Helpctr
Starts Help and Support Center. Used without parameters, helpctr displays the Help and Support Center home page.
Syntax
helpctr [/url [URL]] [/mode [URL]] [/hidden] [/fromstarthelp]
Parameters
/url [ URL ] : Specifies the Uniform Resource Locator (URL) that you want to display within Help and Support Center.
/mode [ URL ] : Specifies an Extensible Markup Language (XML) Definition file that complies with the Launch_Description.dtd schema, which controls the context, layout and content of Help and Support Center.
/hidden : Starts Help and Support Center without displaying the user interface. This command can load a topic. You use this command for remotely administered script execution.
/fromstarthelp : Starts a new instance of Help and Support Center.
/? : Displays help at the command prompt.
Remarks
Using URL
When you use /url or /mode, you can use quotation marks around the URL (that is, "URL"). If a space exists within URL, replace it by typing %20 (that is, "URL%20Address**"**).
Examples
To start a Remote Assistance Session with a .msrincident file, type:
HelpCtr /mode "hcp://CN=Microsoft%20Corporation,L=Redmond,S=Washington,C=US/Remote%20Assistance/RAClientLayout.xml" /url "hcp://CN=Microsoft%20Corporation,L=Redmond,S=Washington,C=US/Remote%20Assistance/Interaction/Client/rctoolScreen1.htm?IncidentFile=rahelp.msrincident"
Formatting legend
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Italic |
Information that the user must supply |
Bold |
Elements that the user must type exactly as shown |
Ellipsis (...) |
Parameter that can be repeated several times in a command line |
Between brackets ([]) |
Optional items |
Between braces ({}); choices separated by pipe (|). Example: {even|odd} |
Set of choices from which the user must choose only one |
Courier font |
Code or program output |