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Welcome to the Assistance Platform Team Blog!

What is the Assistance Platform (AP) Team? We're a team that is focused on providing a great Help experience for Windows users. Our first deliverables will be new assistance Web sites for Windows and the new Help experience in Windows codename “Longhorn”. The team previously known as the Microsoft Help team is part of the AP team, but our charter goes beyond the old client-based assistance model. This includes AP Client, Server, Authoring, Publishing, and Analysis.

In addition to new Assistance Platform technology, our team owns WinHelp (legacy RTF-based Help), HTML Help 1.x (the current general purpose Help system), Microsoft Help 2.x (the Help engine in Visual Studio and MSDN), Communities infrastructure, and enhancements to the search that currently powers TechNet and MSDN Online.

For those of you interested in Help/Assistance technologies, we hope this blog will be a useful and informative source.

Cheers,

The AP Team

Published Tuesday, May 03, 2005 10:51 AM by apblog

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Tuesday, May 03, 2005 3:40 PM by Char

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Thanks! This is a great addition to the Help community :-)

Char (Help MVP)
Tuesday, May 03, 2005 3:46 PM by Paula Stern

# re: Welcome to the Assistance Platform Team Blog!

Yes, this is a great idea. Thanks for coming up with it. It would be great, once things get up and running, if we could receive more updates about where Longhorn stands, how it is progressing, new intended features, etc.

In the meantime, congratulations on a great new asset for the help development community.

Regards,
Paula
Tuesday, May 03, 2005 4:03 PM by Ron Miller

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This is a huge improvement over the Wiki technology you were using. Simple, elegant and easy to use and I can subscribe using RSS. Great move. Applause. Applause.

Ron Miller
Tuesday, May 03, 2005 6:54 PM by Nick

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You might consider changing the skin.

Mousing over a link changes the link colour to pale grey on white...it's exceedingly hard to read.

Anyway I look forward to reading future posts :)
Tuesday, May 03, 2005 7:30 PM by techcommdood

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I am really looking forward to content to come! It was great meeting some of you on the AP team at WritersUA back in March.
Tuesday, May 03, 2005 8:52 PM by Paul Neshamkin

# re: Welcome to the Assistance Platform Team Blog!

Thanks Shane! Now lets see who comes.


Paul Neshamkin
Wednesday, May 04, 2005 12:06 AM by Frank Palinkas

# re: Welcome to the Assistance Platform Team Blog!

Hi Team,

Congratulations and all the best!

A short question please:
Topic: Integrating H2 Collections into the new VS 2005 Beta 2 IDE.

Is there a new Help Integration Wizard available yet for VS 2005 Beta 2? I've downloaded and installed the new SDK, but it doesn't seem to contain a new Help Integration Wizard. I want to integrate all H2 Collections built for the VS 2003 IDE into the VS 2005 Beta 2 IDE.

Kind regards,
Frank
Wednesday, May 04, 2005 3:39 AM by Alastair Dent

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You say "Authoring". Does this mean you are looking beyond the Help Workshop, to a more complete authoring package?
Wednesday, May 04, 2005 7:47 AM by David Owens

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Excellent. This should prove to be a great resource for help authors. Thanks for setting it up!

-David Owens
Wednesday, May 04, 2005 10:34 AM by David Knopf

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Glad to see this new resource. Thanks to the AP team!
Wednesday, May 04, 2005 10:37 AM by apblog

# re: Welcome to the Assistance Platform Team Blog!

Thanks for all the feedback and encouragement! We'll be stepping up the number of AP contributors soon, so you'll get a variety of viewpoints here.

> You might consider changing the skin.
Done
> You say "Authoring". Does this mean you are looking beyond the Help Workshop, to a more complete authoring package?
Internally for Microsoft, definitely yes. Whether this ever becomes a product or becomes available outside Microsoft depends on many factors, not the least of which may be the fact that right now it is being designed very specifically to meet the needs of one very large customer--Microsoft.
Sunday, May 08, 2005 3:39 PM by ukulle

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Glad to see this resource. Thanks to the AP team setting up this!
Tuesday, May 10, 2005 9:05 PM by Helpware

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I like it! :-)
And now I have an RSS reader I like it even more. Great idea MS.
Friday, February 10, 2006 12:22 PM by Where is the blog for Windows Support?

