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• Rory Plaire #50070: Unable to connect to the database STS_Config

  I'm getting this error. It just started. Any ideas   Dan - Thanks for the response. I have already made sure that both the "Sharepoint Timer" and "MSSQL$SHAREPOINT" are running on the "System" Account. I have also made sure that the Default web site is "All Unassigned". The companyweb and team sites seems to be running just fine as well. This all started occuring after the ...Show All

• CyberDios Why is 'Drop' outside of source control?

  I'm sure a familiar site for a lot of people working with Team Foundation at the moment is a build machine file system littered with a folder after folder of previous builds in the drop location and it seems a bit odd that there is no provision for having the output of the build also placed in source control rather than clogging up the build machine, is there any particular reason for this So, OK, I could extend my team builds 'AfterBuildDrop' ...Show All

• Robert Collins Team Foundation Server Installtion Failed

  I am runing Win2003 server as a primary Domain Controller w/SP1 I received the 3 dvd disk set for beta2. I also used the Team Server while at Microsoft along with VS2005 Beta2, Indigo/Avalon Beta1 and the Ent Lbi framework V2.0 from the Ent Lib team. But this is my first time installing the Team Server on my own server. I am doing a single server install. I have installed SQL Server2005, and Sharepoint Services 2.0, I setup TFSSETUP and TFSSERVI ...Show All

• bayarea.rob Best Pracices for concurrent development.

  I'm a bit stumped on how to get this working. I've been told TFS will handle this, but the documentation I've read really didn't help all that much. Every week we release a new version of our products. Example. Week 1: Developers are developing version 1.2.3 Testers are testing version 1.2.2 week 2: Developers are developing version 1.2.4 Testers are testing version 1.2.3 As the testers are testing, if there are any bugs, a ra ...Show All

• abbeyb21 FxCop 1.32, Insert Comments to the Resolution

  Is it possible like in earlier versions I mean to add some text to the Resolution. XML: <Rule TypeName="Foo" Category="Bar" CheckId="1"> ... <Resolution>'{0}' '{1}''{2} '</Resolution> ... </Rule> if I try to insert like this Resolution res = GetResolution ( typeName ) ; res.Items.Insert(0, value); It's not allowed to enlarge the list. ...Show All

• Micael Baerens SQL 2005 components used by Team Foundation Server

  The installation of Team Foundation Server installs the following SQL 2005 components: Analysis Services Data Transformation Services Reporting Services Can more information be provided on exactly how these components are used by Team Foundation Server please Thanks for your help.   Analysis Services are used in our warehouse processes.  It allows us to create cubes on the data that is pus ...Show All

• KLCurry Solution problems with RC and Beta 3

  Maybe it's just me, but can you no longer add a solution to source code control when creating the solution (or project) Did something break with the beta 3     Awesome. This fixed it. For some reason I just expected the Team Suite to default to a given provider. I never even though to look here. Thanks for your help! Jeff This sounds like a known bug we saw ...Show All

• tanya_cakes Data flow analysis across methods

  Hi.  I've seen the data flow analysis engine rewrite mentioned a couple of times.  Will this new engine allow data flow analysis across methods   Thanks. No, it will not, but we will eventually support annotations to augment analysis with inter-procedural information. Thanks Nick ...Show All

• richard.brown Is it possible to submit new work items via Project web portal?

  I'd like to know if it is possible to submit new work items via Project web portal. If yes - please describe how to do this becuase I haven't found the way. There is no direct integration between SharePoint task lists and the TFS WI Tracking system in this release. SharePoint does have a feature to export task list items to Excel. If you would like to allow users to enter new WIs using SharePoint, you c ...Show All

• TopSQL Whats the latest and greatest version of Team Foundation Server?

  Hey all, I just want to know what is the latest and greatest version of Team Foundation Server that was released to date. I only have option to download the Trial Edition from my MSDN subscription; is it as same as RTM And how can I get the real version instead of trial version Thanks for your help. Sunny Sunny, Just to add some information, when the RTM version is released, you will only need to run your current trial i ...Show All

• orokulus setup team foundation server error - and hotifx

  hi, i tried to install team foundation server and i get the following error code: EventType : visualstudio8setup P1 : 12841 P2 : 8.0.50727.43_vstfbeta3_x86_cd P3 : msi P4 : inst P5 : f P6 : ca_quietexec P7 : 6 P8 : 1603 P9 : - P10 : - any suggestions what the problem is operating system: windows server 2003 sp1 installation guide: TFSInstall-v60317.chm hotfix KB913393 for Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 not installed, because ...Show All

• SteveNash72 Error 1311 during installation

  During install of the Team Tester edition, a message is displayed: Error 1311.Source file not found: \\server\share\contentofcd\_15777_RTL_x86_enu_VSD_Common.cab Verify that the file exists and that you can access it. Options: Retry and Cancel The file doesn't exists - it's not in the .iso image I've downloaded. The file to be copied from the .cab file seem to be esymp_mipsii_hlp.dll to be copied to [installdir]\SmartDevices\Debugger\bin Ret ...Show All

• Bobsabb Excluding tests in test list

  I have some code with some 1500 unit tests, however approximately 50 of those tests fail when I select 'all tests list' in the test manager. I now want to create my own test list which includes all but the unit tests that fail (because these are legitimate failures at this stage in our development). Is there an easy way I can do this other than dragging and dropping all the entries in the 'all tests list' into my own cutom test list and then des ...Show All

• Simon Coutu How To: Connect to 2 different TFS Servers

  I have two clients using TFS. I can connect and code to both via VPN. Can I setup so that I can have both available or is VS tied to a single server at a time If only one, what is the best way to work around this Thanks, Jeff Hi Jeff, You can connect to only one TFS per VS session. One of the workaround is to start two VS sessions and connect to different TFS in each section. This way yo ...Show All

• Steve Landis Team Foundation Problems after changing TFSReports, TFSSetup passwords

  I had to change the passwords for our TFS domain accounts before upgrading from Beta2 to the RC. Everything seemed to work properly after I updated the passwords for the services utilized by Team Foundation. I've noticed that reports are no longer working (just get a red X on the folder) and I can no longer create new projects. I get the following error: Error TF30004: The New Team Project Wizard encountered an unexpected error whil ...Show All