Article ID: 246873
Article Last Modified on 5/1/2001
APPLIES TO
- Microsoft Visual SourceSafe 6.0 Standard Edition
This article was previously published under Q246873
SUMMARY
This article delineates the differences between an individual Visual SourceSafe version 6.0 installation from a Visual SourceSafe installation from Visual Studio 6.0 Enterprise edition.
Visual SourceSafe version 6.0 is included with the Visual Studio 6.0 Enterprise Edition product. When you install Visual SourceSafe using the Visual Studio setup procedure, you are presented with the following three setup options:
- Custom
- Product
- Server Applications
MORE INFORMATION
You can use the Custom or Products installation options to install the client components of Visual SourceSafe. Use the Server Applications option to install the Server and Administrative components of Visual SourceSafe.
Custom
This option creates a private database on the customer's local computer; it does not create a Netsetup image. Choosing this option installs the same components as the Stand Alone setup option in the individual boxed version of the product.
- Create Database
- Admin Tools
- Client Tools
- Integration components and Registry Settings
- Help Files
Products
This option creates a private database on the customer's local computer; it does not create a Netsetup image. Choosing this option installs the same components as the Stand Alone setup option in the individual boxed version of the product.
- Create Database
- Admin Tools
- Client Tools
- Integration components and Registry Settings
- Help Files
Choosing Product instead of Custom has no effect on which Visual SourceSafe components are installed. You see slightly different Setup Wizard screens, but both options install the client-side components to the your computer.
Server Applications
This option creates a Shared database and installs the Admin Software and the Netsetup program so users can install the client software from the server. Choosing this option installs the same components as the Shared Database Server setup option in the individual boxed version of the product.
- Create Database
- Admin Tools
- Client Tools
- Integration components and Registry Settings
- Help Files
- Netsetup Image
- IE4 Setup Image
Use the Server Applications option when you are creating a database that will be used by many clients. This option can be used to install a database to a local or remote drive. You should use the Product or Custom option when you want to set up a local, private database on your computer.
Although the look of the Enterprise Edition setup procedures and the individual boxed version setup procedures are very different, they all install the same components. It makes no difference which product you purchase (Visual Studio version 6.0 Enterprise, Visual C++ 6.0 Enterprise, Visual Basic 6.0 Enterprise, or Visual SourceSafe in its own box). The same product and the same components get installed to the your computer.
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