Microsoft KB Archive/933859

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You cannot host a Visual SourceSafe 2005 Web service on a computer that is running Windows Vista

Article ID: 933859

Article Last Modified on 3/26/2007

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APPLIES TO

• Microsoft Visual SourceSafe 2005 Standard Edition
• Windows Vista Ultimate
• Windows Vista Business
• Windows Vista Enterprise
• Windows Vista Home Basic
• Windows Vista Home Premium
• Windows Vista Business 64-bit edition
• Windows Vista Enterprise 64-bit edition
• Windows Vista Home Basic 64-bit edition
• Windows Vista Home Premium 64-bit edition
• Windows Vista Starter

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SYMPTOMS

If you install Microsoft Visual SourceSafe (VSS) 2005 on a computer that is running Windows Vista, you cannot host a VSS Web service.

CAUSE

This behavior occurs because of changes in Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS) 7.0. IIS 7.0 does not include the WebDAV component. The VSS Web service requires the Put method of the WebDAV component to upload files. Therefore, you cannot host a VSS Web service in Windows Vista.

Note The WebDAV component is an extension of the HTTP protocol. The WebDAV component lets you treat a Web server as a remote server.

WORKAROUND

To work around this behavior, put the Web service in an IIS virtual folder. For information about how to do this, visit the following Microsoft Developer Network (MSDN) Web site:

http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms230206(VS.80).aspx

REFERENCES

For more information, visit the following MSDN blog Web site:

http://blogs.msdn.com/richardb/archive/2007/01/23/clarifying-sourcesafe-support-on-vista.aspx

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