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Andrew, > files from my > CVSNT repository. I can checkout these all OK: $ cvs -d :sspi:localhost:/i-repo co -r RELEASE_5-01-2008 -d RELEASE_5-0 1-2008 appr cvs server: Updating RELEASE_5-01-2008 U RELEASE_5-01-2008/productions-Notes.aspx U RELEASE_5-01-2008/productions-Notes.aspx.vb U RELEASE_5-01-2008/stock.aspx U RELEASE_5-01-2008/stock.aspx.vb cvs server: Updating RELEASE_5-01-2008/app8 $ cd RELEASE_5-01-2008 $ dir Volume in drive I is I Volume Serial Number is 345B-0AF3 Directory of I:\test\RELEASE_5-01-2008 05/05/2008 09:43 <DIR> . 05/05/2008 09:43 <DIR> .. 26/04/2008 04:46 13,009 productions-Notes.aspx 28/04/2008 12:56 45,755 productions-Notes.aspx.vb 01/05/2008 03:38 5,635 stock.aspx 01/05/2008 03:38 5,733 stock.aspx.vb 4 File(s) 70,132 bytes 2 Dir(s) 4,425,285,632 bytes free I can also modify each one and commit a change back to the branch: $ cvs ci -m "test commit" cvs commit: Examining . Checking in productions-Notes.aspx; /i-repo/appr/productions-Notes.aspx,v <-- productions-Notes.aspx new revision: 1.5.4.1; previous revision: 1.5 done Checking in productions-Notes.aspx.vb; /i-repo/appr/productions-Notes.aspx.vb,v <-- productions-Notes.aspx.vb new revision: 1.7.4.1; previous revision: 1.7 done Checking in stock.aspx; /i-repo/appr/stock.aspx,v <-- stock.aspx new revision: 1.1.4.1; previous revision: 1.1 done Checking in stock.aspx.vb; /i-repo/appr/stock.aspx.vb,v <-- stock.aspx.vb new revision: 1.1.2.1; previous revision: 1.1 Done > Arthur also asked for my connection string. Here it is: > > :pserver:Andy at NEW-P4:c:/CVSROOT/customerwebsite I think that as Bo pointed out that this may be a part (if not all) of the problem. CVSROOT is not a valid repository name, and repository names beginning with c:/ are laregely unsupported and can cause all sorts of problems. Your physical repository should looks something like: C:/myrepo C:/myrepo/CVSROOT (administrative directory) C:/myrepo/customerwebsite C:/myrepo/testmodule . . . In the CVSNT control panel you alias c:/myrepo to /myrepo, so your final CVSNT connection string is: :pserver:Andy at NEW-P4:/myrepo And your checkout command is: cvs -d :pserver:Andy at NEW-P4:/myrepo co customerwebsite I think I recall from your earlier comments that you are using WinCVS as a GUI. I strongly recommend you install the cvs-suite-trial from the 2.5.04 download page and use the combination of TortoiseCVS and CVS Suite Studio/Workspace Manager included in that. You are far less likely to get the wrong result using those tools. WinCVS is an excellent tool - but I would not recommend it to a novice. Regards, Arthur Barrett