If you like having the VFP Help load all of the Visual Studio help files you can stop reading.....
Try changing to Tools|Options|File Locations Help File to 'c:\program files\microsoft visual studio\msdn98\98vs\1033\foxhelp.chm' or where ever you installed msdn.
The help comes up about 50 times faster.
Geno Prida
Watson Wyatt Worldwide
geno_prida@watsonwyatt.com