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BUG: Help Files Not Available After Installing Samples Only

Article ID: 120065

Article Last Modified on 2/11/2004

Microsoft Macro Assembler 6.1 Standard Edition
Microsoft Macro Assembler 6.11 Standard Edition

This article was previously published under Q120065

SYMPTOMS

Run the setup program and install everything but the samples. Run the setup program again and install only the samples. The NEW-VARS.BAT file is rewritten, but without setting the HELPFILES environment variable, because the Help files were not just installed. As a result, the Help files are not available in Programmer's WorkBench (PWB).

RESOLUTION

Edit the NEW-VARS.BAT and set the HELPFILES environment variable. As an example, if MASM is installed in C:\MASM611, then set HELPFILES to C:\MASM611\HELP\*.HLP.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a bug in MASM versions 6.1 and 6.11. We are researching this problem and will post new information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.

Additional query words: 6.10 6.11 buglist6.10 buglist6.11

Keywords: KB120065