Visual Source Safe Admin Password Reset
We used to use Visual Source Safe (VSS) 6.0 for projects, and so have some older projects that are not routinely accessed. So what happens when you forget the admin password a few years down the line?
There are various suggestions around the net, but this little tool should help: Reset VSS 6 admin password
Simply run in the Data directory of your VSS 6.0 project (where the file um.dat is located) using a command prompt, then rename the files as instructed and your admin password will become blank.
Murthy said,
March 27, 2006 @ 1:42 pm
Simply excellent! Small app but great result.
Pramela said,
July 10, 2006 @ 7:24 am
IT works.. thanks a lot
Krishna said,
January 24, 2007 @ 1:07 pm
Simply Great
PushThePramALot said,
February 2, 2007 @ 10:48 pm
phew, thanks man. This certainly saved the day today… the lead dev who maintained VSS changed the password and walked out. Works like a champ!
Jan Michael said,
May 18, 2007 @ 1:45 am
It works! Your the man!! thanks…
Vic said,
October 2, 2007 @ 8:37 am
Cool tool
thanks for covering my ass!
saguni said,
November 27, 2007 @ 3:40 am
Cool. Thanks.
Yann P. said,
January 10, 2008 @ 8:40 pm
Worked like a charm.
Thanks again for sharing it.
Pierre Andreasson said,
February 7, 2008 @ 9:54 am
Nice work! Thank you!
sanjay.ivar said,
March 20, 2008 @ 4:52 am
It’s working Thanks a lot.
and also Thanks for sharing.
Sanjay
MGH said,
May 8, 2008 @ 1:13 pm
Magic! Saved my life
Ed said,
July 7, 2008 @ 3:43 pm
Spot on. Other sites were complicated and laborious.
tony said,
July 22, 2008 @ 5:21 pm
So sweet!
Mike said,
July 28, 2008 @ 6:39 pm
Wonderful work, you have my heartfelt thanks.
Syed Muhammad Salman said,
August 1, 2008 @ 11:43 am
Thank you soo much…
Really it is great utility…
Vijay Khapekar said,
August 7, 2008 @ 7:39 am
First of all, thanks a lot.
Simply Superb. simply gr8.
Amos Devakumar said,
August 12, 2008 @ 8:53 am
Cool and great work…! Thanks a lot.