DOC: List of Possible Errors When You Check Out a File from Visual SourceSafe (318060)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Visual SourceSafe 6.0c, when used with:
    • Microsoft Visual Studio .NET (2002), Professional Edition
    • Microsoft Visual Studio .NET (2002), Enterprise Architect Edition
    • Microsoft Visual Studio .NET (2002), Enterprise Developer Edition
This article was previously published under Q318060

SUMMARY

The Microsoft Developer's Network (MSDN) contains a partial list of possible checkout errors. For more information about errors that you may receive during the checkout process, see the document at the following MSDN Web site:

Source Control Services - Checkout Error
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/sccvs70/html/veerranerrororusercancellationoccurredduringcheckout.asp

This document lists errors that are commonly experienced but it is not a complete list.

MORE INFORMATION

You may receive other error messages during checkout that are not listed. The following is an example of an error that you may receive during the checkout process:
Unable to check out file <filename>. The Web server does not appear to have any authentication methods enabled. It asked for user authentication, but did not send a WWW-Authenticate header.
To resolve this issue, follow the steps in the document at the following MSDN Web site:

To enable WWW-Authentication on your server
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/vbcon/html/vbtbswindowsauthenticationdoesnotrespondproperlywhencreatingwebapplication.asp

Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:9/21/2002
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