List of SourceSafe Error Messages Documented in the Microsoft Knowledge Base

Use this list to find the Visual SourceSafe and SourceSafe error messages that are documented in the Knowledge Base. You can use the Find feature of your browser to quickly locate error messages on this page.

CONFIGURATION & SETUP

  • Cannot change properties of the file named : <path>\SSD.EXE - Q130144
  • The ClassWizard database "C:\code\mdi\MDI.CLW" does not exist. - Q139001
    Would you like to build it from your source files?"
  • Could not open the file named: <path>\SSD.EXE - Q130144
  • Error locking file (in Windows NT) - Q123476
  • File "<server path>\srcsafe.ini" not found. Cannot find initialization variable "Data_Path" - Q136401
  • File not found - Q139358
  • Illegible text with a Client installation - Q145744
  • Invalid Data Path - Q136401
  • Microsoft Test Driver (ds) Error Runtime Error: Undefined Error SETUP.INC(1005) - Q130144
  • Numerical error such as "unknown error - 20038" - Q139361
  • Setup cannot open the destination file 'C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\MSVCRT20.DLL'. The file may be in use by another application, or marked read-only. Close the application or change the file's read-only attribute and try again - Q136286
  • Setup could not open the file 'C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\MSVCRT20.DLL'. The file may be in use by another application - Q136286
  • Timeout Locking File - Q132421
  • Trouble Installing Multiple Servers from Single Computer - Q143114

  DATABASE UPGRADE

  • File <path>SRCSAFE.INI not found - Q124528
  • The <INI file> file still has the 2.2 format. Please run UPDINI.EXE on this file"- Q124528
  • Physical file parent project <Project Name> not found, skipping parent record - Q151006
  • PVCS log file may be corrupt - Q140362

MESSAGES REPORTED BY THE ANALYZE TOOL

  • Incompatible Database Version - Q150646
  • There are Minor inconsistencies in the Header Log for <Filename> - Q150645

COMMAND LINE

  • Makefile is not an existing name or project - Q129193  
  • You may only specify one project for this command - Q150644

EXPLORER

  • Access to File {path\filename} Denied - Q142092
  • An automatic merge has occured and there are conflicts. Edit <path>\<filename> to resolve them. - Q132971
  • Cannot find Help file - Q141547
  • DDE Connection Failed - Q132929
  • Error Locking File - Q124525
  • Error Opening..." - Q132929
  • File <filename> Not Found - Q138345
  • File not Found (during checkin) - Q147837
  • Initialization variable Shadow_SetTime set to invalid value - Q139672
  • The instruction at "0x00429318" referenced memory at "0x00000320". The memory could not be "read" - Q136541
  • No application associated with this file type - Q139729
  • A project cannot be shared under a descendant - Q132921
  • SSEXP. An error has occurred in your application. If you choose Ignore you should save your work in a new file. If you choose close, your application will terminate - Q141353
  • Unable to Execute... - Q132929
  • Visual SourceSafe Hangs After Checkout, Update, adding a file, or creating a project. - Q124525
  • This program has performed an illegal operation and will be shut down - Q141353

VISUAL SOURCESAFE ADMINISTRATOR

  • File not Found (adding users) - Q149378
  • No additional Help is available on this item - Q141209

INTEGRATION

  • All available files have already been checked out. - Q135720
  • Error accessing Source Code Control system. Check Installation. - Q150961
  • File "<path to .frx>.FRX" not found - Q148892
  • Path/File access error: '<path to .frx file>' - Q135994
  • Project <old VSS project location> was not found. Would you like to browse for the project? - Q135720
  • Project <old VSS project location> has been moved or renamed to <found VSS project location>. Would you like to connect to this project? - Q135720
  • Setup cannot open the destination file 'C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\MSVCRT20.DLL'. The file may be in use by another application, or marked read-only. Close the application or change the file's read-only attribute and try again - Q136286
  • Setup could not open the file 'C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\MSVCRT20.DLL'. The file may be in use by another application - Q136286
  • 'Source Code Control Add-In' could not be loaded. Remove it from the list of available Add-Ins?- Q141548
  • Too Many File Handles - Q142464
  • Updating Source Control Status - Q147173

SPECIFIC TO SOURCESAFE 3.x and SOURCESAFE 2.x

  • Checkout chain contains a loop - Q123466
  • Checkout free chain contains a loop - Q123466
  • Error in extended header - Q123466
  • Error in Parent Chain., Parent not found - Q130178
  • Error in project file - Q123427
  • Error processing checkout free chain - Q123466
  • Error reading PRJ INT entry: <num> of 38 bytes read - Q123427
  • File or Project not Found - Q131446
  • File Not Found: <filename.a or b>, where the file is a project log file - Q123427
  • The <INI file> file still has the 2.2 format. Please run UPDINI.EXE on this file"- Q124528
  • Invalid extended header structure - Q123466
  • Invalid path - Q131093
  • Invalid serial number - Q123469
  • Memory error with SourceSafe for MS-DOS - Q129191
  • Out of Memory - Q131449
  • A project cannot be shared under a descendant - Q132921
  • SourceSafe terminates or Windows terminates when you perform various operations - Q130145
  • Timeout locking file - Q131445
  • Unable to checkout files error: Losing checkout status errors - Q133054
  • Unable to open <Path to Data directory> - Q138433


Last Reviewed: Tuesday, February 13, 2001