ENTIRE MICROSOFT VISUAL BASIC FOR WINDOWS KNOWLEDGE BASE IN HELP FILES
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VBKB.EXE is a collection of Help files that give you the complete
Microsoft Visual Basic for Windows Knowledge Base (KB) in two Help
files. In both Help files, you can search for specific Q numbers
(KB identification numbers).

Contents of VBKB.EXE without Full-Text Search
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 - README.TXT (this file)

 - VB_BUGS.HLP (latest versions of the articles that discuss bugs, fixes,
   or updates to Visual Basic for Windows)

 - VB_TIPS.HLP (latest versions of the articles that give tips and
   techniques for Visual Basic for Windows)

MORE INFORMATION
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There are over 600 categorized articles in the Visual Basic for Windows
collection. The two help files that hold these articles have been placed
in a self-extracting file that you can download from several different
places (listed below). Choose to download either VBKB_FT.EXE (the
full-text search version) or VBKB.EXE (the version without full-text search).

The Help files in VBKB_FT.EXE have an additional Find button that allows
full-text search. The Help files in VBKB.EXE do not have the Find button
and do not allow full-text search. The technical content in VBKB.EXE is
identical to that in VBKB_FT.EXE. VBKB.EXE is less than a megabyte in size
while VBKB_FT.EXE is approximately 2.5 megabytes. VBKB_FT.EXE is larger
because it includes index and .DLL files needed for full-text search.

To obtain the Help files, download VBKB.EXE or VBKB_FT.EXE. Then run it in
an empty directory to extract the files.

 - Download VBKB_FT.EXE -- if you want to use full-text search to query the
   Microsoft Visual Basic Knowledge Base. The Help files in this package
   include a Find button that allows you to search the Microsoft Knowledge
   Base for any word you choose.

 - Download VBKB.EXE (this is the file you downloaded) if you want a smaller
   package and don't need full-text search. The Help files in this package
   have only the Search button, which allows you to search for article Q
   numbers (the number that identifies each Microsoft Knowledge Base article).

Where to Find VBKB.EXE and VBKB_FT.EXE
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Download either VBKB.EXE or VBKB_FT.EXE (both are self-extracting files)
from the Microsoft Software Library (MSL) on the following services:

 - CompuServe
      GO MSL and download S14347.EXE for VBKB.EXE without full-text search.

         -or-

      GO MSL and download S14447.EXE for VBKB_FT.EXE with full-text search.

 - Microsoft Download Service (MSDL)
      Dial (206) 936-6735 to connect to MSDL
      Download VBKB.EXE or VBKB_FT.EXE

 - Internet (anonymous FTP)
      ftp ftp.microsoft.com
      Change to the \softlib\mslfiles directory
      Get VBKB.EXE

         -or-

      Get VBKB_FT.EXE

After downloading either VBKB.EXE or VBKB_FT.EXE, run it to extract the
files it contains.

Send Comments and Corrections to y-KBFeed@Microsoft.Com
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If you have corrections, comments, or feedback on any of the articles in
the Visual Basic for Windows collection, please send the Q number of the
article along with your comments in a personal electronic mail message
to y-KBFeed@Microsoft.Com on the Internet. You can do this in CompuServe
Mail by putting the following on the TO: line of your message:

   >Internet: y-KBFeed@Microsoft.Com

In the text, please ask that your message be given to the Visual Basic
Knowledge Base Lead (KBL). Please send mail to the same address if you have
feedback on how we could improve the Microsoft Knowledge Base or if you
would like to contribute articles.



