FIX: Visual SourceSafe Slows as It Increases Processor Usage (140363)



The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Visual SourceSafe, 16-bit, for Windows 4.0
  • Microsoft Visual SourceSafe, 32-bit, for Windows 4.0

This article was previously published under Q140363

SYMPTOMS

Applications might run slower as system processor usage jumps to nearly 100 percent when the Visual SourceSafe Explorer is loaded.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a bug in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article. This problem has been fixed in Visual SourceSafe 5.0.

MORE INFORMATION

Steps to Reproduce Problem

  1. Load the Windows System Monitor.
  2. Make note of the current processor usage.
  3. Load the Visual SourceSafe Explorer, and minimize it. Notice that the processor usage jumps to about 100 percent.

Modification Type:MinorLast Reviewed:2/11/2005
Keywords:kbBug kbfix kbSSafe500fix KB140363