>It appears tht the beta comes with a new help file format "hsx" that replaces
>chm files. Trouble is, specifying the new help file in the VFP file locations
>options causes the help button to be disabled. VFP help works fine from the VS
>IDE.

Mine is installed properly, and I'm seeing it as a URL reference instead of a file location:

ms-help://msdnvs

HTH!