Visual Studio 2010 Beta 2: How to Download and Install

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In this 20-minute video, you'll learn how to perform a single-server installation of Microsoft Visual Studio 2010 Team Foundation Server Beta 2, Microsoft Visual Studio Ultimate 2010 Beta 2, and Microsoft .NET Framework 4 Beta 2.

See https://channel9.msdn.com/shows/10-4/10-4-Episode-33-Downloading-and-Installing-Visual-Studio-2010-Beta-2.

To actually perform the installation, you'll need the following:

  • Microsoft Windows Server 2008 SP2
  • Microsoft SQL Server 2008
  • Visual Studio 2010 Ultimate Beta 2
  • Team Foundation Server (TFS) 2010 Beta 2

Video highlights:

  • 03:37 Setting up Windows Server 2008 SP2.
  • 04:45 Step-by-step operating system details, most of them courtesy of https://tinyurl.com/VS2010Beta1.
  • 05:39 Installing and setting up SQL Server 2008.
  • 08:38 Installing and seting up TFS 2010 Beta 2.
  • (09:53 New TFS "Basic" installation wizard is briefly mentioned.)
  • 12:12 Using the TFS Administration Console.
  • 13:21 Configuring Team Build.
  • 14:47 Installing Visual Studio 2010 Ultimate Beta 2.
  • 16:12 Configuring Team Explorer.
  • 16:42 Creating a team project.
  • 17:50 Issues working with TFS 2010 Beta 2 when using pre-2010 versions of Team Explorer.