FIX: Merging Keywords for Search Requires Admin Privileges

 Last reviewed: December 19, 1997
Article ID: Q171847
The information in this article applies to:
  • Microsoft Visual Studio 97
  • The development environment included with: - Microsoft Visual Studio 97 - Microsoft Visual C++, 32-bit Editions, version 5.0 - Microsoft Visual InterDev, version 1.0 - Microsoft Visual J, version 1.1

SYMPTOMS

The first time you search the online docs after installing the product or new online content, InfoViewer will perform "Merging Keywords." If you do not have administrator privileges, the information from merging keywords will not be saved and InfoViewer will have to perform this step each time you start MSDN or Developer Studio and then do a search.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a bug in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article. This bug has been fixed in Visual Studio 97 Service Pack 2.

For more information on the Visual Studio 97 Service Pack 2, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: 

   ARTICLE-ID: Q170365
   TITLE     : INFO: Visual Studio 97 Service Packs - What, Where, and Why

REFERENCES

The following article contains information on various possible causes for the InfoViewer doing "Merging Keywords" excessively. It describes the symptoms and workarounds. 

   ARTICLE-ID: Q167415
   TITLE     : PRB: Keywords for Online Docs are Merged Several Times

Keywords          : VS97FixlistSP2 VS97FixlistSP3
Technology        : kbInetDev
Version           : WINDOWS NT:5.0 97
Platform          : NT WINDOWS
Issue type        : kbbug
Solution Type     : kbfix kbservicepack

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Last reviewed: December 19, 1997
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