Keyboard shortcut to define task iteration in TFS Tim Hibbard, January 1, 0001 I'm a keyboard user, I don't like having to transition to my mouse to navigate through a form. It always stresses me out when I'm creating a new task or QOS in Team Explorer and I have to move the mouse ... Keyboard shortcut to define task iteration in TFS 0 0 1
Migrating to Active Directory Part 3 - Who needs builds Tim Hibbard, January 1, 0001 Moving our TFS Server to Active Directory wasn't that bad. I followed these instructions from MSDN. They are meant for people moving from one domain to another. But the steps worked for moving from a TFS ... Migrating to Active Directory Part 3 - Who needs builds 0 0 0
Migrating to Active Directory Part 2 - DNS what? Tim Hibbard, January 1, 0001 I added my main workstation to our new Active Directory domain last night with out a hitch. This morning, I added my Vista laptop and ran into a bit of a problem. So I added a DNS role to the server and ... Migrating to Active Directory Part 2 - DNS what? 0 0 0
Migrating to Active Directory Part 1 - Remaining optimistic Tim Hibbard, January 1, 0001 Today I get to learn how to change a Team Foundation Server from a workgroup based install to a domain based install. We've had Active Directory for a while, but it was never set up right. Thanks to Robert ... Migrating to Active Directory Part 1 - Remaining optimistic 0 0 0
I've been tagged... so here goes Etienne Tremblay, January 1, 0001 So Howard tagged me yesterday ;-). I met Howard at Microsoft a few months back working on the OD for TFS. Here goes 5 things few people know about me ... 1. Today is my birthday... I'm old ... but I'm ... I've been tagged... so here goes 0 0 6
Deploying Team Server Martin Hinshelwood, January 1, 0001 *Moved to: Deploying Team ServerLoads more fun with the deployment, but we now have a plan... We are going to to have 3 sets of servers for out TFS implementation, (DEV | QA / CNR | Prod). The triples ... Deploying Team Server 0 0 0
TFS Process Guidance - There Should Be A Book Tim Murphy, January 1, 0001 In there near future I plan on putting out a few posts based on my experience customizing process templates and process guidance for Team Foundation Server. What I am finding is that the documentation ... TFS Process Guidance - There Should Be A Book 0 0 1
2006 in recap, what a year! Etienne Tremblay, January 1, 0001 Well... it's been a pretty crazy year! here are a few of the highlights ... around the world (literally) in 65 days, 8 countries, 100,000 air miles, speaker at Devteach for the second year in a row, VSTS ... 2006 in recap, what a year! 0 0 1
No VSTS For Developers yet Tim Hibbard, January 1, 0001 We were supposed to get Visual Studio Team Edition for Developers in the mail by the 20th of this month (Dec 06). It still hasn't come and I don't see it on MSDN. Time to get back on the phone with Microsoft. ... No VSTS For Developers yet 0 0 1
BizTalk Pattern: Mapping Reference Data michael stephenson, January 1, 0001 What is reference data? Typically by reference data we mean an attribute of an object within a system that is restricted to a specific list of values. In integration scenarios when you are passing a message ... BizTalk Pattern: Mapping Reference Data 0 0 35
Using TFS Proxy Server after SP1 results in 403 Access Denied err... Jamie Kurtz, January 1, 0001 After you apply Team Foundation Server Service Pack 1 to an instance of the TFS Proxy Server, external access to the Proxy web site is denied. This is done with an IP restriction on the Team Foundation ... Using TFS Proxy Server after SP1 results in 403 Access Denied err... 0 0 0
Weird issue with Microsoft Security Bulletin MS06-073 Lou Vega, January 1, 0001 I went to apply Microsoft Security Bulletin MS06-073 on a production box today after testing it on a VPC with no ill effects and noticed after it was installed that some weird errors came up as shown below: ... Weird issue with Microsoft Security Bulletin MS06-073 0 0 3
It's officially an office now Tim Hibbard, January 1, 0001 Since EnGraph's productivity has gone through the roof with Team Foundation Server, we now have time for other things. Like installing our KU basketball hoop (9 months after moving in): I used to be a ... It's officially an office now 0 0 0
