If you try to install the Team Foundation 2008 SharePoint extensions on a 64bit farm you get a 'SharePoint must be installed' error; I guess the installer is looking in the wrong directory for something to confirm SharePoint is there. However, it seems the MSI is only installing some features that are not 32/64bit …

If you see 'TF215085 local build agent not authorized to communicate with team foundation server' when you queue a new build via Visual Studio, you would assume you just have to add the TFSBuild user to the team projects build group as the rest of the message suggests (right click in team explorer for the project and …

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Don't make the mistake I did with Team Foundation Server 2008 media on MSDN downloads. The MSDN file en_visual_studio_team_system_2008_team_foundation_server_workgroup_x86_x64wow_dvd_X14-29253.iso is the workgroup edition, as the file name suggests. The problem is that you cannot upgraded it to a full edition. TFS …

For anybody who has been to one of our Developer or one of our hosted MSDN events you will most likely have a copy of the developers Highway Code, if not don't worry read on. There is a New Version with added Security goodness. But how much is the new copy £1000, £2000 , no its free. It turns out according to my good …

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I have been trying to get a simple means for our clients to log faults into our TFS system whilst inside our MOSS2007 based customer portal. I had been suffering from two major problems as my previous posts mentioned. However, I now have some solutions or at least workarounds: Historically all users who connected to …

I also submitted a session for SQLBits II in Birmingham on using Visual Studio to manage the life cycle of DB projects. The voting for this community conference I assume opens in the new year as submissions close this weekend. It will be interesting to see if this more central location (well central to England not the …

And I may be speaking at Developer Day Scotland - it is all down to you; like other DDD style events the attendees get a chance to select what they would like to see. So keep an eye on the possible agenda and please vote as soon at submission close.

I will be speaking at what I think is the inaugural meeting of the Peterborough VBUG User group in Team Foundation Servers. For more details see http://www.vbug.co.uk/Events/January-2008/VBUG-Team-Foundation-Server-with-Richard-Fennell.aspx Hope to see you there.