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Where to get Team Explorer from
It can be downloaded from the Microsoft Download Center: Team Explorer for Microsoft Visual Studio 2012 (.ISO or Installer; 103 MB) + Update 1 Microsoft Visual Studio Team Explorer 2010 (.ISO; 304 MB) + Service Pack 1 ( Installer or .ISO ) + GDR * Visual...
Publishing Requirements from Word to TFS (via WordToTFS)
This post is part of a blog series: Part I : Exporting TFS Work Items to Microsoft Word (via WordToTFS) Part II: Publishing Requirements from Word to TFS (via WordToTFS) Steps: Download and install the freeware tool AIT WordToTFS from here (registration...
Exporting TFS Work Items to Microsoft Word (via WordToTFS)
This post is part of a blog series: Part I : Exporting TFS Work Items to Microsoft Word (via WordToTFS) Part II: Publishing Requirements from Word to TFS (via WordToTFS) Steps: Download and install the freeware tool AIT WordToTFS from here (registration...
VS 2010 Extension Manager: How to turn off update checks
Option 1: Manually in Visual Studio 2010 using Tools » Options: Option 2: Using a registry key Download .REG file: DisableAutoCheckForUpdates.reg (.ZIP) (Thanks to Robert MacLean for this tip and both screenshots.)
Posted: Tue, Sep 6 2011 11:16 by neno | with no comments
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VS 2010: How to find out if VS SP1 is installed?
Question : How can I easily see if VS SP1 is installed on my machine? Answer : Run VS 2010, open Help » About. Look for "SP1Rel" after the version number. Screenshot:
Posted: Mon, Jul 11 2011 11:08 by neno | with 1 comment(s)
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Download: Team Foundation Server Power Tools (September 2010)
An updated version of the "must-have" Power is available: TFS Power Tools Cross Platform Build Extensions MSSCCI Provider (no updates this release) What's new in this Power Tools release? Admin Console Backup/Restore Wizard Team Explorer...
Update for TFS 2010 (RTM version) including all hot fixes
Microsoft released an update ( KB 983578 ) for: Team Foundation Server 2010 All Team Foundation Server 2010 clients (aka Team Explorer) It's the same update package that will update the client and server components. What's in that upgrade? According...
Getting Updates for the Visual Studio 2010 Documentation
Microsoft ist frequently updating the docs for Visual Studio 2010. You can easily update your offline help files by using the "Manage Help Settings" tool… … with the option to check for updates (of the topics you have chosen to be installed...
Posted: Fri, Jul 9 2010 1:18 by neno | with no comments
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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...
Posted: Thu, Nov 5 2009 6:06 by neno | with 2 comment(s)
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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...
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 (...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...