This registry setting allows you to override the default viewer application used by MS Help Viewer (AKA Help 3) and VS 2010 IDE.Example 1: Set H3Viewer as the default viewer
Example 2: Set Google Chrome as the default viewer
Example 3: To return to the VS default viewer simply delete the registry value.
HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Help\v1.0 HelpViewerProgID= In example 1 we specify that H3Viewer.exe is the default viewer.In example 2 we specify that Google Chrome is the default viewer (the path is for Chrome 4.x on a Windows 7 PC). Note: Restart HelpLibAgent.exe once you change this setting.
Note #1: In the RC release there is a bug where Agent wont startup if Help Library Manager is set to "Online" mode. Try setting to "Local (Offline)" mode. Note #2: You don't have to restart Agent for dedicated Help applications such as H3Viewer. They will start Agent when they need to. |
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