Books Online Updated

Hi,
While installing the SQL Server 2000 Eval, I skipped Books Online since I
had previously downloaded the Books Online (Updated). I then installed the
updated version of Books Online. Now, when I try to access help from any of
the SQL Server tools like Query Analyzer, etc, nothing happens and no help
window comes up. I'd appreciate information on how to connect the SQL Server
installation to the updated Books Online.
Thanks for any help!
YogiFirst simply try re-installing the updated books on line..
If that doesn't work, go back to the SQL install, and do a custom install
and simply select ONLY install books.
Wayne Snyder, MCDBA, SQL Server MVP
Computer Education Services Corporation (CESC), Charlotte, NC
www.computeredservices.com
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"Yogi PG" <yogipgNOSPAM@.NOSPAMhotmail.com> wrote in message
news:%23pNfXMXFEHA.712@.tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
> Hi,
> While installing the SQL Server 2000 Eval, I skipped Books Online since I
> had previously downloaded the Books Online (Updated). I then installed the
> updated version of Books Online. Now, when I try to access help from any
of
> the SQL Server tools like Query Analyzer, etc, nothing happens and no help
> window comes up. I'd appreciate information on how to connect the SQL
Server
> installation to the updated Books Online.
> Thanks for any help!
> Yogi
>

BOL May 2007 shows no index and no table of contents

I downloaded and installed SqlServer2K5_BOL_May2007.msi, and it had no index and no table of contents. The shortcut is
"C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\Help 8\dexplore.exe" /helpcol ms-help://MS.SQLCC.v9 /usehelpsettings SQLServerBooksOnline.9.0 /LaunchFKeywordTopic sql9.portal.f1

there are table of contents files:

Directory of C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\90\Tools\Books\1033

01/26/2007 11:59 AM 12,949 sql90.hxt
07/27/2006 07:53 AM 271 SQLCC.hxt
11/07/2006 02:16 PM 687 ssm3.hxt

and there are index files too -- the most important one seeming to be :

05/23/2007 12:44 PM 13,630,606 sql90.hxq

I re-executed the .msi and chose repair.
That didn't work to show the index or TC either.

I will try a reboot -- but then I'll have to resintall the previous BOL.

I downloaded and installed it, I was asked about a previous version and choose yes to override it. I am also running Katamai BOL both runs fine. I have no problems, so I think you should delete the download and get a new file for the next install. Hope this helps.|||TOC and index have showed up after a reboot. (Windows XP SP2)

