Microsoft KB Archive/174873

= FIX: Lost Net Connection Causes Source Code Control to Hang =

Article ID: 174873

Article Last Modified on 2/24/2004

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Visual SourceSafe 5.0 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q174873



SYMPTOMS
The following errors may occur multiple times with long pauses in between when you try to open a project:

Initializing Source Code Control Project

Invalid DOS Path:

Additionally, you may see similar messages if you are currently connected to a source code controlled project and you lose network connectivity.



RESOLUTION
Install the Visual Studio 97 Service Pack 3.

NOTE: Installing Visual Studio 97 Service Pack 3 will not prevent lost network connectivity; it only changes how the SourceSafe integration deals with it.



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a bug in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article. This bug has been fixed in Visual Studio 97 Service Pack 3.

For more information, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

170365 INFO: Visual Studio 97 Service Packs - What, Where, and Why

Additional query words: hanging invalid handle

Keywords: kberrmsg kbbug kbfix kbvs97sp2fix KB174873

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