Time That Task VSTS Check-In Policy Martin Hinshelwood, January 1, 0001 *Moved to: Time That Task VSTS Check-In PolicyI have found this interesting policy for TFS. http://www.gotdotnet.com/wo... more...Follow ... Time That Task VSTS Check-In Policy 0 0 0
Deploying Team Server Martin Hinshelwood, January 1, 0001 *Moved to: Deploying Team ServerGot word from our DBA dept that they will give me my own server for TFS and I can run the install on it, no problem. This seems like the best solution where TFS is concerned. ... Deploying Team Server 0 0 2
Installing Visual Studio 2005 SP1...still Lou Vega, January 1, 0001 OK so I was a good boy - I actually went over Microsoft KB Artcle 928957 prior to installing SP1 for VS2005. I took note of where it said...(to quote) Service pack installation takes longer than the original ... Installing Visual Studio 2005 SP1...still 0 0 6
4 interesting releases Clara Oscura, January 1, 0001 Everyone is posting about this, and I'm going with the flow :) It will certainly interest some of my clients and colleagues. Four important releases from Microsoft: Visual Studio 2005 SP1 Visual Studio ... 4 interesting releases 0 0 0
Ahhh, the fun of deploying Team System in a large corporation Martin Hinshelwood, January 1, 0001 *Moved to: Ahhh, the fun of deploying Team System in a large corporationI can see that this project is going to be fun. I need to deploy team system within the investment bank that I work for. The DBA's ... Ahhh, the fun of deploying Team System in a large corporation 0 0 2
Visual Studio Team System and Team Foundation Server Service Pack... Chris Dufour, January 1, 0001 Visual Studio Team System and Team Foundation Server SP1 are now available for download, but be prepared for a long installation time. Microsoft® Visual Studio® 2005 Service Pack 1 - Team Suite Microsoft® ... Visual Studio Team System and Team Foundation Server Service Pack... 0 0 0
Visual Studio SP1 is Released! Etienne Tremblay, January 1, 0001 Whoohoo folks! the long awaited SP for VSTx, Express and TFS is finally out you can get it right here. Also there is a hotfix to apply prior to installing the SP for TFS make sure you read all about it ... Visual Studio SP1 is Released! 0 0 2
No More BETAs for this version: Visual Studio 2005 Service Pack 1... Mohamed Ahmed Meligy, January 1, 0001 VS 2005 SP1 RTM was released yesterday. Quote: Some of the improvements in this service pack: New processor support (e.g., Core Duo) for code generation and profiling Performance and scale improvements ... No More BETAs for this version: Visual Studio 2005 Service Pack 1... 0 0 0
I’m a Mac. I’m a PC. The other way around. urig, January 1, 0001 Finally (!) Microsoft strikes back against Apple's hilariously funny "I'm a Mac. I'm a PC." commercials. It's not really a public commercial - more of an internal lampoon - and it's certainly not as sharp ... I’m a Mac. I’m a PC. The other way around. 0 0 1
To start with... Jamie Kurtz, January 1, 0001 John Alexander recently conviced me to start my own blog - so this is it. I love working with SQL Server, C#, Team System, OLAP, data mining, Team Foundation Server, algorithms, security, and back-office ... To start with... 0 0 2
The IIS Admin Service service terminated with service-specific er... Michael J. Hamilton, Sr., January 1, 0001 The IIS Admin Service service terminated with service-specific error 2149648394 (0x8021080A). IIS Admin Service goes away after restoring a VHD / VPC Server I recently had the unexpected pleasure of losing ... The IIS Admin Service service terminated with service-specific er... 0 0 227
Using Authenticated SMTP server for TFS email alerts Tim Hibbard, January 1, 0001 I was having problems getting new tasks and build alerts from TFS. I found this post by Vertigo that gave me a great jump start. But, it didn't tell how to authenticate against our SMTP server. Based on ... Using Authenticated SMTP server for TFS email alerts 0 0 3
