I have some files in VSS, which are checked-out of a user.
Unfortunately, this user exists no more, and the files are still
locked. Other users cannot check out this files and edit it. How can i
force the files to be free?

If I am placing a solution under VSS from studio, of course it cheks in all
files from each folders including also the OBJ, DEBUG...
When developping you do not need to keep track of those OBJ or Debug folder
contents as you are anyway going to recompiled chek out code....

I have installed VSS 8.0 and create a new databse under our network.
I can access that database without any trouble using VSS client.
Then I try to access it through VSS 2005 by adding a selected project. I am
prompt to a wizard which ask me to select a database location. From that ...

I've got several VB6.0 projects in VSS ver 6.0.   Is there a quick way to
remove them from VSS's control?
Thanks

Hi, I have a problem and I don't know how to solve... We actually work with
Visual Sourcesafe 6.0 and we want to "migrate" to Visual Sourcesafe 2005
(8.0) to use the "Copy-Modify-Merge Model".
It's suppose that, when you install a new version of VSS it upgrades the

I have checked out/in a file several times and labeled them. When I right
click on that file and select "show history ..." with date range and user,
nothing is shown.
What is the problem?

Hi, I'm able to get a file's history using a specific date range
through the gui but can't get it to work from the command line.
I use the 'From' and 'To' dates in the 'History Options' dialog box
and get 2 results.

I don't know much about software development, but one of my client is
looking for software source control or configuration management. requirements
are:
1. Parallel develpment

I was just wondering if there is a way to clear all the working
directory settings for your account in Visual SourceSafe 6.0.
Thank you.

I'm using Visual SourceSafe 6.0, and I was wondering if there is an
easy way to download all the files in a directory and their history.
I don't have Admin privileges, but I want a simple way to back up a
large directory and its history.

What are the steps involved in upgrading a VSS database from 6.0d to 8.0?
I have a number of VSS6.0d databases (the code goes back around 6 years or
so), and while the latest version of all the files is what I want, it would
be nice not to lose the history of changes.

I've enabled remote access for one of my VSS 2005 databases, and now I need
to start using it. However, I can't find any documentation that tells me how
to access this database remotely. What must the client do to access a
database remotely?