Integrated help in Visual Studio

I installed ODP.Net into Visual Studio .Net 2003. Is there any way to integrate the help from ODP into Visual Studios help? I would to get the same type of response when I press F1 for a OPD member as I get for the normal .Net classes.
For instance:
string f = String.Format("00", 1);
If I put the cursor in the word Format and press F1 Studio will show the help for the String.Format Method
If I do the same for a method in any of the ODP classes only the Index for Dynamic help is displayed.
Have I forgotten to install something or is there something else I have missed?
/per

Hi,
Finally someone discovered the integrated help...
1) You have all the namespace imported properly? Add the Oracle.DataAccess.dll as reference?
2) Make sure you have only 1 version of ODP.NET help (check the Add/Remove Program). If not, remove all old version and reinstall ODP.NET
3) For VS.NET 2003, in the case where ODP.NET help is not registered (e.g. you don't see the book in the content section, search OracleXXX only returns MS's doc etc), do this:
Dynamic Help (press f1) -> Installing Help for Visual Studio -> Visual Studio .NET Combined Help Collection Manager -> check ODP.NET help and update. Restart studio.
This is a limitation of the help registration process for MSHelp2 system.
Arnold

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