BUG: MSDEV Error: "The Requested Topic Does Not Exist"

 Last reviewed: August 7, 1997
Article ID: Q164414
4.20 WINDOWS NT kbenv kbsetup kbbuglist kbtshoot

The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Visual C++, 32-bit Editions, version 4.2

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 

 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

  1. 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-

  1. 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. We are researching this bug and will post new information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.

KBCategory: kbenv kbsetup kbbuglist kbtshoot
KBSubcategory: VCGenIss OLDocIss VWBIss
Additional reference words: 4.20
Keywords : OLDocIss VCGenIss VwbIss kbbuglist kbenv kbsetup kbtshoot
Version : 4.20
Platform : NT WINDOWS

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Last reviewed: August 7, 1997
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