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Microsoft® Visual Studio® Team System 2008 Team Foundation Server SP1 and Team Suite SP1 VPC Image (Trial)

Brief Description
Microsoft Visual Studio 2008 is the next-generation development tool for Windows Vista, the 2007 Office System, and the Web.

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Version:trial
Date Published:2/11/2010
Language:English
Download Size:10.0 MB - 7704.7 MB*
*Download size depends on selected download components.

Overview

This image will expire January 31, 2011.
The start up message for the archive incorrectly identifies the contents as a Hyper-V image. The VHD contained in the archive is for Virtual PC/Virtual Server. This message will be corrected soon.
Microsoft ® Visual Studio® Team System an integrated Application Life-cycle Management (ALM) solution comprising tools, processes, and guidance to help everyone on the team improve their skills and work together more effectively.
This VPC release is available in English only.

Visual Studio 2008 delivers on Microsoft’s vision of smart client applications by letting developers quickly create connected applications that deliver the highest quality rich user experiences. This new version lets any size organization create more secure, more manageable, and more reliable applications that take advantage of Windows Vista, 2007 Office System and the Web. By building these new types of applications, organizations will find it easier than ever to capture and analyze information so that they can make effective business decisions.
To learn more about this release, please visit the Visual Studio Team System 2008 home page.
This virtual machine is running Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition, SP2. It contains a full installation of Visual Studio Team System 2008 Team Foundation Server SP1, Team Build 2008 SP1, Team Explorer 2008 SP1, Visual Studio Team System 2008 Team Suite SP1 and all necessary prerequisites. In addition, it has been updated with Office 2007 SP1, current Windows Updates as of December 1, 2008, the October 2008 Release of the TFS Power Tools, Team System Web Access 2008 SP1, and the Visual Studio Team System 2008 Team Foundation Server MSSCCI Provider. Team Foundation Server is installed in workgroup authentication mode and thus does not require a domain controller.
This release also contains 38 hands-on labs and sample data. Please examine C:\MSLabs inside the VPC image. If you desire, you can download the hands-on labs and their support files only. See the MSI download link below.
Please note: possible future updates to this image will be provided in the form of Virtual PC Differencing Drives. You may find it convenient to keep a copy of this download unmodified for these future updates so that you do not need to re-download this base image.
This virtual machine does not have anti-virus installed. It should not be connected to any network until it has anti-virus installed. In addition, the operating system and programs installed were patched with all updates as of December 10, 2009. If you use one of the included VMC configuration files, you will find networking is not enabled.

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System Requirements

  • Supported Operating Systems: Windows 7; Windows Server 2003; Windows Server 2008; Windows Vista; Windows XP


* The amount of physical RAM depends on what applications are running on the client machine. You can use the Task Manager to identify how much physical RAM is available on your machine. Running applications other than Virtual PC or Virtual Server will consume available physical RAM.

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Instructions

This download offers you the benefits of registering with Microsoft. Click the Continue button near the top of this page to register. After you have gone through the registration process, you will be returned to this page to begin the download

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Additional Information

We are interested in your feedback! Here are instructions on how you can provide it.
  1. Click here(http://connect.microsoft.com/VisualStudio/Feedback) to submit feedback.
  2. On the page, click “Submit Feedback.”
  3. Sign in using your Windows Live ID or Microsoft Passport Account.
  4. Search "Feedback" to see if the issue has already been submitted. If you find an issue similar to your own, you can validate and/or vote on the issue to increase its visibility. Otherwise, continue to the next step.
  5. Click the “Submit Feedback” button found beneath the search results table.
  6. You may submit either Bugs or Suggestions by selecting the proper feedback form.
  7. Make sure that you select “Visual Studio 2008” as your answer for the “Version” field.
  8. Fill in the rest of the form to the best of your ability, and click the “Submit” button.
  9. We will contact you via your Windows Live ID / Passport email address once we have reviewed your issue.

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