FIX: MSDEV Error: "The Requested Topic Does Not Exist"
Article ID: 164414
Article Last Modified on 10/17/2003
APPLIES TO
- Microsoft Visual C++ 4.2 Enterprise Edition
- Microsoft Visual C++ 4.2 Professional Edition
This article was previously published under Q164414
SYMPTOMS
If you install Visual C++ 4.2 over version 4.1 and then run Developer
Studio, the following error message may appear:
The requested topic does not exist. The title is in error.
CAUSE
This happens because the registry key (should be all on one line):
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SoftwareMicrosoftInfoViewer\Titles\VCBKS40.MVB\LastTopic
has the last topic from Visual C++ 4.1 which is invalid in 4.2.
This problem occurs in this release because the same book name is used in
both Visual C++ 4.2 and 4.1.
RESOLUTION
- Use the help system once in Visual C++ 4.2. This overwrites the registry
key. Exit and run Developer Studio again. The error does not occur.
-or-
- The error message is harmless and can be ignored.
STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a bug in the Microsoft products listed
at the beginning of this article. The problem was corrected in Visual C
6.0.
Keywords: kbbug kbfix kbvc600fix KB164414