Microsoft Help Viewer 2.0
What is Microsoft Help Viewer?
Microsoft Help Viewer is the offline help system (local help) developed by Microsoft that ships with Visual Studio. The user experience for Microsoft Help Viewer 1.x is that topics can be viewed in any installed web browser – a separate application, such as the Microsoft Document Explorer included with Microsoft Help 2, is not necessary. The browser-based model is meant to provide a more lightweight navigation, downloading, and reading experience than earlier help-viewer models.
Overview
The most used version is 2.0.50727, with over 98% of all installations currently using this version. Upon installation, it defines an auto-start registry entry which allows the program run on each boot for the user which installed it. A scheduled task is added to Windows Task Scheduler in order to launch the program at various scheduled times (the schedule varies depending on the version). The main program executable is HlpViewer.exe. The software installer includes 6 files and is usually about 11.18 MB (11,721,360 bytes).
Program details
Help link: go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=133405
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\Microsoft Help Viewer\v2.0\
Uninstaller: msiexec.exe /X{FEB375AB-6EEC-3929-8FAF-188ED81DD8B5}
(The Windows Installer is used for the installation, maintenance, and removal.)
Estimated size: 11.18 MB
Files installed by Microsoft Help Viewer 2.0
| Program executable: | HlpViewer.exe |
| Name: | Microsoft Help Viewer |
| HlpViewer.exe |
| Path: | C:\Program Files\Microsoft Help Viewer\v2.0\HlpViewer.exe |
| MD5: | 1df90dfbf3c903935b4861d066d13e3e |
Additional files:
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HlpCtntMgr.exe - Microsoft (R) Visual Studio (R) 11 Developer Preview
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Microsoft.VisualStudio.Help.dll
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HlpViewer.exe - Microsoft Help Viewer
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Microsoft.VisualStudio.Help.Runtime.dll
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HlpViewer.resources.dll - Microsoft® Visual Studio® 2012
Behaviors exhibited
Scheduled Task
- HlpViewer.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{3EA4465F-70BD-4D54-911E-4550C80E09AD}' (runs on registration).
Startup File (User Run)
- HlpCtntMgr.exe is loaded in the current user (HKCU) registry as an auto-starting executable named 'VSHelpUpdate' and executes as C:\Program Files\Microsoft Help Viewer\v2.0\HlpCtntMgr.exe /operation restart /catalogName VisualStudio11 /restart InstallCommand /locale en-US.
How do I remove Microsoft Help Viewer?
You can uninstall Microsoft Help Viewer from your computer by using the Add/Remove Program feature in the Window's Control Panel.
- On the Start menu (for Windows 8, right-click the screen's bottom-left corner), click Control Panel, and then, under Programs, do one of the following:
- Windows Vista/7/8/10: Click Uninstall a Program.
- Windows XP: Click Add or Remove Programs.
- When you find the program Microsoft Help Viewer 2.0, click it, and then do one of the following:
- Windows Vista/7/8/10: Click Uninstall.
- Windows XP: Click the Remove or Change/Remove tab (to the right of the program).
- Follow the prompts. A progress bar shows you how long it will take to remove Microsoft Help Viewer.
OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 52%
0%
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WHEN IT STARTS
Auto-starting? Yes
(Found in the run registry)
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USER ACTIONS
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Uninstall it 2%
Keep it 98%
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Windows
Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
| Windows 7 |
55.13% |
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| Windows 10 |
44.52% |
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| Windows Vista |
0.33% |
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| Windows XP |
0.01% |
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Which OS releases does it run on? |
| Windows 7 Home Premium |
18.23% |
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| Windows 7 Ultimate |
16.09% |
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| Windows 7 Professional |
15.55% |
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| Windows 8.1 Pro |
9.73% |
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| Windows 8.1 |
6.99% |
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| Windows 8 Pro |
6.29% |
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Geography
39.14% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
| United States |
39.14% |
| Germany |
4.25% |
| United Kingdom |
4.20% |
| France |
3.61% |
| India |
3.18% |
| Italy |
2.81% |
| Canada |
2.77% |
| Brazil |
2.17% |
| Netherlands |
1.81% |
| Australia |
1.53% |
| Israel |
1.36% |
| Taiwan |
1.28% |
| Belgium |
1.27% |
| Mexico |
1.24% |
PC manufacturers
What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
| Dell |
24.23% |
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| Hewlett-Packard |
23.45% |
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| ASUS |
13.63% |
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| Acer |
12.04% |
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| Lenovo |
6.17% |
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| GIGABYTE |
5.89% |
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| Samsung |
5.07% |
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| Toshiba |
4.84% |
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| Intel |
2.04% |
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| MSI |
0.99% |
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| Alienware |
0.88% |
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| Apple |
0.78% |
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Common models |
| HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook ... |
6.07% |
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| HP Pavilion g6 Notebook P... |
5.15% |
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| ASUS All Series |
4.26% |
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| HP Pavilion dv7 Notebook ... |
3.62% |
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| Dell Inspiron N5110 |
2.67% |
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| Dell Dell System XPS L5... |
2.21% |
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