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Updating Visual Studio 2008 in order to work with TFS 2010

The update for VS2008, called General Distribution Release (GDR), allows you to: “The GDR enables teams to use TFS 2010 even if part of the team uses the 2008 client. Some new functions will require the 2010 client. However, the GDR lets you use the 2010 server to perform the same functions that you...

Posted to Visual Studio Team System (VSTS) Blog - by Neno Loje by neno on Wed, Nov 4 2009
Filed under: Filed under: TFS Clients, TFS 2010
Tip: How to shrink TeamCompanion’s ribbon commands

TeamCompanion , the popular Outlook plug-in for TFS, adds pretty wide command icons to Outlook’s mail window ribbon bar, as you can see here: Before: You can control it using the following registry entry: Key: HKCU\Software\Ekobit\TeamCompanion.Outlook Value: DisplayButtonCaptionsInRibbon (DWORD) must...

Posted to Visual Studio Team System (VSTS) Blog - by Neno Loje by neno on Thu, Aug 27 2009
Filed under: Filed under: Tips and Tricks, TFS Clients, VSTS
Setup up an e-mail notification on other user's check-ins

Open Alerts Editor (required TFS Power Tools to be installed locally). Create new alert. Choose “Check-In of a specific file happens”: Enter a name for the alert subscription, the destination e-mail address , desired team project name ($/Teamproject), if applicable, as well as your account...

Posted to Visual Studio Team System (VSTS) Blog - by Neno Loje by neno on Fri, Mar 6 2009
Filed under: Filed under: For Developers, For Project Managers, Team Foundation Server (TFS), Tips and Tricks, TFS Clients, Notification and Alerts, VSTS
Adding TFS tools to your path environment variable

For easier access to the various command line tools of TFS you can add the necessary directories to your %PATH% environment variable. Paths to add (on a TFS client ) Drive: \Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio 9.0\Common7\IDE Paths to add (on a TFS) Drive :\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio 2008...

Posted to Visual Studio Team System (VSTS) Blog - by Neno Loje by neno on Thu, Jan 8 2009
Filed under: Filed under: Tips and Tricks, TFS Clients, VSTS
Q: How do I disable the Team Members feature of TFPT?

A: You can disable it from the options dialog, however this does not remove it entirely (as described here ). To turn it off completely you need to additonally set the following value in the registry: HKCU\Software\Microsoft\VisualStudio\9.0\TeamFoundation\PowerTools TeamTrackerHidden = True (Thanks...

Posted to Visual Studio Team System (VSTS) Blog - by Neno Loje by neno on Thu, Jan 8 2009
Filed under: Filed under: TFS IT Administration, Tips and Tricks, TFS Clients, Team Explorer
Installing & Configuring Team Foundation Client (aka Team Explorer)

Caution: Make sure to carefully read the Installation Guide before installing this software. What do I need it for? Access to TFS Note: A plain Visual Studio still needs Team Explorer to be able to talk to TFS. It installs: a tiny Visual Studio with only the "Team Explorer" in it if you don't...

Posted to Visual Studio Team System (VSTS) Blog - by Neno Loje by neno on Thu, Jan 8 2009
Filed under: Filed under: Team Foundation Server (TFS), TFS IT Administration, Screen Galleries, TFS Clients, Team Explorer, TFS Installation and Configuration
VS & TFS SP1 - What to apply on which machine

Often the questions is raised which service pack applies to which VSTS/TFS component: Machine TFS SP1 VS SP1 TFS single server / TFS Application Tier Yes Yes, if Visual Studio is installed. Install this prior to TFS SP1. TFS Data Tier No No Team System Web Access (on separate machine) No Yes TFS Build...

Posted to Visual Studio Team System (VSTS) Blog - by Neno Loje by neno on Thu, Oct 9 2008
Filed under: Filed under: Team Foundation Server (TFS), Tips and Tricks, TFS Server Management, TFS Clients, TFS Installation and Configuration, VSTS, TFS 2008 SP1
Ways to access Team Foundation Server

Pick your favorite tool for your task/job: From Visual Studio : Visual Studio 2008: Visual Studio Team System 2008 Team Explorer (+ SP1 ) Visual Studio 2005: Visual Studio Team System 2005 Team Explorer (+ SP1 ) older Visual Studio versions and VSS clients: via MSSCCI -Provider* (includes Visual Studio...

Posted to Visual Studio Team System (VSTS) Blog - by Neno Loje by neno on Sat, Oct 4 2008
Filed under: Filed under: Team Foundation Server (TFS), Third-Party Solutions, TFS 2005, TFS 2008, Project Management with TFS, TFS Clients, Team Explorer, VSTS
Listing version control changes with check-in comments using TFS

You can easily query for changes on a team project or a specified version control folder underneath and display them in a list with the check-in comments. By using Team System Web Access (TSWA): Note: I’m showing this first because the dialog is very comfortable, e.g. you can filter by user or...

Posted to Visual Studio Team System (VSTS) Blog - by Neno Loje by neno on Mon, Aug 27 2007
Filed under: Filed under: For Developers, For Project Managers, Team Foundation Server (TFS), TFS Change Management, Tips and Tricks, Team Foundation Version Control, TFS 2005, For Release Managers, TFS Clients, Team Explorer, Team System Web Access (TSWA)
Enabling email functionality in Team System Web Access (TSWA)

By default, the email functionality in Team System Web Access (TSWA) is disabled and users will receive the following message when trying to use it: “Sending email is not enabled. Please contact your administrator.” To enable you need to change TSWA’s web.config file, which can be found...

Posted to Visual Studio Team System (VSTS) Blog - by Neno Loje by neno on Mon, Aug 27 2007
Filed under: Filed under: For Project Managers, Team Foundation Server (TFS), TFS IT Administration, Tips and Tricks, TFS 2005, For IT-Administrators, TFS Clients, Team System Web Access (TSWA)
Free Add-On: Team System Web Access (TSWA) Power Tool by Microsoft

Microsoft now offers version 2.0 of the Team System Web Access (formerly known as TeamPlain Web Access from DevBiz , which was acquired by Microsoft ) free of charge as a Power Tool with official Microsoft Customer Service support! Download it from here . Get a detailed list of all improvements here...

Posted to Visual Studio Team System (VSTS) Blog - by Neno Loje by neno on Mon, Aug 27 2007
Filed under: Filed under: For Project Managers, Team Foundation Server (TFS), Third-Party Solutions, Downloads, Tools and Utilities, TFS 2005, TFS 2008, TFS Clients, Team System Web Access (TSWA)

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