How do I solve error message "an error occurred registering this project with source control" when loading a project retrieved from a TFS server?

Question

the full error message is:

"The Project 'my.project.name' is under source control. An error occurred registering this project with source control. It is recommended that you do not make any changes to this project."

It seems that I can make the error message go away, and load the project correctly by opening the csproj file, and remove all nodes with names starting with "scc" - however, then I have to confirm wanting to use the solution Source control settings every time I open the solution.

Any suggestions?

Solution 1

In case anyone else has the same problem: We ended up solving it taking a backup of the project, removing the project from the solution, checking the solution into source control without it, and then adding the project again.

Luckily it was a new small project, with very little history - I would hate having to do this with a large old project...

I would probably try tbergstedt's suggestion first, if I where you.

Solution 2

Please open the *.csproj file of your project then replace the following tags:

<SccProjectName>SAK</SccProjectName>
<SccLocalPath>SAK</SccLocalPath>
<SccAuxPath>SAK</SccAuxPath>
<SccProvider>SAK</SccProvider>

With

<SccProjectName>
</SccProjectName>
<SccLocalPath>
</SccLocalPath>
<SccAuxPath>
</SccAuxPath>
<SccProvider>
</SccProvider>

Close the solution, close VS, reopen VS and then your problem will be resolved.

Solution 3

The problem is with the *.csproj.user and if you have source control with the *.csproj.vspscc (in VS2012). Delete both, close the solution, close VS, reopen VS using the Run As (preferably administrator) and it should be fine.

Solution 4

In VS2012, Tools -> Options -> Source Control -> Plug-in Section. Change Current source control plug-in.

After moving project from mercurial to GiT, I had the same problem. I change "Current source control plug-in" from Mercucial to VisualHG(which I must install from Extensions cose I don't have this option at start).

Solution 5

I would try with removing the previous source control bindings in the .csproj file and then (re-)bind it using File->Source Control->Change Source Control...

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Comments

[Groostav]

Can we elaborate on this a little bit? "Scc" is "SouceControlSomething" and SAK is... what, directing visual studio to go to TFS's... SAK? Can somebody out there who is connected with Visual Studios built-in source control facilities tell me what the values are for these elements?

[Johny Skovdal]

They can be set by other Source Control Providers. I resolved my issue by removing SVN from these tags, as the project had previously been under another Source Control System (in this case Tortoise SVN).

[ZoomVirus]

When I tried to open the .csproj file it comes up with an error saying the system can not find the file specified depite the fact i just double clicked it to open

[M.Mohammadi]

You should open the .csproj file with text editor ( notepad,..)

[Iman]

there is no such option in VS 2012

[David]

Thank you, thank you, thank you for this time saving answer.You may want to unload project (right-click on project), edit and then re-load.

[Darkloki]

I just had this issue for the first time. Opened the proj file in my editor, noticed earlier versions of the project HAD the SAK option so I did the reverse of what the answer suggested, putting the SAK into the given tags of this latest upgrade. Worked like a charm, thanx for the help!

[ˈvɔlə]

I needed to do this, so the solution binding still works after using @M.Mohammadi provided answer.