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

 Last reviewed: August 25, 1997
Article ID: Q158430
The information in this article applies to:
  • Microsoft Visual SourceSafe, 32-bit, for Windows, versions 4.0, 4.0a,
  • Microsoft Visual C++, 32-bit Edition, versions 4.0, 4.1, 4.2

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: 

   ARTICLE-ID: Q151411
   TITLE     : 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. 

Keywords          : buglist4.00 fixlist4.00 ssvc kbusage kbbuglist kbfixlist kbusage
Version           : 4.0 4.0a 4.1 4.2
Platform          : NT WINDOWS
Issue type        : kbbug
Solution Type     : kbfix

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Last reviewed: August 25, 1997
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