C.3 NSS File Version Utility

Restoring versions, using NSS File Version Utility on Windows workstation, displays an error, unable to locate MSVCR71.dll file.

Possible cause: MSVCR71.dll is not available in c:\windows\system32 folder.

Action: On installing Novell Client, the MSVCR71.dll file is installed on your system. Copy this file to c:\windows\system32 location. You will now be able to restore versions.

How to debug issues with NSS File Version Utility.

Possible cause: By default, the log file includes only fatal errors.

Action: To log debug or all messages, you have to configure the NovellVersioningClient.exe.config file and edit the level value parameters to DEBUG or ALL.

<level value="DEBUG"> or <level value="ALL">

For more information on editing log files, refer the Apache Logging Services website

  • On Windows 2000 and Windows XP, the default location for the log.txt file is Program Files\Application folder. For example, C:\Program Files\Novell\Versioning\log.txt.

  • In Windows Vista 32-bit platform the log file is located at c:\users\<username>\AppData\Local\VirtualStore\Program Files\Novell\Versioning.

  • In Windows Vista 64-bit platform, to create log file, you need to configure the c:\Program Files\Novell\Versioning \NovellVersioningClient.exe.config file.