Tortoise SVN checkout not working in Windows 8
repository, svn, tortoisesvn
Solution
I have found a solution, although it may not be the solution.
I've installed Cygwin on my Windows 8 machine, and during the installation process, I checked all tools related to `ssh`. You can check if you installed it correctly if you find `ssh.exe` in your Cygwin directory. For instance: `C:\cygwin\bin\ssh.exe`.
Now go right-click "TortoiseSVN" in explorer and pick "Settings". Select "Network" and at the bottom, you'll discover that you can change the SSH client. Use `C:\cygwin\bin\ssh.exe`.
Now the Cygwin `ssh` client will be used instead of TortoisePlink. I don't know why this client works and plink doesn't, but it saved my day.
Extra remark: I used to use Pageant so that I wouldn't have to type in my password on my own machine, but you can also follow these three steps to achieve the same result.
Problem
Hey I just bought a new laptop, it has Windows 8, and the desktop I have is on 7. The previous laptop which died was also on 7. I downloaded the latest version Tortoise SVN (1.8.1) on both the the new laptop and 7 desktop, to checkout a repository and it works completely fine in 7, and will not even connect on the 8 machine. I can't find any known issues that seem to relate to this. Any help would be appreciated!