Article ID: 246876
Article Last Modified on 5/1/2001
APPLIES TO
- Microsoft Visual SourceSafe 6.0 Standard Edition
This article was previously published under Q246876
SUMMARY
This article delineates the aspects of a Visual SourceSafe stand alone installation.
When you purchase and install Microsoft Visual SourceSafe as an individual product (as opposed to getting Visual SourceSafe as part of an Enterprise Edition product), you are led through the installation process similar to past install processes.
You are presented with the following three options when installing the individual box version of Visual SourceSafe:
- Shared Database Server
- Custom
- Stand Alone
MORE INFORMATION
Shared Database Server
This option creates a database and installs the admin software and the Netsetup program so that you can install the client software from the server. Choosing this option installs the following:
- Create Database
- Admin Tools
- Client Tools
- Integration components and Registry Settings
- Help Files
- Netsetup Image
- IE4 Setup Image
Custom
This option allows you to select the set of components installed to your computer. You can choose from the following components:
- Create Local (or Remote) Database
- Admin Tools
- Client Tools
- Integration components and Registry Settings
- Netsetup Image
- IE4 Setup Image
- Conversion Utilities
- Help Files
Stand Alone
This options creates a private database on your local computer; it does not create a Netsetup image.
- Create Database
- Admin Tools
- Client Tools
- Integration components and Registry Settings
- Help Files
Use the Shared Database Server when you are creating a database that will be used by many clients. This Shared Database Server option can be used to install a database to a local or remote drive. Use the Custom option when you want to choose the items to install to your computer, and use the stand alone option when you are setting up a database for individual use.
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