Microsoft KB Archive/188883

= INF: How to Install Only the SQL Server Books Online =

Article ID: 188883

Article Last Modified on 5/5/2006

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft SQL Server 6.5 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft SQL Server 7.0 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft SQL Server 2000 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q188883



SUMMARY
This article describes how to manually install SQL Server Books Online if they were not installed when the product was originally installed.



MORE INFORMATION
When installing SQL Server, there is an option to install the Books Online. If this option is not chosen, Books Online is not installed. After the initial setup, there is no option within SQL Server 6.5 Setup to install only Books Online, although there is in SQL Server 7.0 Setup.

To manually install SQL Server Books Online, perform the steps below corresponding to the version of SQL Server you are using:

SQL Server 7.0 and 2000:

To install Books Online separately in SQL Server 7.0, run Setup, choose Custom Install, and select only Books Online.

SQL Server 6.5:  Copy the entire contents of the Sqlbks65 directory from the SQL Server CD to your \Install directory. Copy Infoview.exe from the appropriate platform directory (that is, I386 or Alpha) of the SQL Server CD to your \Binn directory.  To view SQL Server Books Online, run the following command from a command prompt (or from the Run command on the Start menu):      infoview.exe sqlbooks.mvb  If you want to create an icon for SQL Server Books Online in the SQL Server 6.5 program group, run SQL Server Setup with the RegistryRebuild option and specify that Books Online are installed on the hard disk. For additional information, see the following article or articles in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

157805 BUG: RegistryRebuild Option of Setup Is Not Documented



If you want to download the SQL Server 7.0 Books Online, they are available at http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&FamilyID=a6f79cb1-a420-445f-8a4b-bd77a7da194b

Additional query words: BOL on line

Keywords: kbhowto kbinfo KB188883

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