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Q140363: FIX: Visual SourceSafe Slows as It Increases Processor Usage

Article: Q140363
Product(s): Microsoft SourceSafe
Version(s): WINDOWS:4.0
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbSSafe400 kbSSafe400bug kbSSafe500 kbSSafe500fix
Last Modified: 04-MAY-2001

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Visual SourceSafe, 16-bit, for Windows, version 4.0 
- Microsoft Visual SourceSafe, 32-bit, for Windows 4.0 
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SYMPTOMS
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Applications might run slower as system processor usage jumps to nearly 100
percent when the Visual SourceSafe Explorer is loaded.


STATUS
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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
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Steps to Reproduce Problem
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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.

Additional query words:

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Keywords          : kbSSafe400 kbSSafe400bug kbSSafe500 kbSSafe500fix 
Technology        : kbSSafeSearch kbAudDeveloper kbSSafe400 kbSSafe16bitSearch kbSSafe32bitSearch
Version           : WINDOWS:4.0
Issue type        : kbbug
Solution Type     : kbfix

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