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How to resolve CVS error: cannot rename file CVS/Entries.Extra.Backup to CVS/Entries.Extra: Bad address

I've checked out a module from CVS onto a newly installed Windows 7 machine. The virus scanner has not yet been installed.

Later, when I try to do an update, I get the following error message:

cannot rename file CVS/Entries.Extra.Backup to CVS/Entries.Extra: Bad address

Has anyone seen and resolved this issue before?

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It could be issue with VirtualStore - make sure you didn't checkout to Program Files or other protected areas.

And if you can - convert your repository with cvs2svn - you'll save yourself a lot of time.

techtonik  2010-03-19 18:50:10
Thanks for the help. I moved my source code from C:\Source to "My Documents" and have had a couple successful CVS updates since that point. I'll have to dig in a little further to better understand VirtualStore and its configuration.
Randy Klingelheber  2010-03-20 01:57:28

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