VS2005 won't let me do VSS anymore   

I've read the other posts on the topic of "can't see File/Source Control", 
and I've reinstalled VS2005 twice and still don't see it.  I converted a 
solution from VS2003 and got the "binding info removed" error.  At first I 
answered "NO" to the "remove permanently" option, still no File/Source.  Then 
I deleted the .suo file, same issue.  Then I answered "YES" to 
remove-permanently, and reinstalled.  Still no File/Source Control.

So how do I manage to rehook my solution to our existing VSS system??

date: Mon, 13 Feb 2006 12:41:44 -0800   author:   Tim Johnson

RE: VS2005 won't let me do VSS anymore   

Sorry, my mistake.  I didn't see that what the other person reinstalled was 
"VSS", not "VS".  Evidently just installing VS2005, even with an existing 
VSS6.0 installed, will not give it a File/Source Control menu.  You have to 
install VSS2005 which updates the VS2005 menus.  Then you can convert old 
projects and rebind them to the same (v6.0) VSS server you were using.

"Tim Johnson" wrote:

> I've read the other posts on the topic of "can't see File/Source Control", 
> and I've reinstalled VS2005 twice and still don't see it.  I converted a 
> solution from VS2003 and got the "binding info removed" error.  At first I 
> answered "NO" to the "remove permanently" option, still no File/Source.  Then 
> I deleted the .suo file, same issue.  Then I answered "YES" to 
> remove-permanently, and reinstalled.  Still no File/Source Control.
> 
> So how do I manage to rehook my solution to our existing VSS system??

date: Mon, 13 Feb 2006 14:34:37 -0800   author:   Tim Johnson

Re: VS2005 won't let me do VSS anymore   

No, this is not correct.

VS2005 will work if there is a VSS6 installed.
However, you need to select VSS as the active source control provider to get 
the File/Sourcecontrol menu.
See this thread for more info 
http://forums.microsoft.com/MSDN/ShowPost.aspx?PostID=249719&SiteID=1
(and there are other threads on the forum on the same subject)

After you get the scc menus, you can use the 
File/SourceControl/ChangeSourceControl to rebind the application to the 
existing location (not recommended for web projects)
-- 
Alin Constantin
This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights.


"Tim Johnson"  wrote in message 
news:F8EA923A-67C7-4025-B0DB-6C3DBF67C91A@microsoft.com...
> Sorry, my mistake.  I didn't see that what the other person reinstalled 
> was
> "VSS", not "VS".  Evidently just installing VS2005, even with an existing
> VSS6.0 installed, will not give it a File/Source Control menu.  You have 
> to
> install VSS2005 which updates the VS2005 menus.  Then you can convert old
> projects and rebind them to the same (v6.0) VSS server you were using.
>
> "Tim Johnson" wrote:
>
>> I've read the other posts on the topic of "can't see File/Source 
>> Control",
>> and I've reinstalled VS2005 twice and still don't see it.  I converted a
>> solution from VS2003 and got the "binding info removed" error.  At first 
>> I
>> answered "NO" to the "remove permanently" option, still no File/Source. 
>> Then
>> I deleted the .suo file, same issue.  Then I answered "YES" to
>> remove-permanently, and reinstalled.  Still no File/Source Control.
>>
>> So how do I manage to rehook my solution to our existing VSS system??

date: Wed, 15 Feb 2006 00:58:47 -0800   author:   Alin Constantin [MSFT]