Source: Microsoft Support

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    Attempted to add or open a project from Visual SourceSafe using Visual studio 2005.

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Add a project under source  produces the error:

"Unexpected error encountered. It is recommended that you restart the application as soon as possible."

Error: Access is denied.

File:vsee\pkgs\vssproviderstub\cvssproviderstubpackage.cpp

Line number: 545

 

 

Open a project under source control, you get a message:

 "Unexpected error encountered. It is recommended that you restart the application as soon as possible.

Error: No such interface supported

File vsee\internal\inc\vscomptr.inl

Line number: 256

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    The problem is the vssprovider.dll failed to load.

 

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Remove vssprovider.dll from the list of packages to skip by running:

devenv.exe /resetskippkgs

After running the above command you will be able to open Visual Studio normally without using the /resetskippkgs switch.

Note: You can add /log to generate a report

e.g.  devenv.exe /resetskippkgs  /log C:\devenv-log.txt

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 Steps to repro:



    1.Using regedit create a Subkey named "Packages" under:





        HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\VisualStudio\8.0



 

    2.Create a subkey under Packages (above) with the name being the GUID of the package.

         e.g.

 

             {AA8EB8CD-7A51-11D0-92C3-00A0C9138C45}

 

 

    3. Create a DWORD value named SkipLoading and set to 1

         (This will disable that package from loading.)





    4. Launch Visual Studio 2005



    5. Attempt to add a project to SourceSafe (or attempt to open a project from SourceSafe)











        Note: If you run 



        e.g.  devenv.exe  /log C:\devenv-log.txt



        Activity log will report something like:



            <entry>

                <record>83</record>

                <time>2008/03/28 16:21:29.845</time>

                <type>Information</type>

                <source>Microsoft Visual Studio</source>

                <description>Entering function CVsPackageInfo::HrInstantiatePackage</description>

                <guid>{AA8EB8CD-7A51-11D0-92C3-00A0C9138C45}</guid>

          </entry>

          <entry>

                <record>84</record>

                <time>2008/03/28 16:21:29.860</time>

                <type>Warning</type>

                <source>Microsoft Visual Studio</source>

                <description>Appid skipped the loading of package</description>

                <guid>{AA8EB8CD-7A51-11D0-92C3-00A0C9138C45}</guid>

          </entry>

 

 

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