Thansk, that was it. Not sure why it was pointing to VFP 7 help file (searhed ny disk for VFP8*.chm, which I did not find).

>Go to Tools -> Options -> Files Location and verify that help points to the correct file. On my PC it's "c:\program files\microsoft visual foxpro 8\dv_foxhelp.chm".
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>>I have VFP 5,7, and 8 installed on the PC, Windows 2k.
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>>I am want to test if a VFP 7 program works correctly in VFP 8. I start up VFP 8 and then type the command
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HELP

>>I get the VFP 7 help file instead of the VFP 8 help file.
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>>What could be wrong and how do I fix it?
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>>Thanks (I did a search of UT first and did not find relevant responses).