Microsoft KB Archive/930282

= FIX: Binary files may be corrupted when you try to use the Get command to retrieve the files from the history in Visual SourceSafe 2005 =

Article ID: 930282

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 try to use the Get command in Microsoft Visual SourceSafe 2005 to retrieve versions of binary files from the history, the binary files may be corrupted. Additionally, these files differ from the files that you retrieve by using Microsoft Visual SourceSafe 6.0.



Hotfix information
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 the 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)

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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.



WORKAROUND
To work around this problem, use the Get command in Visual SourceSafe 6.0 to retrieve the files.



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

