Houdini help crashes when V-ray is installed

V-Ray V-Ray for Houdini Issues
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Hello--

I’ve used V-ray for Houdini since v18 (maybe earlier), and any Houdini installation that also has V-ray installed crashes when you click the node help button (the little question mark), or if you press F1. The console comes up and endlessly streams “ERROR: network_service_instance_impl.cc(262)] Network service crashed, restarting service” and the only way to stop it is to close Houdini. Is there a way to fix this, outside of having a second V-rayless Houdini install for help, and just never ever accidentally hitting F1?

This actually doesn’t happen on Houdini 19.5.303. So: that’s a good start! Any way to fix it in older versions?

I’m on Windows 10 on a fairly stout computer.

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Dear @bentway23 , hello.

This topic is discussed here.
The fix for this behavior is implemented in our nightly builds from August 11 on.

Please check your currently installed V-Ray version and give us feedback.

Best regards,
TS

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Works like a dream! Thanks!

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Great! Live the dream then.