I use VS 2005 and VSS 2005. Every time I close VS I get error: ss.ini not found. But except this VSS works fine, no problems when I open VS and do check in and check out. ss.ini is present and VSS repository specified as network path. I just worry that I can have problems later.
Ss.ini keeps track of your preferences, project locations, dialog settings, and such. The ss.ini needs to be in the user's folder for the data base. In my case, it is C:\DEV_\VSS\SourceSafe\users\amissico\ss.ini.
If the file exists, check permissions of folder and file. If the file doesn't exist, check permissions of folder.