I was wondering why some identical hxw and hxd files are stored in [doc and settings]\all users\Local Settings\Microsoft Help and some in [user folder]\Local Settings\Microsoft Help. The files looks identical (at least at size). Can theidentical files be deleted from the local profile of the user?

When gets those files installed in the user profile? can it be prevented?

Tnx

Rene

Hi Rene,

These files should not be deleted, even if it seems that they are duplicates. They are being created by MSHelp runtime during installation of the products that install hxs files and register hxs namespaces (for example, MSDN libraries, MSDN Express, VS Express skus, Visual Studio, .NET SDK, and many other SDKs)

If you delete any of the files, it might cause some or all documentation to stop working. It will be really hard/impossible to recover from this situation.

Some of the files are created on a first use of the documentation. They contain merged index and other information to have MSHelp-based product function correctly. Please treat them similar to registry.

Please let me know if you have any further questions,

Maria Shneerson, MSDN

Hi Rene,

Seeing that you've created a genuine Windows Desktop application by constructinga MSHelp2 Collection, I wouldn't delete any of the files from either location. Maybe the placement of the duplicate filesit has to do with the selection of the "Just Me" or "Everybody" radio buttonsduring the installation procedure, and this will auto-locatethe filesin the respective folders. Someone from Head Office Redmond MSFT might be able to define this better.

Kind regards,

Frank M. Palinkas
MCP, MCT, MCSE, MCDBA, A+
Senior Technical Communicator & Web Accessibility Designer

Hi Rene,

These files should not be deleted, even if it seems that they are duplicates. They are being created by MSHelp runtime during installation of the products that install hxs files and register hxs namespaces (for example, MSDN libraries, MSDN Express, VS Express skus, Visual Studio, .NET SDK, and many other SDKs)

If you delete any of the files, it might cause some or all documentation to stop working. It will be really hard/impossible to recover from this situation.

Some of the files are created on a first use of the documentation. They contain merged index and other information to have MSHelp-based product function correctly. Please treat them similar to registry.

Please let me know if you have any further questions,

Maria Shneerson, MSDN