diff --git a/docs/manual/CoreTasks/cvs.html b/docs/manual/CoreTasks/cvs.html
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@@ -13,6 +13,9 @@
 <a href="http://www.cvshome.org/" target="_top">CVS</a> repository.</p>
 <p>When doing automated builds, the <a href="get.html">get task</a> should be
 preferred over the <i>checkout</i> command, because of speed.</p>
+<p><b>Important</b>This task needs "cvs" on the path. If it isn't, you will get
+an error (such as error 2 on windows). If &lt;cvs&gt; doesn't work, try and execute
+it from the command line in the target directory you are working in.
 <h3>Parameters</h3>
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