FIX: VSS 4.x Integration with VC 4.x under Windows NT 4.0 (158430)



The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Visual SourceSafe for Windows 4.0
  • Microsoft Visual SourceSafe for Windows 4.0a
  • Microsoft Visual C++ 4.0
  • Microsoft Visual C++ 4.1
  • Microsoft Visual C++ 4.2

This article was previously published under Q158430

SYMPTOMS

Under Windows NT 4.0, the SourceSafe integration with Visual C++ may not work correctly. When using a source-code control action in Visual C++, you may experience one or more of the following symptoms:

  1. Visual C++ hangs or locks up.
  2. Blank dialog boxes appear in Visual C++.
  3. Dialog boxes do not appear.
  4. Dialog boxes contain unreadable text/symbols.

RESOLUTION

The SourceSafe SSSCC.DLL needs to be updated to SSSCC.DLL version 1310. To obtain this DLL, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

151411 UPD: New Version of Ssscc.dll Available

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article. This problem was corrected in Visual SourceSafe patch SSSCC.DLL version 1310 for Windows.

Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:12/10/2003
Keywords:kbBug kbfix kbSSafe400fix kbusage KB158430