Invalid syntax error when you log on to Visual SourceSafe

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In Visual SourceSafe, user settings such as window size and window state, are all saved to the user's Ss.ini file. This behavior preserves the appearance of the Visual SourceSafe Explorer from one Visual SourceSafe session to another. The computer name identifies each entry.

If you log on through ComputerA, your Ss.ini file might contain entries that are similar to the following: If you log on through ComputerB later, your Ss.ini file might contain entries that are similar to the following: You can log on to Visual SourceSafe through 10 different computers successfully (in this example, ComputerA through ComputerJ). However, if you try to log on through an eleventh computer (in this example, ComputerK), you receive the error message that appears in the "Symptoms" section.

Steps to reproduce the problem

1. In a text editor such as Notepad, open your Ss.ini file. Your Ss.ini file is located in the \\Vss\Users\Your Visual SourceSafe User Name folder.
2. Modify this file so that it contains references to 11 or more different computer names for Visual SourceSafe version 5.0 (or 25 or more different computer names for Visual SourceSafe version 6.0). You can do this by copying one line and then pasting it back into the file 10 times and then modifying each line to make it unique. The following are some example entries:

   (Beginning of the file)
   Hist_Rect (Computer1) = 188, 225, 721, 561, 1024, 768
   History_File_Columns (UI) = 75,85,135,100
   Maximized (Computer1) = No
   mssccprj = *.vbp, *.mak
   OutputHeight (Computer1) = 150
   Position_Toolbar (Computer1) = 222, 183, 676, 215, 1280, 1024
   PrjWidth (Computer1) = 260
   PrjWidth (Computer2) = 260
   PrjWidth (Computer3) = 260
   PrjWidth (Computer4) = 260
   PrjWidth (Computer5) = 260
   PrjWidth (Computer6) = 260
   PrjWidth (Computer7) = 260
   PrjWidth (Computer8) = 260
   PrjWidth (Computer9) = 260
   PrjWidth (Computer10) = 260
   PrjWidth (Computer11) = 260
   Toolbar (Computer2) = Yes

3. Log on to Microsoft Visual SourceSafe