Files with the suffix ". hxw. hxm" in the microsofthelp folder are the indexes of the msdn help document. Do not delete them easily.

Reprinted: files with the suffix ". hxw. hxm" in the microsofthelp folder are the indexes of the msdn help document. Do not delete them easily.

I. Problems

(1) There is a folder named "Microsoft Help" under C: "Documents and Settings" all users "Application Data. there are many files with an extension of hxw, which is more than 500 mb. What is this folder used to store? Is it useful for files with an extension of hxw? Can I delete it?

(2) Check the hard disk and find 3 ~ in C: "Documents and Settings" all users "Application Data" Microsoft Help ~ 4 hundred mega
There are files with odd suffixes such as hxn, hxw, hxd, hxh, LCK, and hxl.
Ms. vscc.2003 _ 1028_cvalidator.hxd
It can be guessed that it is the msdn library. However, the previous CHM will generate some index files on their own, relative to the msdn Library
Head, 3 ~ It's not surprising that 4 million m. The hard disk space is insufficient, so you don't have to think much about it. Then, I opened the msdn document and found that the content, and the index was empty and could not be copied from other machines.

Ii. Answers

Learn more, the new help file format, mshelp2.0 is no longer CHM and HLP

Http://www.helpware.net/mshelp2/h2faq.htm#vsnetpath

You can view the address to solve the problem:

MS-help: // Ms. vscc.2003/vscccommon/CM/collectionmanager.htm

Tip: How many help collections are installed on your machine? Want to know how many help collections instances are installed in mscc? In the address bar of IE or web Toolbar of vs. net, enter:

MS-help: // Ms. vscc.2003/vscccommon/CM/collectionmanager.htm

On this page, you can also choose to add or remove help collections from VSCC.

Aaron used this page to solve the pain point of installing vsip extras and only the documents of vsip are displayed in the content. If you find that your vs. Net integration is not working properly, you can try this method.

The Help File of sql2005 starts with ms. sqlcc. v9_2052 ......, After the deletion, open sql2005 and click "help" to download it again in the C: "Documents and Settings" all users "Application Data" Microsoft Help path.