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Q133018: INFO: Visual SourceSafe Setup Registration Settings

Article: Q133018
Product(s): Microsoft SourceSafe
Version(s): 4.0,5.0
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbsetup kbSSafe
Last Modified: 03-JUN-2002

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Visual SourceSafe for Windows, versions 4.0, 5.0 
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SUMMARY
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NOTE: All references to WIN.INI and 16-bit installs relate only to Visual
SourceSafe 4.x. Version 5.0 is 32-bit only.

For Visual SourceSafe 4.0 to work correctly with Visual Basic and Visual C++, it
needs to make modifications to the Registry, WIN.INI (16-bit only), and VB.INI.
These modifications occur during a Client install, Custom install (SETUP.EXE),
or a Network Client install (NETSETUP.EXE). The Network Client install is only
available after a Server install has been performed.

MORE INFORMATION
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This is what the Client setup script does to register the SourceSafe Visual
Basic Add-In and SCC DLL.


Registration Database Keys
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These entries are created during 32-bit and 16-bit installations. In the
description below, {%INSTALLDIRECTORY%} is replaced with the path to the DLL.
For example, if you are installing into C:\SS4, then {%INSTALLDIRECTORY%} is
replaced with C:\SS4\WIN32 on 32-bit systems and C:\SS4\WIN on 16-bit systems.

     HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\SccAddIn.SourceCodeControlAddIn = Source Code Control
        Add-In
     HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\SccAddIn.SourceCodeControlAddIn\Clsid = {2F998FDA-
        3487-11CE-BCB6-00AA00688899}

     HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\SccAddIn.SourceCodeControlAddIn.1 = Source Code
        Control Add-In
     HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\SccAddIn.SourceCodeControlAddIn.1\Clsid = {2F998FDA-
        3487-11CE-BCB6-00AA00688899}

     HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{2F998FDA-3487-11CE-BCB6-00AA00688899} = Source
        Code Control Add-In
     HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{2F998FDA-3487-11CE-BCB6-00AA00688899}\ProgID =
        SccAddIn.SourceCodeControlAddIn.1
     HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{2F998FDA-3487-11CE-BCB6-00AA00688899}\ 
        VersionIndependentProgID = SccAddIn.SourceCodeControlAddIn
     HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{2F998FDA-3487-11CE-BCB6-00AA00688899}\ 
        InProcServer32 = {%INSTALLDIRECTORY%}Ssvb.dll
     HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{2F998FDA-3487-11CE-BCB6-00AA00688899}\ 
        InProcServer = {%INSTALLDIRECTORY%}Ssvb16.dll

The following registry entries are created on 32-bit installations only:

     HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\SourceCodeControlProvider = Value:
        ProviderRegKey = Software\Microsoft\SourceSafe
     HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\SourceSafe = Value: SCCServerPath
        = {%INSTALLDIRECTORY%}ssscc.dll
     HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\SourceSafe = Value: SCCServerName
        = Microsoft Visual SourceSafe

WIN.INI File Modifications
--------------------------

These changes are made during on 16-bit installation only. {%INSTALLDIRECTORY%}
is replaced with the path to the DLL:

     [Source Code Control]
     SourceCodeControlProvider = SourceSafeSCCServer
     [SourceSafeSCCServer]
     SCCServerPath = {%INSTALLDIRECTORY%}ssscc16.dll
     SCCServerName = Microsoft Visual SourceSafe

VB.INI Entries
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These entries are made during 16-bit and 32-bit installs. SourceSafe Setup
determines the location of VB.INI by:

1. Looking in the registry to figure out where the registered version of Visual
  Basic is.

2. Asking the user.

     [Add-Ins32]
     SccAddIn.SourceCodeControlAddIn=1

     [Add-Ins16]
     SccAddIn.SourceCodeControlAddIn=1


Additional query words: install

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Keywords          : kbsetup kbSSafe 
Technology        : kbSSafeSearch kbAudDeveloper kbSSafe400 kbSSafe500
Version           : :4.0,5.0
Issue type        : kbinfo

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