CVS directory without administration files present

[Alain]

I'm newbie in cvs, y have installed tortoisecvs and cvsnt server in
WinXP. I'm testing but it always

give this error:


In C:\DOCUME~1\alain\LOCALS~1\Temp\TortoiseCVS make new module
temp\: "C:\Program

Files\TortoiseCVS\cvs.exe" "import" "-m" "SDFASD" "otrapru" "tcvs-
vendor" "tcvs-release"
CVSROOT=:pserver:address@hidden:2401/rep


No conflicts created by this import


Success, CVS operation completed

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In C:\Documents and Settings\alain\Desktop: "C:\Program
Files\TortoiseCVS\cvs.exe" "checkout" "-d"

"otrapru" "otrapru"
CVSROOT=:pserver:address@hidden:2401/rep

cvs checkout: in directory .:
cvs [checkout aborted]: CVS directory without administration files
present.  Cannot continue until this

directory is deleted or renamed.

Error, CVS operation failed

Error, one of the CVS operations failed
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If i prove in msdos:
C:\Documents and Settings\alain>cvs -d
CVSROOT=:pserver:address@hidden
st:2401/rep login
cvs login: bad CVSROOT - Cannot specify port:
CVSROOT=:pserver:address@hidden
calhost:2401/rep
cvs [login aborted]: Bad CVSROOT.


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