Switch from MSSCCI Provider to TFS

Question

I have a solution which connects to TFS using MSSCCI Provider. How can I switch to using it with TFS and cut MSSCCI as the middle man?

When I select TFS in Tools --> options --> Source Control --> Current source control, Im getting a message that the active solution will be closed. When I open it again, the solution is still controlled by MSSCCI, ignoring my selection.

Any advice will be welocomed.

Answer 1

In general the MSSCCI Provider is for previous version of Visual Studio, it's not supported any more in Visual Studio 2017 without having Team Explorer 2013 installed. See Connect any version of Visual Studio to Visual Studio Team Services or Team Foundation Server for details.

So if you are using VS 2017, then you can uninstall the MSSCCI Provider and Team Explorer 2013. Then just make sure the Team Explorer 2017 is installed with the VS2017 (You can install the standalone Team Explorer installer if not installed before. ). Then you can connect to TFS/VSTS with the Team Explorer directly.

Besides, this article for your reference, it may helps:Switching between multiple Msscci providers

Answer 2

I managed to fix my issue in the following manner:

1. Remove MSSCCI:Team Foundation Server MSSCCI Provider from each project file.
2. Remove the GlobalSection(TeamFoundationVersionControl) = preSolution section from the sln file.
3. Open VS2017 and select TFS in Tools --> options --> Source Control --> Current source control.
4. Bind all projects in File --> Source Control --> Advanced --> Change Source Control.