BOL - Katmai

What is the differences between the downloaded Katmai BOL and the installed
SQL Server BOL?They are the same.
--
Jason Massie
http://statisticsio.com
"Alan T" <alanNOSPAMpltse@.yahoo.com.au> wrote in message
news:O7N4yK9KIHA.3356@.TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
> What is the differences between the downloaded Katmai BOL and the
> installed
> SQL Server BOL?
>|||Why MS has separate downloads for them?
"jason" <jason-r3move@.statisticsio.com> wrote in message
news:D346C7CC-76F0-48DF-9E5C-EB4700452692@.microsoft.com...
> They are the same.
> --
> Jason Massie
> http://statisticsio.com
> "Alan T" <alanNOSPAMpltse@.yahoo.com.au> wrote in message
> news:O7N4yK9KIHA.3356@.TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
> > What is the differences between the downloaded Katmai BOL and the
> > installed
> > SQL Server BOL?
> >
> >
>|||So you can install the doc's without having to dl the entire product.
--
Jason Massie
http://statisticsio.com
"Alan T" <alanNOSPAMpltse@.yahoo.com.au> wrote in message
news:eZ6RYj$KIHA.5328@.TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
> Why MS has separate downloads for them?
> "jason" <jason-r3move@.statisticsio.com> wrote in message
> news:D346C7CC-76F0-48DF-9E5C-EB4700452692@.microsoft.com...
>> They are the same.
>> --
>> Jason Massie
>> http://statisticsio.com
>> "Alan T" <alanNOSPAMpltse@.yahoo.com.au> wrote in message
>> news:O7N4yK9KIHA.3356@.TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>> > What is the differences between the downloaded Katmai BOL and the
>> > installed
>> > SQL Server BOL?
>> >
>> >
>|||Also, to reach to the content offline.
--
Ekrem Önsoy
"Alan T" <alanNOSPAMpltse@.yahoo.com.au> wrote in message
news:eZ6RYj$KIHA.5328@.TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
> Why MS has separate downloads for them?
> "jason" <jason-r3move@.statisticsio.com> wrote in message
> news:D346C7CC-76F0-48DF-9E5C-EB4700452692@.microsoft.com...
>> They are the same.
>> --
>> Jason Massie
>> http://statisticsio.com
>> "Alan T" <alanNOSPAMpltse@.yahoo.com.au> wrote in message
>> news:O7N4yK9KIHA.3356@.TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>> > What is the differences between the downloaded Katmai BOL and the
>> > installed
>> > SQL Server BOL?
>> >
>> >
>|||Sorry, I mean there are separate download of BOL and the Katmai ones. It
made me think they are different.
"Ekrem Önsoy" <ekrem@.btegitim.com> wrote in message
news:819A939C-234D-4497-9488-B85529A4D15B@.microsoft.com...
> Also, to reach to the content offline.
> --
> Ekrem Önsoy
>
> "Alan T" <alanNOSPAMpltse@.yahoo.com.au> wrote in message
> news:eZ6RYj$KIHA.5328@.TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
> > Why MS has separate downloads for them?
> >
> > "jason" <jason-r3move@.statisticsio.com> wrote in message
> > news:D346C7CC-76F0-48DF-9E5C-EB4700452692@.microsoft.com...
> >> They are the same.
> >> --
> >> Jason Massie
> >> http://statisticsio.com
> >>
> >> "Alan T" <alanNOSPAMpltse@.yahoo.com.au> wrote in message
> >> news:O7N4yK9KIHA.3356@.TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
> >> > What is the differences between the downloaded Katmai BOL and the
> >> > installed
> >> > SQL Server BOL?
> >> >
> >> >
> >>
> >
> >
>|||>> >> > What is the differences between the downloaded Katmai BOL and the
>> >> > installed SQL Server BOL?
Jason and Ekrem are correct. Right now the downloaded Katmai BOL is the same
as the installed version of Books Online. However, once Katmai is released,
we will continue to release updates to the Katmai Books Online and t that
point, the installed version and the downloaded version will be different.
We started doing this with SQL Server 2000 and with SQL Server 2005, we've
made 5 "refreshed" versions of Books Online available for download.
Hope that helps,
Gail Erickson
