Microsoft KB Archive/109195

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PRB: Errors Produced When Starting Viewer for Books Online

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Q109195

1.50 WINDOWS kbtool kbprb -- The information in this article applies to: - Microsoft Visual C++ for Windows, version 1.5 -- SYMPTOMS ======== When double-clicking the Books Online icon in the Microsoft Visual C++ Program Manager group, the following errors may occur: Could not find file: :\VCBKS15.HDX referenced in section [vcbks15] of CONTENTS.INI. This may be due to a CD-ROM or network location that is no longer present. -or- LoadHelpIndexFile:File <:\VCBKS15.HDX> is missing! -or- Could not load help index Each of the above messages appears in separate message boxes. CAUSE ===== The error messages occur if another CD was used in the CD-ROM prior to running Books Online. The CD-ROM is not aware that the CDs have changed and doesn't see the Visual C++ 1.5 CD in the CD-ROM; instead, the CD-ROM sees the previous CD. RESOLUTION ========== The problem can be easily fixed by doing one of the following: - Start Windows's File Manager and double-click the CD-ROM driver such that the directory of CD-ROM is displayed. Press F5 to refresh the CD- ROM directory. After performing these steps, you can start Books Online and will not receive the errors. -or- - Go to the MS-DOS prompt and change to the CD-ROM drive. Create a directory listing by typing "dir". Lastly, start Books Online. You will not receive the errors. Additional reference words: 1.50 KBCategory: kbtool kbprb KBSubcategory: TlsMisc

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