How to fix broken context sensitive help in IDE of Delphi 2010

Question

After working for quite some time, my D2010 help system broke.

Highlighting a keyword like TStringList and hitting F1 results in the message \"No help found for con

Answer 1

The following batch file works for me (without closing Delphi):

REM Kill running instances of Microsoft Document Explorer
taskkill /f /im dexplore.exe

REM Go to the Delphi Help Files folder
IF EXIST  "%programfiles%\Embarcadero\RAD Studio\8.0\Help\Doc" PUSHD "%programfiles%\Embarcadero\RAD Studio\8.0\Help\Doc"
IF EXIST  "%programfiles(x86)%\Embarcadero\RAD Studio\8.0\Help\Doc" PUSHD "%programfiles(x86)%\Embarcadero\RAD Studio\8.0\Help\Doc"

REM Unregister Delphi Help Files
h2reg.exe -u

REM Register Delphi Help Files
h2reg.exe -r