# re: Welcome to the Assistance Platform Team Blog!

I guess this blog is a (very small) step in the right direction. Doubt if anyone reads it or does anything about the content, tho!
But where does one complain about the awful search engine that tries to look up answers in the knowledge base.
http://search.microsoft.com/advancedsearch.aspx?mkt=en-US&setlang=en-US
or http://support.microsoft.com/search/?adv=1
For example one asks it to look up a query for a product and restrict the search to that product only. 1000's of answers come up, half pointing to different products. Ask it to look up a query for a product and put answers for that product first, and only a few answers are returned.
How can MSoftee ever compete with Google when it can't get its own house in order???
Wednesday, July 19, 2006 6:07 AM by Hutch

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Sounds like a good idea but not many posts. Is this blog still blogging?
Thursday, August 03, 2006 9:04 PM by words_help_is_NOT

# Make HELP helplful !!!

I have been searching, and can not find HOW to open the Document Recovery pane.
WHAT A PAIN!
Auto recovery had been on but I was NOT able to retrieve a file when I needed it (in a hurry).
NOW the stupid Recovery pane comes up, but now it's just a waste of time, as I have already re-typed the work I had "lost" - I knew it was somewhere, but I could NOT find out from "HELP" - what a joke - HOW to open the Document Recovery pane.  
I STILL DO NOT KNOW HOW TO OPEN THE STUPID PANE !!!
WHY will Word NOT tell me how the pane can be opened manually.
At HOME, I made a point to buy Word Perfect.  WHAT a smart move that was.  TOO BAD at work I have no choice but to use MS wORD
Sunday, December 30, 2007 9:30 PM by Dave S.

# re: Welcome to the Assistance Platform Team Blog!

I've used remote assistance in the past with some success. Many times I can't connect to a computer and the message I get is;

"Remote assistance connection could not be established because the remote host name could not be resolved". I don't know what this means, how to correct the issue, and be able to use remote assistance effectively.I've dropped the firewalls and this didn't help. Any suggestions? Can anyone help?

Friday, June 12, 2009 6:16 AM by 出会い

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ヒマだょ…誰かかまってぉ…会って遊んだりできる人募集！とりあえずメール下さい☆　uau-love@docomo.ne.jp

Sunday, June 14, 2009 5:19 AM by 家出掲示板

# re: Welcome to the Assistance Platform Team Blog!

カワイイ子ほど家出してみたくなるようです。家出掲示板でそのような子と出会ってみませんか？彼女たちは夕食をおごってあげるだけでお礼にHなご奉仕をしてくれちゃったりします

Monday, June 15, 2009 5:52 AM by 右脳左脳

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あなたは右脳派？もしくは左脳派？隠されたあなたの性格分析が3分で出来ちゃう診断サイトの決定版！合コンや話のネタにも使える右脳左脳チェッカーを試してみよう

Tuesday, June 16, 2009 6:15 AM by セレブラブ

# re: Welcome to the Assistance Platform Team Blog!

セレブラブでは性欲のある男性を募集しています。セフレパートナーを探している20代・30代の女性たちが多数登録されています。セレブと遊びたい、Hがしたいという方は無料登録からどうぞ

Wednesday, June 17, 2009 6:20 AM by 逆援助

# re: Welcome to the Assistance Platform Team Blog!

セレブ達は一般の人達とは接する機会もなく、その出会う唯一の場所が「逆援助倶楽部」です。 男性はお金、女性はSEXを要求する場合が多いようです。これは女性に圧倒的な財力があるから成り立つことの出来る関係ではないでしょうか？

Thursday, June 18, 2009 5:14 AM by 救援部

# re: Welcome to the Assistance Platform Team Blog!

貴方のオ○ニーライフのお手伝い、救援部でHな見せたがり女性からエロ写メ、ムービーをゲットしよう！近所の女の子なら実際に合ってHな事ができちゃうかも！？夏に向けて開放的になっている女の子と遊んじゃおう

Sunday, June 21, 2009 4:12 AM by 家出

# re: Welcome to the Assistance Platform Team Blog!

家出中でネットカフェやマンガ喫茶にいる女の子たちは、お金が無くなり家出掲示板で今晩泊めてくれる男性を探しています。ご飯を食べさせてあげたり泊めてあげることで彼女たちはHなお礼をしてくれる事が多いようです

Monday, June 22, 2009 4:04 AM by 勝ち組負け組

# re: Welcome to the Assistance Platform Team Blog!

当サイトは、みんなの「勝ち組負け組度」をチェックする性格診断のサイトです。ホントのあなたをズバリ分析しちゃいます！勝ち組負け組度には、期待以上の意外な結果があるかもしれません

