Project setting so that lib, includes, and souce can be access via a shadow folder

I make use of SourceSafe shadow folders where includes, source, and lIbraries are on a server. I want to reference those files from my VC++ .NET project. On the IDE one goes to "Tools" then "Options..." and select the "Projects" folder in the tree and select "VC++ Directories" to make the selections to the path for those above mentioned files, etc. It doesn't work. Has anyone else made use of this feature, which also existed in VC 6. Also does anyone know of a help file or article speaking on this subject.