Microsoft KB Archive/813826

= Tasks that Run a Long Time in Visual InterDev Unexpectedly Stop or Time Out =

Article ID: 813826

Article Last Modified on 10/11/2005

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Visual Studio 6.0 Service Pack 5

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SYMPTOMS
When you run global operations on a project from in Microsoft Visual InterDev 6.0, the task runs for a while and then either stops or returns an error message such as the following:

Couldn't retrieve folder information. Server &quot;&quot; timed out. The request did not complete successfully.



RESOLUTION
A supported hotfix is now available from Microsoft, but it is only intended to correct the problem that is described in this article. Only apply it to systems that are experiencing this specific problem. This hotfix may receive additional testing. Therefore, if you are not severely affected by this problem, we recommend that you wait for the next Visual Studio 6.0 service pack that contains this hotfix.

To resolve this problem immediately, contact Microsoft Product Support Services to obtain the fix. For a complete list of Microsoft Product Support Services phone numbers and information about support costs, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

http://support.microsoft.com/contactus/?ws=support

Note In special cases, charges that are ordinarily incurred for support calls may be canceled if a Microsoft Support Professional determines that a specific update will resolve your problem. The usual support costs will apply to additional support questions and issues that do not qualify for the specific update in question. The English version of this fix has the file attributes (or later) that are listed in the following table. The dates and times for these files are listed in coordinated universal time (UTC). When you view the file information, it is converted to local time. To find the difference between UTC and local time, use the Time Zone tab in the Date and Time tool in Control Panel.

  Date         Time   Version     Size       File name -- 07-Feb-2003 20:57  6.1.97.46   1,962,256  Msenv.dll



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article.

