DOCUMENT:Q131451  19-AUG-1999  [ssafe]
TITLE   :How to Upgrade SourceSafe Manually
PRODUCT :Microsoft SourceSafe
PROD/VER:3.04 3.10 | 3.04 3.10 | 3.04 3.
OPER/SYS:
KEYWORDS:kbsetup

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The information in this article applies to:

 - Microsoft SourceSafe for Windows, versions 3.04, 3.1 
 - Microsoft SourceSafe for Windows NT, versions 3.04, 3.1 
 - Microsoft SourceSafe for MS-DOS, versions 3.04, 3.1 
 - Microsoft SourceSafe for Macintosh, versions 3.04, 3.1 
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SUMMARY
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If the SourceSafe upgrade installation fails it may be necessary for the user to
manually convert the database.

MORE INFORMATION
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The following steps are needed to complete the upgrade:

NOTE: For the following examples to work, SourceSafe must be in the \SS directory
and the data in the \SS\DATA directory. If the user is upgrading to a version
prior to version 3.1, make sure that all of the SourceSafe serial numbers are
available prior to upgrading.

1. Run the DDCONV.EXE utility located in the \SS\ADMIN directory with the
   following syntax:

   DDCONV -s \SS\DATA

** If installing version 3.04 or greater ignore step 2 **

1. Run the following command for all of the serial number in the system:

   SERIALIZ -s<serial number> \SS\DATA

2. If upgrading from version 2.2:

   To upgrade the SYSTEM.INI to SRCSAFE.INI, run this command:

   UPDINI -m\SS\DATA

   To upgrade each user's SS.INI file, run the following command for each user in
   the system:

   UPDINI \SS\USERS\<user name>\SS.INI

Additional query words: ss3 vbwin SS SRCSAFE

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Keywords          : kbsetup 
Technology        : kbHWMAC kbOSMAC kbSSafeSearch kbAudDeveloper kbZNotKeyword2 kbZNotKeyword3 kbSSafe304 kbSSafe304DOS kbSSafe310 kbSSafe310DOS kbSSafe304Mac kbSSafe310Mac kbSSafe304NT kbSSafe310NT
Version           : 3.04 3.10 | 3.04 3.10 | 3.04 3.

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