SQL Server Documentation Team
"Alan T" <alanNOSPAMpltse@.yahoo.com.au> wrote in message
news:OVAtBsJLIHA.4196@.TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
> Sorry, I mean there are separate download of BOL and the Katmai ones. It
> made me think they are different.
> "Ekrem Önsoy" <ekrem@.btegitim.com> wrote in message
> news:819A939C-234D-4497-9488-B85529A4D15B@.microsoft.com...
>> Also, to reach to the content offline.
>> --
>> Ekrem Önsoy
>>
>> "Alan T" <alanNOSPAMpltse@.yahoo.com.au> wrote in message
>> news:eZ6RYj$KIHA.5328@.TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
>> > Why MS has separate downloads for them?
>> >
>> > "jason" <jason-r3move@.statisticsio.com> wrote in message
>> > news:D346C7CC-76F0-48DF-9E5C-EB4700452692@.microsoft.com...
>> >> They are the same.
>> >> --
>> >> Jason Massie
>> >> http://statisticsio.com
>> >>
>> >> "Alan T" <alanNOSPAMpltse@.yahoo.com.au> wrote in message
>> >> news:O7N4yK9KIHA.3356@.TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>> >> > What is the differences between the downloaded Katmai BOL and the
>> >> > installed
>> >> > SQL Server BOL?
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >>
>> >
>> >
>|||There is a BOL update called May 2007 as updated on September when I
searched on MS site.
It seems this updated BOL is differenct from Katmai?
"Gail Erickson" <gaile_online@.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:OlPOlRLLIHA.3516@.TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
> >> >> > What is the differences between the downloaded Katmai BOL and the
> >> >> > installed SQL Server BOL?
> Jason and Ekrem are correct. Right now the downloaded Katmai BOL is the
same
> as the installed version of Books Online. However, once Katmai is
released,
> we will continue to release updates to the Katmai Books Online and t that
> point, the installed version and the downloaded version will be different.
> We started doing this with SQL Server 2000 and with SQL Server 2005, we've
> made 5 "refreshed" versions of Books Online available for download.
> Hope that helps,
> Gail Erickson
> SQL Server Documentation Team
>
> "Alan T" <alanNOSPAMpltse@.yahoo.com.au> wrote in message
> news:OVAtBsJLIHA.4196@.TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
> > Sorry, I mean there are separate download of BOL and the Katmai ones. It
> > made me think they are different.
> >
> > "Ekrem Önsoy" <ekrem@.btegitim.com> wrote in message
> > news:819A939C-234D-4497-9488-B85529A4D15B@.microsoft.com...
> >> Also, to reach to the content offline.
> >>
> >> --
> >> Ekrem Önsoy
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> "Alan T" <alanNOSPAMpltse@.yahoo.com.au> wrote in message
> >> news:eZ6RYj$KIHA.5328@.TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
> >> > Why MS has separate downloads for them?
> >> >
> >> > "jason" <jason-r3move@.statisticsio.com> wrote in message
> >> > news:D346C7CC-76F0-48DF-9E5C-EB4700452692@.microsoft.com...
> >> >> They are the same.
> >> >> --
> >> >> Jason Massie
> >> >> http://statisticsio.com
> >> >>
> >> >> "Alan T" <alanNOSPAMpltse@.yahoo.com.au> wrote in message
> >> >> news:O7N4yK9KIHA.3356@.TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
> >> >> > What is the differences between the downloaded Katmai BOL and the
> >> >> > installed
> >> >> > SQL Server BOL?
> >> >> >
> >> >> >
> >> >>
> >> >
> >> >
> >>
> >
> >
>|||Alan, I believe you may have found the latest update to the SQL Server 2005
Books Online. - RLF
"Alan T" <alanNOSPAMpltse@.yahoo.com.au> wrote in message
news:ePdkvgVLIHA.3356@.TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
> There is a BOL update called May 2007 as updated on September when I
> searched on MS site.
> It seems this updated BOL is differenct from Katmai?
>
