SUMMARY
When the 32-bit version of Visual SourceSafe 4.0 is
launched, an error message is displayed.
In Windows NT 3.51, the
dialog box says, "The procedure entry point
?VS_FileGetHdr@@YAHPADPAUFILEHDR@@@Z could not be located in the dynamic link
library ssapi.dll." When the OK button is clicked, another dialog box appears
that says, "The application failed to initialize properly (0xc0000139). Click
on OK to terminate the application." When the OK button is clicked, the user is
returned to the operating system.
In Windows 95, the dialog box says,
"The SSGUI.DLL file is linked to missing export
SSAPI.DLL:?VS_FileGetHdr@@YAHPADPAUFILEHDR@@@Z." When the OK button is clicked,
another dialog box appears that displays the path to the SSEXP.EXE file and
says, "A device attached to the system is not functioning." When the OK button
is clicked, the user is returned to the operating system.
However, if
the 16-bit version is launched, it starts without a problem. There is a newer
version of Ssapi.dll and Ssus.dll in the WIN32 subdirectory which is not
compatible with Win32\Ssexp.exe.
Download Vssdll4.exe, a self-extracting executable, to the
VSS\WIN32 sub- directory. Run the file and overwrite the existing DLLs.
Remember to update both the local and server installations of Visual SourceSafe
with the correct version of the DLLs.
The following files are available for
download from the Microsoft Download
Center:
Vssdll4.exe For additional information about how
to download Microsoft Support files, click the following article number to view
the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
119591 How to Obtain Microsoft Support Files from Online Services
Microsoft scanned this file for viruses. Microsoft used the most
current virus-detection software that was available on the date that the file
was posted. The file is stored on security-enhanced servers that help to
prevent any unauthorized changes to the file.
One workaround to downloading the file is as
follows:
If you don't have access to the Internet, you can sometimes
get the two needed files off the CD-ROM. The SSAFE1.CAB file on the CD-ROM must
have a time/date stamp of 1/16/96 or this won't work. The two files needed are:
SSAPI.DLL and SSUS.DLL. In order to get the files off the CD-ROM, you will need
to run the following command twice, once for each file.
SYNTAX
extract /L <subdirectory to extract the file to> ssafe1.cab <file to
extract>
Example:
extract /L F:\VSS\WIN32 ssafe1.cab ssapi.dll
and then run:
extract /L F:\VSS\WIN32 ssafe1.cab ssus.dll
Microsoft is researching this behavior and will post
new information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.