Help Library Manager

The Help Library Manager page allows you to perform install/uninstall tests on your help file.

HelpLibManager.exe is the application that installs our help. It requires a minimum of 3 arguments (Product+Version+Locale). These 3 elements define a help catalog. For version 1 the only catalog on most PCs will be Visual Studio 2010 help (VS+100+en-us).

Tip: A help collection is now known as a "Catalog". A catalog can contain one or more books. And a book can contain one or more packages (your help files). A package can appear in more than one book. And a book can appear in more than one catalog.

You can create your own catalog by simply entering something other than VS+100+en-us.

Every time a new catalog is created the Microsoft "Help on Help" book is automatically added to that catalog.

If you open a catalog ACME_APP+100+en then the HelpLibManager.exe application will allow you to view and uninstall books from that catalog.

Controls

Click "Run" to run HelpLibManager.exe with the specified command line parameters.
You can either type the command line directly (if you know the parameters), or enter values into the fields below.
Check "Run as administrator" if you are installing or uninstalling help.
Click the "Catalog" link to view catalogs found on the current PC. Select an item to populate the catalog fields.
"No Online Help" - disables online type links in the UI.
"Silent Mode" - is only applicable if you are installing a signed .cab help file or you are uninstalling.
"Install" - Requires that you specify a valid .msha manifest file. For non silent installs HLM will open and the user must "add" the book and click "update" manually. Only signed .cab installs can be installed silently.
"Uninstall" - Define the book to uninstall from the catalog. This command requires the /silent switch and does not required your help to be signed.

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