Problem:

Why do I get a Microsoft Visual C error when restarting StarTeam server?

Resolution:

• Product Name: StarTeam
• Product Version: 2005
• Product Component: Server Tools
• Platform/OS Version: Windows

Question:

Why am I getting Microsoft C Runtime Library error when attempting to restart StarTeam Server?

Answer:

Open StarTeam Server Tools, and check that your StarTeam Configurations are available. If there are no configurations showing and there should be, check your previous StarTeam Server logs.

If you have errors similar to the following, then you have a corrupt starteam-server-configs.xml file and this will need correcting.

Msg = Failed to parse specified XML document
Msg = Unable to access server configuration files due to an XML processing error

Edit your starteam-server-configs.xml file in notepad (or similar editor). Carefully check the entire file for mis-typed xml tags (for example,? instead of ), or the lack of closing tags (for example,

It is recommended that you make regular backups of your StarTeam configuration files.

Author: Andrew Thompson