IE7 Beta 2 Preview & VS 2005 MSHelp2   

Hi Friends,

I've downloaded and installed the IE7 Beta 2 Preview (released yesterday) on 
a WinXP Professional O/S + SP2 + latest Security Updates test machine with:

- MS VS2005 Team System RTM 
- VS SDK 2005 
- VS Help Integration Wizard 2005 
- MSDN Library 2005 
- - as contained on the VS2005 Team System installation CD 
- - custom installation method: ALL items installed

IE 7 Beta 1 was manually uninstalled as required by the Beta 2 Preview setup 
instructions. Post-install Security readjustments are suggested as prompted 
by the IE 7 Beta 2 Preview user interface.

After successfully installing the IE7 Beta 2 Preview, opening VS2005, and 
clicking on the Help Contents tab, a Help Update is initiated by VS2005. 
After the Help Update is complete:

- F1 Help works properly 
- All MSHelp2 Integrated Collections are available in the Help Contents menu 
- All selected items render properly in the VS2005 IDE viewer frame.

VS2005 Help Settings on this Test Machine: Tools > Options > Help > Online

- When Loading Help Content: Try Local first, then Online 
- Search these Providers: Local Help; MSDN Online; Codezone Community; 
Questions 
- Codezone Community: All items checked.

So far, so good. Here is the Microsoft download site if you're interested:

http://www.microsoft.com/windows/ie/ie7/default.mspx

Kind regards,

Frank M. Palinkas
MCP, MCT, MCSE, MCDBA, A+
Senior Technical Communicator

I'm voting for Char James-Tanney for Secretary of the STC.
She's forgotten more than I'll ever learn.

date: Wed, 1 Feb 2006 21:52:27 -0800   author:   FrankPalinkas