How to set required NTFS permissions and user rights for an IIS 5... Rodney Vinyard, January 1, 0001 How to set required NTFS permissions and user rights for an IIS 5.0 Web server http://support.microsoft.co... ... How to set required NTFS permissions and user rights for an IIS 5... 0 0 2
Source Control in TFS - No commands available Tim Hibbard, January 1, 0001 I freaked out this morning because I thought I screwed up our Team Foundation Server by using the TFS Admin tool to modify some permissions. Apparently, you are not supposed to use this tool on non-domain ... Source Control in TFS - No commands available 0 0 20
Install VSPackage msi on Vista Paul Hacker, January 1, 0001 I have been working on a cool new plugin for Team Foundation Server and decided it was time to run the msi to see how it worked outside of the hive. I created the msi and tried to run it on my Vista machine ... Install VSPackage msi on Vista 0 0 4
Do's and Don'ts of becoming Certified - Installing TFS Tim Hibbard, January 1, 0001 I've been chin deep in confusion the last week getting EnGraph to be official Certified Partners and installing Team Foundation Server. Luckily for me, there is a lot of good information online so I thought ... Do's and Don'ts of becoming Certified - Installing TFS 0 0 5
Visual Studio 2005 Team Edition for Database Professionals – now ... Shawn Cicoria, January 1, 0001 Been working with, and did quite a few demos during my short stint with Microsoft, VS 2005 Db Pro. The tool is Microsoft's 1st real entry into bringing the Database team into the Visual Studio experience. ... Visual Studio 2005 Team Edition for Database Professionals – now ... 0 0 0
Book Review: Professional Team Foundation Server Tim Murphy, January 1, 0001 I picked up this book in order to fill an immediate need. I am working on setting up and customizing TFS and this covers about 80% of what I wanted to know. In its pages are covered the installation of ... Book Review: Professional Team Foundation Server 0 0 2
Howto: Duplicate any Windows installation to a new hard disk usin... Lorin Thwaits, January 1, 0001 I recently bought a bigger 80 gig hard drive for my laptop, and wanted to copy the contents of my existing 30 gig disk with an XP install over to it. I didn't want to go buy any drive copying tools or ... Howto: Duplicate any Windows installation to a new hard disk usin... 0 0 248
Changing the default report interval in TFS Tim Hibbard, January 1, 0001 Dave Donaldson, who gave a great presentation at HDC, talks about working with TFS and changing the reporting interval from the default time of 3600 seconds. Technorati tags: TFS, Dave Donaldson ... Changing the default report interval in TFS 0 0 1
LHS Feature Of The Week #11 - Transactional NTFS + USB Flash Driv... Jason Olson, January 1, 0001 Hello everyone, and welcome back to the “Feature Of The Week” newsletter. This week, we will revisit a prior Fear Of The Week technology that we discussed in order to show off a cool capability of that ... LHS Feature Of The Week #11 - Transactional NTFS + USB Flash Driv... 0 0 0
VSTS/TFS: references Theo Moore, January 1, 0001 I am considering picking up a couple of reference books for my team (the company reimbursing me) on VSTS and TFS. I've be looking at a couple, and found some I think would meet my needs. I was wondering ... VSTS/TFS: references 0 0 2
Team Foundation Server Frustration Tim Murphy, January 1, 0001 Did someone set the way-back machine for 2001. I am trying to setup up a virtual server with TFS and it feels like I am installing Sharepoint Portal Server 2001. It is so unforgiving that if you miss a ... Team Foundation Server Frustration 0 0 0
We're certified! Tim Hibbard, January 1, 0001 We finally got everything straightened out with our certification process. Apparently we had assigned the wrong competencies to the wrong assessments or something. An hour and a half on the phone took ... We're certified! 0 0 2
Team Foundation Version Control vs. VSS Get Latest on check-out Etienne Tremblay, January 1, 0001 So I'd like to respond to Urig on his latest post about the Get Latest on Check out. The reason why there isn't a get latest on check is quite simple actually. Let's look at VSS vs. TFS in the lifecycle ... Team Foundation Version Control vs. VSS Get Latest on check-out 0 0 5
