Updating VS.NET 2008 Professional to use TFS 2010

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We have some old virtual machines with VS.NET 2008 installed, used to build and maintain packages for WSS3 / MOSS 2007.  Now that we have a nice new TFS 2010 installed, I go about fixing them up and making sure the various projects lying around are properly checked into TFS.

 

Getting an unpatched VS.NET 2008 to talk to TFS 2010 involves:

  1. Installing VS.NET 2008 Team Explorer - this allow VS.NET 2008 to be able to talk to TFS as a source control system.
    http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/en/confirmation.aspx?FamilyID=0ed12659-3d41-4420-bbb0-a46e51bfca86&displaylang=en
  2. Installing VS.NET 2008 Service Pack 1
    http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/en/details.aspx?FamilyID=27673C47-B3B5-4C67-BD99-84E525B5CE61
  3. Installing VS.NET 2008 Forward Compatibility Update for TFS 2010

I fumbled around with the order a bit - was doing #2 before I realized I don't even have team explorer.  After I worked out what needed to be done, the order makes more sense.

Installing TFS 2010 on 2008R2

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System Checks: The .NET 3.5 Framework is not installed.  You must install the .NET 3.5 Framework Feature before continuing.

 

I love how TFS 2010 splits the installation from 1 giant step into two relatively simple ones.

  1. Install the components
  2. Configure the TFS server

Installation

Here's the relatively painless installation.

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Configuration

Here's the configuration, which should have been painless, except its not.  TFS needs .NET 3.5 Framework, which hasn't been installed on a clean, new 2008 R2 machine.

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Problem

TFS needs .NET 3.5, but doesn't install it.  It installs .NET 4, then blocks you during configuration wizard.

MS explains it here: http://connect.microsoft.com/VisualStudio/feedback/details/585754/after-install-tfs-2010-requires-net-fw-3-5-fw-4-0-already-installed but I think it's just stupid :-(

 

Correct Fix

First Enable .NET Framework 3.5.1 from Add Features

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Reinstall/Repair TFS.  So .NET 4 is installed AFTER 3.5

Then finally, run TFS Configuration again.

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Aussie WP7 App Hub - use the right Live ID

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tl;dr
When you sign up and register on the App Hub for Windows Phone 7, make sure you use your Australian LIVE ID.

 

History

I've had a LIVE ID forever - but it is set to United States.  And I can't change that.  Since a US LIVE ID is infinitely more useful for a Microsoft Partner than an Aussie one, I never really needed to bother changing it either.

This all changed with the Windows Phone 7.  To purchase Apps and Video (no music marketplace or Zune Pass), I need to create a Zune account.  Unfortunately, my Phone knows it's locked to Australia.  And it won't accept my US LIVE ID.  After a few fail starts, I made a new Australian LIVE ID, connected my credit card to that, and made that my primary LIVE ID on the Windows Phone.  I then connect my main LIVE ID, Facebook, GMail all to the phone separately.  You get the idea.  It works well.  I get to purchase Apps and do everything else with my previous accounts.  Best of both worlds without the headaches.

 

Browser

Since everything I do on the web involves using my main US LIVE ID, I had my computers and browsers all set to remember my LIVE ID.  Somewhere in the process of registering on the App Hub, things went haywire.  Something was seriously confused, probably by the cookies I had saved on the browser.  As I progress through the sign up screens it'd randomly error, and or throw me back to the initial login screen.  Very buggy.

 

Tips

Here are my final working tips:

  1. Use a new browser (no remaining cookies - if you aren't sure, clear cookies)
  2. Login to App Hub with my AU live account
  3. Proceed with the registration.  Ensuring the URL always had /en-AU/
    • If you see /en-US/ then it's gone mad again.  GOTO 1
  4. The price screen shows AU$129, whereas previously it had shown US$99
  5. If you have a code from one of Microsoft's Australian competitions, use that.

Reminder: move your Windows Live Spaces blog

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Just a reminder that before the end of this month (March 2011), you will need to migrate or download a copy of your Windows Live Spaces blog.

For me, I had already moved my data to SquareSpace a few years back.  But I haven't moved my really old pictures - those were still hosted in Windows Live.  Head to spaces.live.com/Migration/Download.aspx you can choose to download a zip copy of your Windows Live Spaces blog.  This includes all comments, blogs and pictures.

After Windows Live Spaces goes down, I'll need to check whether my pictures are broken and repair them accordingly.  Windows Live Writer will let me re-stitch new pictures.