Local help files for CS5 products (Illustrator in particular)

I have read through the discussions, but I want to find a SIMPLE, STRAIGHTFORWARD way to set up my CS5 programs to access help files locally, rather than through the web.
- I have found .PDF help files online, but there is no apparent way to link them to the program, and it did not come up as an option during installation. References to setting up a help-related .XML file neglect the fact that, at least in my installation, the .XML does not exist, so I suspect the program does not point to it ...
Any helpful comments, including knowledge that I cannot access local help from within the program and should stop looking, would be appreciated.
Thanks!
Monty Wood

Hello, your machine is not connected to the net? Usually, it is best to download the help after install, then disconnect from the net, but I understand that there are some machines that cannot be connected at any moment.

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(wir sprechen ja alle deutsch ... ;-)
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