Team Foundation Source Control won’t Get Latest when you Check Ou... urig, January 1, 0001 In a recent post, Leon Langleyben described a Team Foundation Source Control "feature" that is giving users a hard time. The "feature" is that the Check Out command in TFSC no longer performs a Get Latest ... Team Foundation Source Control won’t Get Latest when you Check Ou... 0 0 3
Working With Virtual PC And Virtual Server Tim Murphy, January 1, 0001 I have been working on setting up demos of VSTS and TFS on a VPC and Virtual Server. Along the way I have come across a number of snags. Some I have managed to work around. Some I have no answers for. ... Working With Virtual PC And Virtual Server 0 0 0
Continuous Integration with Team Build - Up and Running Dylan Smith, January 1, 0001 In a previous post I mentioned that I had been trying to use Team Build to get a Continuous Integration environment setup. I recently had the time to return to that task and have managed to get most of ... Continuous Integration with Team Build - Up and Running 0 0 1
Partitioning Drives in Windows Vista Chris Haaker, January 1, 0001 I have been running Windows Vista RTM since it was released to MSDN a little under a week ago. So far, it has been bliss. Nothing major, or even close to major has made me want to switch back to XP. I ... Partitioning Drives in Windows Vista 0 0 22
RTM of Vista keeps the useful trick of hitting SHIFT-F10 during S... Lorin Thwaits, January 1, 0001 Here's an interesting trick you can do with any Vista DVD. A limited version of this was actually possible back with Win2000 and WinXP. But back then it wasn't really that handy. With the RTM of Vista ... RTM of Vista keeps the useful trick of hitting SHIFT-F10 during S... 0 0 27
From MSBuild to TFSBuild Clara Oscura, January 1, 0001 For the last few months I have been helping a client adopt Team System - Team Foundation Server. Since these tools are quite new, I will try to keep a log of what I have done. Builds: From MSBuild to TFSBuild ... From MSBuild to TFSBuild 0 0 1
Installing BitLocker Drive Encryption Scott Kuhl, January 1, 0001 What is BitLocker? Vista has the capability to encrypt your entire disk drive, so if your laptop is stolen, someone can't just pop the hard drive into another computer to get the data. Installing BitLocker ... Installing BitLocker Drive Encryption 0 0 0
LHS Feature Of The Week #4 - Kernel Transaction Manager Jason Olson, January 1, 0001 Hello everyone, and welcome back to the “Feature Of The Week” newsletter. As mentioned last week, this week we will look at the component that enables new technologies like Transactional NTFS and the Transactional ... LHS Feature Of The Week #4 - Kernel Transaction Manager 0 0 0
Visual Studio Team System Chat - Wed, Nov 8th Etienne Tremblay, January 1, 0001 Join members of the Visual Studio Team System product group to discuss features available in Visual Studio Team Foundation Server, Team Editions for Architects, Developers, Database Pros, and Testers. ... Visual Studio Team System Chat - Wed, Nov 8th 0 0 0
TFS - Workspace problems Driss Zouak, January 1, 0001 If you're like me using Team Foundation Server, aka Visual Studio Team Edition aka Team System, has had its bumps and there isn't a lot out there to help you figure out some issues. As I recall them, or ... TFS - Workspace problems 0 0 0
VSTS Install issues Theo Moore, January 1, 0001 Well, the install is complete. Once I got the correct permissions and the access to the correct software, it went pretty smoothly. However, I did run into one issue. During the install I got a 32000 error ... VSTS Install issues 0 0 5
Security Permissions in Visual Studio Team Foundation Server - Wh... Lou Vega, January 1, 0001 Had a small issue at the shop today with permissions in TFS – one of the things I still occasionally get spun up about is the different ways it handles security between TFS itself, the SharePoint portal ... Security Permissions in Visual Studio Team Foundation Server - Wh... 0 0 4