October 2008 | Buck Hodges

Installing an evaluation copy of Windows Server 2008 and extending the evaluation period

Buck HodgesOctober 24, 2008Oct 24, 200810/24/08

More than a year ago, I posted a reference to Jeff Atwood’s post on extending the evaluation period for Windows Vista.
KB article 948472 describes the process for Windows Server 2008 and includes instructions on installing an evaluation version of Windows Server 2008 from the standard media as well has how to set up a recurring task in Windows Task Scheduler to extend the evaluation period to 240 days.

Using Team Foundation Build with BizTalk and SSIS projects

Buck HodgesOctober 23, 2008Oct 23, 200810/23/08

Unfortunately there are several types of projects that do not work natively with MSBuild. Jim Lamb, program manager for Team Build, has put together a few posts with pointers on how to get these to work with Team Build.

Project System Compatibility with Team Build
SQL Server Integration Services and Team Build
BizTalk Server and Team Build

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Tools for TFS on CodePlex: TeamReview and Info Kiosk

Buck HodgesOctober 22, 2008Oct 22, 200810/22/08

In the past I’ve written posts on tools for TFS on CodePlex. I’m happy to say that there are now too many to show in a post. I’d encourage you to take a look using this query for TFS on CodePlex.

New blog by the Team Foundation Server global support team

Buck HodgesOctober 21, 2008Oct 21, 200810/21/08

The fine folks that support our customers have started a new blog: Developer Support Team Foundation Server. With posts by Trevor Hancock, Jim Saunders, and others on topics ranging from issues with TFS to the BPA (Best Practices Analyzer), you’ll want to subscribe to this blog.

Why is the TFS 2008 version control security dialog blank?

Buck HodgesOctober 20, 2008Oct 20, 200810/20/08

If you install Service Pack 1 for .NET 3.5 on the server (application tier) without also installing Service Pack 1 for TFS 2008, you will not be able to view permissions in version control. None of your data has been lost.

TFS 2008 SP1: New setting to delete a build without deleting the build label

Buck HodgesOctober 20, 2008Oct 20, 200810/20/08

We’ve heard from a few customers that they would prefer not to have the build labels deleted when builds are deleted. In Team Foundation Server 2008 SP1 we added a feature to control whether build labels are deleted when the build is deleted.

TFS Build 2010: Build summary screen shots

Buck HodgesOctober 19, 2008Oct 19, 200810/19/08

The build summary view (sometimes called the build report) in TFS 2005 and 2008 leaves a lot to be desired. We wanted to rework it in TFS 2008 but lacked the time. Well, we’ve completely revamped it for TFS 2010.
Chris Burrows has posted screen shots he captured from Jim Lamb’s interview and screencast on TFS Build 2010 (it’s basically a hybrid,

MSBuild Extensions Pack now available

Buck HodgesOctober 19, 2008Oct 19, 200810/19/08

Mike Fourie has released the first version of MSBuild Extensions Pack on CodePlex. This is a great collection of quality tasks for MSBuild that you can also use in Team Foundation Build.
The MSBuild Extension Pack is the successor to the FreeToDev MSBuild Tasks Suite and provides a collection of over 170 MSBuild tasks designed for the .NET 3.5 Framework.

Pre-checkin validation tool for Team Foundation Build 2008: TFS Check-in Validation Tool

Buck HodgesOctober 18, 2008Oct 18, 200810/18/08

Mohammad Jalloul, a developer on the Developer Division Engineering team, has released a new tool on CodePlex called TFS Check-in Validation Tool. This tool provides the ability to have a checkin validating by a build prior to being checked in. This is similar to a feature in TFS 2010 called Gated Checkin,

Improving the performance of the work item tracking client with TFS 2008 SP1