DOCUMENT:Q174873  18-JUN-2001  [ssafe]
TITLE   :FIX: Lost Net Connection Causes Source Code Control to Hang
PRODUCT :Microsoft SourceSafe
PROD/VER:
OPER/SYS:
KEYWORDS:kberrmsg kbSSafe500bug kbVS97sp2fix

======================================================================
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
The information in this article applies to:

 - Microsoft Visual SourceSafe for Windows, version 5.0 
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------

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:<Path to File>

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:

   Q170365 INFO: Visual Studio 97 Service Packs - What, Where, and Why

Additional query words: hanging invalid handle

======================================================================
Keywords          : kberrmsg kbSSafe500bug kbVS97sp2fix 
Technology        : kbSSafeSearch kbAudDeveloper kbSSafe500
Issue type        : kbbug
Solution Type     : kbfix

=============================================================================

THE INFORMATION PROVIDED IN THE MICROSOFT KNOWLEDGE BASE IS
PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND.  MICROSOFT DISCLAIMS
ALL WARRANTIES, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING THE WARRANTIES
OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  IN NO
EVENT SHALL MICROSOFT CORPORATION OR ITS SUPPLIERS BE LIABLE FOR
ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER INCLUDING DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL,
CONSEQUENTIAL, LOSS OF BUSINESS PROFITS OR SPECIAL DAMAGES, EVEN IF
MICROSOFT CORPORATION OR ITS SUPPLIERS HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE
POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.  SOME STATES DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION
OR LIMITATION OF LIABILITY FOR CONSEQUENTIAL OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES
SO THE FOREGOING LIMITATION MAY NOT APPLY.

Copyright Microsoft Corporation 2001.