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What’s installed on the build machine in Visual Studio Online?

Buck HodgesSeptember 20, 2013Sep 20, 201309/20/13

If you are using Visual Studio Online and wondering what’s installed on the build machine for your builds to use, we have a list here. Tarun Arora, one of our MVPs, put together a web site that shows a comprehensive list of what’s installed: http://listofsoftwareontfshostedbuildserver.azurewebsites.net/.

How to delete a team project from Team Foundation Service using the web UI

Buck HodgesSeptember 13, 2013Sep 13, 201309/13/13

[Update 18 Nov. 2013] It is now easier to get to the UI to delete a project. Navigate to the home page for your team project, then click on the gear icon in the upper left, and then you can click on the drop down arrow that will show up when you mouse over the name of the team project.

Using VS 2012 and getting “TF206018: The items could not be…” when creating a project using Git

Buck HodgesMarch 30, 2013Mar 30, 201303/30/13

If you go to Team Foundation Service, create a new account, and then create a new team project that uses Git, you may receive the following error message when either you try to connect VS 2012 or use the “Open new instance of Visual Studio”

New build of git-tf required for use with Team Foundation Service

Buck HodgesJanuary 8, 2013Jan 8, 201301/8/13

Yesterday’s update of Team Foundation Service requires a new build of git-tf, which is now available for download. Using a version of git-tf prior to the update will result in repeated prompts for your password but will never succeed in authenticating.

How to connect to TF Service without a prompt for LiveID credentials

Buck HodgesJanuary 7, 2013Jan 7, 201301/7/13

Normally when you connect to the Team Foundation Service you are presented with a web page to log in with your Microsoft Account (aka LiveID). When you log in you can choose to have it remember you and you won’t have to enter your Microsoft Account credentials again (unless you don’t log in again for a long time,

How to delete a team project from Team Foundation Service (tfs.visualstudio.com)

Buck HodgesSeptember 19, 2011Sep 19, 201109/19/11

[UPDATE 9/13/13] You can now use the web UI to delete a team project.
[UPDATE 5/14/13] Updated the URLs and version of VS (used to say preview)
The question came up as to how to delete a team project in the Team Foundation Service (TFService).

Buck Hodges