HOW TO: Change Source Control Providers If Two or More MSSCCI-Compliant Providers Are Installed (319318)

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256986 Description of the Microsoft Windows Registry

SUMMARY

This article describes how to change the source control providers for all Microsoft Source Code Control Interface (MSSCCI)-compliant applications, including all versions of Microsoft Visual Studio, if two or more MSSCCI providers are installed.

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Change Source Code Control Providers

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To change source control providers, follow these steps:

Click Start, click Run, type regedit, and then click OK to open Registry Editor.
In Registry Editor, expand the following registry key:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\SourceCodeControlProvider\InstalledSCCProviders
In the right pane, double-click the registry key of the source control provider that you want to use (for example, Microsoft Visual SourceSafe), and then copy the data of this key to the clipboard (for example, Software\Microsoft\SourceSafe).
In the left pane, click SourceCodeControlProvider.
In the right pane, double-click ProviderRegKey.
In the Edit String dialog box, replace all of the text in the Value Data box with the contents of your clipboard, and then click OK.
Close the registry editor.
Restart your application for the changes to take effect.