Microsoft KB Archive/221564

= How To Uninstall Visual SourceSafe 6.0 =

Article ID: 221564

Article Last Modified on 7/13/2004

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Visual SourceSafe 6.0 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q221564



SUMMARY
This article describes how to completely remove Microsoft Visual SourceSafe version 6.0 from your computer.



MORE INFORMATION
The best way to remove a stand-alone installation of Visual SourceSafe 6.0 is to use the Add/Remove Programs tool in Control Panel. This will remove most of the Visual SourceSafe components from your computer as well as all the registry entries created during installation.

Also use the Add/Remove Programs tool in Control Panel to remove Visual SourceSafe from a Visual Studio 6.0 Enterprise installation. However, you begin this removal process by choosing Visual Studio 6.0 Enterprise Edition in the Add/Remove Programs dialog window.

NOTE: Simply deleting the Visual SourceSafe folder from your computer will not remove related registry entries. Allowing these to remain can cause problems with other applications, especially those that were integrated with Visual SourceSafe.

To completely remove Visual SourceSafe 6.0 from your computer:


 * 1) Remove the application using the Add/Remove Programs tool in Control Panel. If Visual SourceSafe was installed through the Visual Studio 6.0 component selection dialog box, you must clear the Visual SourceSafe checkbox first, and then continue with the installation process. It will register that you have made a change to the Visual Studio 6.0 installation and will continue with the uninstall of Visual SourceSafe.
 * 2) NOTE: This step will delete your old database, so make a backup copy of any data you want to keep before you proceed.

Delete the remaining SourceSafe items from your computer by deleting the Visual SourceSafe folder and its contents.
 * 1) Empty the Recycle Bin.

You must empty the Recycle Bin if you plan to reinstall Visual SourceSafe after you've removed it from your system. If you delete the Visual SourceSafe folder from your machine but forget to empty the Recycle Bin, the installation program will locate the deleted Visual SourceSafe folder in the Recycle Bin and treat it as an installed version of Visual SourceSafe.

IMPORTANT: If you are removing, then reinstalling Visual SourceSafe to fix a problem with the way the application is operating, be sure to back up the database prior to performing this procedure to minimize the possibility of losing critical data.