Tuesday, June 23, 2009 3:55 AM by 素人

# re: Welcome to the Assistance Platform Team Blog!

男性が主役の素人ホストでは、男性のテクニック次第で女性会員様から高額な謝礼がもらえます。欲求不満な人妻や、男性と出会いが無い女性が当サイトで男性を求めていらっしゃいます。興味のある方はTOPページからどうぞ

Wednesday, June 24, 2009 3:47 AM by エロ漫画

# re: Welcome to the Assistance Platform Team Blog!

エロ漫画やエロゲーなどでかわいい女の子が淫らな肉欲に溺れる様子をみて「こんなの現実にあるわけない」そう思った事ありませんか？それが当サイトでは現実に実現できるのです！羨ましさを憶えた2次元の中での出来事。あなたと同じように望む女の子が当サイトに集まっているのです

Thursday, June 25, 2009 3:41 AM by 高級チェリー

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高級チェリーの夏は童貞卒業の夏です。セレブ達も童貞を卒業させたくてウズウズしながら貴方との出会いを待っています。そんなセレブ達に童貞を捧げ、貴方もハッピーライフを送ってみませんか

Friday, June 26, 2009 4:15 AM by 助けて〜！

# re: Welcome to the Assistance Platform Team Blog!

何回かメールして会える人一緒に楽しいことしょ？お給料もらったばかりだからご飯くらいならごちそうしちゃうょ♪　cha-a@docomo.ne.jp　とりあえずメールくださぃ★

Saturday, June 27, 2009 3:36 AM by セレブラブ

# re: Welcome to the Assistance Platform Team Blog!

セレブラブではココロとカラダに癒しを求めるセレブ達と会って頂ける男性を募集しています。セレブ女性が集まる当サイトではリッチな彼女たちからの謝礼を保証、安心して男性はお金、女性は体の欲求を満たしていただけます。無料登録は当サイトトップページからどうぞ

Sunday, June 28, 2009 4:09 AM by SOS少女

# re: Welcome to the Assistance Platform Team Blog!

家出中でお金が無く、ネットカフェを泊り歩いているSOS少女たちは、家出掲示板で泊めてくれたり遊んでくれる男性を探しています。泊めてあげたりすると彼女たちはHなお礼をしてくれるかもしれません。家出少女と遊びたい方は当サイトはどうぞ

Monday, June 29, 2009 4:36 AM by 精神年齢

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あなたの精神年齢を占ってみよう！当サイトは、みんなの「精神年齢度」をチェックする性格診断のサイトです。精神年齢度には、期待以上の意外な結果があるかも？？興味がある方はぜひどうぞ

Tuesday, June 30, 2009 4:33 AM by 出張ホスト

# re: Welcome to the Assistance Platform Team Blog!

マダムと甘い時間を過ごしてみませんか？性欲を持て余しているセレブたちは出張ホストサービスで男性を探し、セックスを求めているのです。ホスト希望の方なら容姿や年齢は一切不問！ご近所の女性を探して、多額の報酬をゲットしよう

Wednesday, July 01, 2009 3:47 AM by スローセックス

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楽しく、気持ちよく絶頂を味わえることで若い女性から熟女の女性まで幅広い世代で爆発的な人気がある、スローセックス。当サイトはプレイに興味がある、あるいは試してみたいけれど相手がいない…といった方の支援サイトです。当サイトでSEXパートナーを探してみませんか

Thursday, July 02, 2009 3:39 AM by 一人エッチ

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夏真っ盛り！女の子は開放的な気分で一人エッチしたくてウズウズしてるっ！！貴方は女の子のオナ○ーを見て気分を高めてあげてネ！！もちろん、お手伝いしてもオッケーだよ！！さぁ、今すぐ女の子にアクセスしよっ

Friday, July 03, 2009 4:35 AM by メル友募集

# re: Welcome to the Assistance Platform Team Blog!

恋することって怖くないですか？最近ちょっと臆病になってて…そういうの抜きでえっちなことしたくて…　lovely-i0709@docomo.ne.jp優しい人がいたらメール待ってます☆

Saturday, July 04, 2009 4:52 AM by 逆円助

# re: Welcome to the Assistance Platform Team Blog!

さあ、今夏も新たな出会いを経験してみませんか？当サイトは円助交際の逆、つまり女性が男性を円助する『逆円助交際』を提供します。逆円交際を未経験の方でも気軽に遊べる大人のマッチングシステムです。年齢上限・容姿・経験一切問いません。男性の方は無料で登録して頂けます。貴方も新たな出会いを経験してみませんか

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