>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.
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Specify it as a Collection; I have mine set as:

Collection selected.
f:\program files\microsoft visual studio.net\msdn\foxhelp.hxs

The new Help is S L O W