Also, how do I get the 6.x database files in to a fresh 2005 install The documentation is pretty lame.
Thanks,
Gary
Confused! VSS 6.x to 2005 upgrade how-to?
The readme file says to uninstall all previous versions of VSS. If I uninstall 6.x will my file go too
Also, how do I get the 6.x database files in to a fresh 2005 install The documentation is pretty lame.
Thanks,
Gary
Also, how do I get the 6.x database files in to a fresh 2005 install The documentation is pretty lame.
Thanks,
Gary
Confused! VSS 6.x to 2005 upgrade how-to?
jasminasab
After you install Visual Source Safe 2005, you can simply browse to the srcsafe.ini of the database to open it.
Joel40096
Hi Gary,
> After you install Visual Source Safe 2005, you can simply browse to the srcsafe.ini of the database to open it.
VSS6 uninstall removes the HKLM\Software\Microsoft\SourceSafe\Databases registry key (where the databases are registered to be visible for all users), but leaves alone the registry key HKCU\Software\Microsoft\SourceSafe\Databases (where are the databases registered for the current user).
When opening VSS2005, it should find the databases registered from HKCU, so there should be no user intervention required to open those databases.
In any case, if you want to add new databases or one that might be missing, you can use the File/OpenDatabase menu, launch the AddNewDatabase wizard and point to the folders containing the srcsafe.ini file, as David suggested.
Alin