> "Gail Erickson" <gaile_online@.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:OlPOlRLLIHA.3516@.TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>> >> >> > What is the differences between the downloaded Katmai BOL and the
>> >> >> > installed SQL Server BOL?
>> Jason and Ekrem are correct. Right now the downloaded Katmai BOL is the
> same
>> as the installed version of Books Online. However, once Katmai is
> released,
>> we will continue to release updates to the Katmai Books Online and t that
>> point, the installed version and the downloaded version will be
>> different.
>> We started doing this with SQL Server 2000 and with SQL Server 2005,
>> we've
>> made 5 "refreshed" versions of Books Online available for download.
>> Hope that helps,
>> Gail Erickson
>> SQL Server Documentation Team
>>
>> "Alan T" <alanNOSPAMpltse@.yahoo.com.au> wrote in message
>> news:OVAtBsJLIHA.4196@.TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
>> > Sorry, I mean there are separate download of BOL and the Katmai ones.
>> > It
>> > made me think they are different.
>> >
>> > "Ekrem Önsoy" <ekrem@.btegitim.com> wrote in message
>> > news:819A939C-234D-4497-9488-B85529A4D15B@.microsoft.com...
>> >> Also, to reach to the content offline.
>> >>
>> >> --
>> >> Ekrem Önsoy
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> "Alan T" <alanNOSPAMpltse@.yahoo.com.au> wrote in message
>> >> news:eZ6RYj$KIHA.5328@.TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
>> >> > Why MS has separate downloads for them?
>> >> >
>> >> > "jason" <jason-r3move@.statisticsio.com> wrote in message
>> >> > news:D346C7CC-76F0-48DF-9E5C-EB4700452692@.microsoft.com...
>> >> >> They are the same.
>> >> >> --
>> >> >> Jason Massie
>> >> >> http://statisticsio.com
>> >> >>
>> >> >> "Alan T" <alanNOSPAMpltse@.yahoo.com.au> wrote in message
>> >> >> news:O7N4yK9KIHA.3356@.TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>> >> >> > What is the differences between the downloaded Katmai BOL and the
>> >> >> > installed
>> >> >> > SQL Server BOL?
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> >
>> >> >>
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >>
>> >
>> >
>>
>|||There are actually three versions of Books Online downloads currently
available on the Web. We periodically publish updates to the Books Online
for the currently shipping version of SQL Server, and make the updates
available as a Web download. In addition, we now publish the SQL Server 2005
Books Online updates through Microsoft Update. As you have found, we have
also publish the SQL Server 2008 Books Online for the latest CTP so that
customers can download the documentation seperately from the product.
The current Books Online downloads are:
1. SQL Server 2008 November CTP Books Online.
2. SQL Server 2005 July 2007 Books Online update, which can also be
installed by using Microsoft Update. We are in the process of finalizing the
testing to refresh the download and Microsoft Updat with the September 2007
update.
3. SQL Server 2000 January 2004 Books Online. This was the last update we
made for the SQL Server 2000 Books Online.
--
Alan Brewer [MSFT]
SQL Server Documentation Team
Download the latest Books Online update:
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sqlserver/bb428874.aspx
This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights.|||> The current Books Online downloads are:
> 1. SQL Server 2008 November CTP Books Online.
So this is a separate install for SQL Server 2008 BOL?
> 2. SQL Server 2005 July 2007 Books Online update, which can also be
> installed by using Microsoft Update. We are in the process of finalizing
the
> testing to refresh the download and Microsoft Updat with the September
2007
> update.
Do I need to have the SQL Server 2005 BOL installed?
Is this called Katmai?
> 3. SQL Server 2000 January 2004 Books Online. This was the last update we
> made for the SQL Server 2000 Books Online.

