How to switch back to VSS for some projects

ThomasJaeger · Post by **ThomasJaeger** » Tue Apr 04, 2006 8:33 am

Hi,

I've several projects that need to stay in Visual Source Safe (this is in VS 2003) and changing it back from Custom to SourceSafe under Tools > Options > SourceSontrol does not appear to work. When I make the change and then exit the IDE and come back in, it defaults back to Custom (Vault). How can I switch back to VSS?

In addition, I have VS 2005 on the same machine where I have most projects under Vault. Will this still work? Is the source control provider shared accross the two IDE's?

Thanks

lbauer · Post by **lbauer** » Tue Apr 04, 2006 9:13 am

Source control provider information is in the client machine's registry:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\SourceCodeControlProvider

Changing the options in Vault or VS 2005 will make changes to this key.

The source control provider cannot be changed within VS.NET 2003. Open the Vault GUI Client on that machine and under Tools->Options-General, uncheck "Make Vault your default SCC provider." The default provider will revert to VSS. (Note: There are little apps that let you switch between multiple SCC providers via a GUI -- do an Internet search on "SCC Switcher.")

VS 2005 is different. You *can* change the source control provider in VS 2005 under Tools->Options->Source Control->Plugin Selection.

ThomasJaeger · Post by **ThomasJaeger** » Tue Apr 04, 2006 7:56 pm

Updating the registry as you suggested did the trick. Thanks a lot for your help!

mitch.wheat · Post by **mitch.wheat** » Thu Apr 06, 2006 10:38 pm

There is a small tool on code project called SCC SWitcher that automates the manual registry edit.