Where does one get Visual Source Safe 2005?

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strongopinions picture strongopinions · Feb 5, 2010 · Viewed 19.6k times · Source

I would like to install VSS 2005 so I can work on a project that is stored under it. Does anyone have any idea where the VSS 2005 client can be obtained? It does not appear to be on my VS2005 install disc (although that is for Team Suite). I cannot get any help from Google. I have an MSDN license (AA edition) but it doesn't seem to be there. This is a real product right?

Just to clarify preemptively based on some of the discussions I see on Google when I search for things like "VSS 2005," I am aware of the flaws in VSS and I still need to get it working; I am not interested in converting the project to Subversion; I am not able to transfer it to TFS; I am not able to upgrade the project to VS2008.

Thanks.

Answer

rlb.usa picture rlb.usa · Feb 5, 2010

Two places, both from Microsoft:

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