BOL - Katmai

What is the differences between the downloaded Katmai BOL and the installed
SQL Server BOL?They are the same.
--
Jason Massie
http://statisticsio.com
"Alan T" <alanNOSPAMpltse@.yahoo.com.au> wrote in message
news:O7N4yK9KIHA.3356@.TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
> What is the differences between the downloaded Katmai BOL and the
> installed
> SQL Server BOL?
>|||Why MS has separate downloads for them?
"jason" <jason-r3move@.statisticsio.com> wrote in message
news:D346C7CC-76F0-48DF-9E5C-EB4700452692@.microsoft.com...
> They are the same.
> --
> Jason Massie
> http://statisticsio.com
> "Alan T" <alanNOSPAMpltse@.yahoo.com.au> wrote in message
> news:O7N4yK9KIHA.3356@.TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>|||So you can install the doc's without having to dl the entire product.
--
Jason Massie
http://statisticsio.com
"Alan T" <alanNOSPAMpltse@.yahoo.com.au> wrote in message
news:eZ6RYj$KIHA.5328@.TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
> Why MS has separate downloads for them?
> "jason" <jason-r3move@.statisticsio.com> wrote in message
> news:D346C7CC-76F0-48DF-9E5C-EB4700452692@.microsoft.com...
>|||Also, to reach to the content offline.
Ekrem nsoy
"Alan T" <alanNOSPAMpltse@.yahoo.com.au> wrote in message
news:eZ6RYj$KIHA.5328@.TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
> Why MS has separate downloads for them?
> "jason" <jason-r3move@.statisticsio.com> wrote in message
> news:D346C7CC-76F0-48DF-9E5C-EB4700452692@.microsoft.com...
>|||Sorry, I mean there are separate download of BOL and the Katmai ones. It
made me think they are different.
"Ekrem nsoy" <ekrem@.btegitim.com> wrote in message
news:819A939C-234D-4497-9488-B85529A4D15B@.microsoft.com...
> Also, to reach to the content offline.
> --
> Ekrem nsoy
>
> "Alan T" <alanNOSPAMpltse@.yahoo.com.au> wrote in message
> news:eZ6RYj$KIHA.5328@.TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
>|||>> >> > What is the differences between the downloaded Katmai BOL and the
Jason and Ekrem are correct. Right now the downloaded Katmai BOL is the same
as the installed version of Books Online. However, once Katmai is released,
we will continue to release updates to the Katmai Books Online and t that
point, the installed version and the downloaded version will be different.
We started doing this with SQL Server 2000 and with SQL Server 2005, we've
made 5 "refreshed" versions of Books Online available for download.
Hope that helps,
Gail Erickson
SQL Server Documentation Team
"Alan T" <alanNOSPAMpltse@.yahoo.com.au> wrote in message
news:OVAtBsJLIHA.4196@.TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...[vbcol=seagreen]
> Sorry, I mean there are separate download of BOL and the Katmai ones. It
> made me think they are different.
> "Ekrem nsoy" <ekrem@.btegitim.com> wrote in message
> news:819A939C-234D-4497-9488-B85529A4D15B@.microsoft.com...
>|||There is a BOL update called May 2007 as updated on September when I
searched on MS site.
It seems this updated BOL is differenct from Katmai?
"Gail Erickson" <gaile_online@.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:OlPOlRLLIHA.3516@.TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
> Jason and Ekrem are correct. Right now the downloaded Katmai BOL is the
same
> as the installed version of Books Online. However, once Katmai is
released,
> we will continue to release updates to the Katmai Books Online and t that
> point, the installed version and the downloaded version will be different.
> We started doing this with SQL Server 2000 and with SQL Server 2005, we've
> made 5 "refreshed" versions of Books Online available for download.
> Hope that helps,
> Gail Erickson
> SQL Server Documentation Team
>
> "Alan T" <alanNOSPAMpltse@.yahoo.com.au> wrote in message
> news:OVAtBsJLIHA.4196@.TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
>|||Alan, I believe you may have found the latest update to the SQL Server 2005
Books Online. - RLF
"Alan T" <alanNOSPAMpltse@.yahoo.com.au> wrote in message
news:ePdkvgVLIHA.3356@.TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
> There is a BOL update called May 2007 as updated on September when I
> searched on MS site.
> It seems this updated BOL is differenct from Katmai?
>
> "Gail Erickson" <gaile_online@.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:OlPOlRLLIHA.3516@.TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
> same
> released,
>|||There are actually three versions of Books Online downloads currently
available on the Web. We periodically publish updates to the Books Online
for the currently shipping version of SQL Server, and make the updates
available as a Web download. In addition, we now publish the SQL Server 2005
Books Online updates through Microsoft Update. As you have found, we have
also publish the SQL Server 2008 Books Online for the latest CTP so that
customers can download the documentation seperately from the product.
The current Books Online downloads are:
1. SQL Server 2008 November CTP Books Online.
2. SQL Server 2005 July 2007 Books Online update, which can also be
installed by using Microsoft Update. We are in the process of finalizing the
testing to refresh the download and Microsoft Updat with the September 2007
update.
3. SQL Server 2000 January 2004 Books Online. This was the last update we
made for the SQL Server 2000 Books Online.
Alan Brewer [MSFT]
SQL Server Documentation Team
Download the latest Books Online update:
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/...r/bb428874.aspx
This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights.