So I reinstalled Vault and have been using it locally without a problem for a few days. The more I use it, the more I like it, to the point now where I couldn’t see working without it. It’s so easy to use, and has a very nice search tab where I can find all renegade files, or all files not checked in, and various other search filters.
Apparently the 403 bug with Vault was due to some firewall or proxy restriction at work. I’m trying to find a way to get around that. Once that’s done then I’ll buy a registration.