FIX: "Timeout Locking File: UM" Error Occurs at Startup

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SYMPTOMS

The error "Timeout locking file: UM" occurs when starting Microsoft SourceSafe.

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The Microsoft SourceSafe version 3.04 for Windows or Windows NT installation did not create a DATA\LOCKS subdirectory. This error occurs only if the SRCSAFE.INI setting Lock_Mode is set to Lockfile. For additional information on the Lock_Mode setting, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

124525 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/124525/en-us/ ) How SourceSafe Locks Files in the DATA Directory

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RESOLUTION

To work around this problem:

Create a directory titled "LOCKS" in the DATA subdirectory. For example: MD F:\SS\DATA\LOCKS
Restart SourceSafe.

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STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a bug in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article. This bug was corrected in Microsoft SourceSafe version 3.1 for Windows and Windows NT.

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APPLIES TO

Microsoft SourceSafe
Microsoft Visual SourceSafe 3.04

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kbbug kbfix kbsetup kbssafe310fix KB131445

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