Visual Studio 2008 Help slow to load... How come?

Question

Lately, bringing the help window from Visual Studio is taking a long time.

Even updating the help system takes an awful long time.

Is there something broken with my installation?

Answer 1

No, there's something broken in Visual Studio Help. It just sucks.

Once you've opened it, keep it open, so it doesn't have to reload. Or just don't use it, and look everything up online.