question
>> like this because you assume that the help within a product actually
>> helps you with that product.  So to save the massive rant (so tempting
>> at this point) I'll simply ask;
>>
>> How do I create a help system in VS/VB.Net 2005?
>
>I'm not completely sure, but I think you have been looking at help
>about VS 2003. As you know, lots changed in 2005. I found this page:
>
><http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/9cwse3xa(VS.80).aspx>
>
>which should help you (hoho) with your task.
>
>Note that you must look at msdn2.microsoft.com, not msdn.microsoft.com,
>for *2005*-specific help. F1 in VS 2005 *should* take you there as
>needed, but I can't comment on whether it does in this case (I only
>have 2005 Express).

>It seems you need to install VS 2005 SDK first to get help project in VS
>2005. See http://www.helpware.net/mshelp2/vs8/vs8help.htm