>>>I just double checked by MSDN CD. The SETUP does allow me to do a custom install and pick-and-choose which help components to install to run off the HD instead of the CD.
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>>I'm facing the same problem, so I decided to install MSDN on a different drive and still the help menu in VFP6 is dimmed.
>>any suggestions?
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>I did a fresh clean install yesterday - at no point was I asked about help files, and I can not access them anywhere! COuld these MS Select CD's NOT ship with teh hlp files?? How BIZARRE?!?

Hi Tim,

If VFP 6.0 was not purchased separately, it may explain the problem you're having. VS 6.0, when the install concludes asks if you want to install the documentation (MSDN library). This is were the VFP help gets installed. These are disks numbered 5 and 6. They're referred to as library disks 1 and 2, however. You can install these at a later time without problem. BTW, the actually FoxPro help file is FoxHelp.chm. You'll want, however, to also get the files for the ActiveX controls.

hth,