Microsoft KB Archive/930573

= FIX: Visual SourceSafe 2005 may stop responding when you generate a report in the &quot;Show History&quot; dialog box =

Article ID: 930573

Article Last Modified on 11/15/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Visual SourceSafe 2005 Standard Edition

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SYMPTOMS
When you generate a report in the Show History dialog box of a project, Microsoft Visual SourceSafe 2005 may stop responding. This problem occurs when you click to select the following check boxes in the Report dialog box in Visual SourceSafe Solution Explorer:
 * Include Differences
 * Include Details



RESOLUTION
A supported hotfix is now available from Microsoft. However, this hotfix is intended to correct only the problem that this article describes. Apply this hotfix only to systems that are experiencing this specific problem.

To resolve this problem, submit a request to Microsoft Online Customer Services to obtain the hotfix. To submit an online request to obtain the hotfix, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=6294451

Note If additional issues occur or any troubleshooting is required, you might have to create a separate service request. The usual support costs will apply to additional support questions and issues that do not qualify for this specific hotfix. To create a separate service request, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

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

Prerequisites
You must have Microsoft Visual SourceSafe 2005 installed to apply this hotfix.

Restart requirement
You do not have to restart this computer after you apply this hotfix.

Hotfix replacement information
This hotfix replaces the following update:
 * The original release version of Visual SourceSafe 2005 (build 8.0.50727.42)

File Information
The English version of this hotfix has the file attributes (or later file attributes) 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 item in Control Panel.



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed in the &quot;Applies to&quot; section.



MORE INFORMATION
For more information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

824684 Description of the standard terminology that is used to describe Microsoft software updates

