Switching between Team System and SourceSafe


During our migration period, we are currently using both Visual SourceSafe 2005 and Team System for source control.

You can switch Visual Studio source control providers "on the fly" via the Tools, Options, Source Control, Plug-in Selection dialog:



And if you're like me, you keep forgetting to switch back, and wondering "Gee, why aren't my Team System source control menus appearing?" Doh!

posted on Monday, February 27, 2006 2:56 PM by jatwood

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# VSTS Links - 03/01/2006

Rob Caron points us to a process guidance print tool. He also talks about TDD in Agitator and Team System....
Wednesday, March 01, 2006 8:23 AM by Team System News

# re: Switching between Team System and SourceSafe

We are unable to use VSS2005 alongside TFS Team Explorer. If we change source control plug-in in Tools to VSS2005, and then try to load a VSS2005-controled solution, it automatically switches to TFS and cannot connect to VSS2005. If we try to switch source control again to VSS2005, after the solution is loaded, it thinks it's a new solution and tries to add it anew into VSS2005.

Basically, it gives preference to TFS whatever ways of loading VSS2005 solutions we try.
If we uninsall TFS Team Explorer, VSS2005 works again ... not good enough ...
Tuesday, November 14, 2006 11:35 AM by Peter