We've been using VSS for a long time but this is the first time that we've tried to use it create separate branches for bug fix vs. continuing development. When I go back several labeled version and try to create a new shared/pinned/branched project it fails with the error "Version not found". It worked OK for the most recent few versions and then would fail for all versions before that. I looked back through the history and my guess is that the problem is related to adding a file to VSS and then deleting it. Is this what's causing the problem? If so, is there any way to tell VSS to skip over this type of error rather than aborting? Maybe show a warning saying "could not find file XYZ", but continue building the new project? Or, is it possible to somehow update the history and remove the traces of these files that have been deleted? Mike Buchanan