Microsoft help container read here what the mshc file is, and what application you need to open or convert it. To start reading help topics in the help viewer rather than online, go to the help menu in visual studio, and then choose set help preference launch in help viewer. The mshcmigrate utility was developed by the helpware group in partnership with microsoft and allows you to migrate older help content ms help 2 and ms html help 1. Offline help documentation visual studio microsoft docs. Microsoft help viewer sdk visual studio microsoft docs. The help viewer can read the msha to obtain a list of content the. Mshc help is also known as microsoft help 3 or microsoft help viewer 1. In a vs managed catalog you will find a folder \contentstore\ where all the.
We strive for 100% accuracy and only publish information about file formats that we have tested and validated. It also includes a library manager application to manage the download. When an mshi file exists, it is deployed with the corresponding mshc file within a signed. These are produced when you install your help, and contain a rip of all the meta data and search terms found in the help file. Our goal is to help you understand what a file with a. Obtain the visual studio 20 iso shell redistributable a microsoft download. Microsoft help viewer hv is the offline help system local help developed by microsoft that. Report if ms help viewer is not install hlm not found.
To download the winhelp viewer, visit the microsoft website. Viewers of chm help files are supplied with windows operational systems. I finally found the registry documentation for help viewer 2. Disclaimer the text above is not a recommendation to remove microsoft help viewer 1. Automated microsoft help 3 mshc installationuninstallation. This article contains the following tasks for visual studio help viewer. Starting with visual studio 2010 sp1, a dedicated help viewer. Mshcmigrate can also be downloaded and licensed separately see licensing section below. To install help viewer, see microsoft help viewer installation. You could open the help content urls in any web browser of your choice. The msha is an xml file that describes a set of cabs or mshc files.
Mshc files and view a list of programs that open them. Vs 2010 help in a traditional help viewer similar to vs dexplore with full toc and index. If you are seeking information about file extensions, then you are in the right place at right time. Go to visual studio gallery h3viewer main download page. Another way to download content locally so you can view it when you dont have an internet connection is to.
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