Connecting to Team Foundation Server 2010 using Visual Studio 2005 thru MSSCCI provider

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To connect to Visual Studio 2010 from an older version of Visual Studio, we need to use a different URI format to add the server. Before Visual Studio 2010 was released, there was no such thing as a Project Collection.

Instead of the now standard format:

URL : http[s]://{TFS2010ServerName[:{port}]?/tfs/

We need to add the Project Collection to the URI, so that it becomes:

URL: http[s]://{TFS2010ServerName}[:{port}]/tfs/{ProjectCollectionName}

Otherwise we will get the following error message:

TF30335: The server name cannot contain the characters '/' or ':', or start with 'https://' or 'https://'

Below are the steps on how to connect to Team Foundation Server using Visual Studio/Team Explorer 2005

1. Download the MSSCCI provider for TFS 2010 from here in the machine which has Visual Studio 2005 and Team Explorer 2010 installed.

NOTE: Download 32 bit version of MSSCCI provider since Visual Studio runs on 32 bit.

2. Run the .MSI file

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3. We get the Microsoft Team Foundation Server MSSCCI Provider setup Wizard, click on NEXT

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4. Accept the License Agreement and click on NEXT

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5. Select the Installation Folder to install Microsoft Team Foundation Server MSSCCI Provider and click on NEXT

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6. Confirm the installation by clicking on NEXT

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7. Close the dialogue box once the installation is complete.

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8. Open Microsoft Visual Studio 2005. Go to File -> Source Control -> Launch Team Foundation Server MSSCCI Provider.

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9. This opens the Visual Studio 2010 MSSCCI Provider in the background. ( Don't close it ).

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10. Go to Tools -> Options

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11. Under Source Control, click on Plug-in Selection and choose Team Foundation Server MSSCCI Provider in the current source control plug-in and click Ok.

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12. In the Team Explorer 2010, connect to the Collection from where projects from Visual Studio 2005 needs to be accessed. Click on Workspaces

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13. Click on Edit

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14. Enter the Server Name, Computer Name and choose a Source Control Folder.

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15. Choose the path of the Local Folder where the projects will be stored and click Ok.

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16. Click Close

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17. Go back to Visual Studio/Team Explorer 2005 machine. Go to File -> Source Control -> Open Source Control.

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18. Click On Servers to add the TFS 2010 server.

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19. Click on Add to add the TFS 2010 server. Enter the URL in the below given format.

URL: http[s]://{TFS2013ServerName}[:{port}]/tfs/{ProjectCollectionName}

Click Ok

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20. Click Close

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21. Click Ok

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22. Either open a new project which has to be connected to TFS 2010 or open the project which has to be connected to TFS 2010.

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24. Click on File -> Source Control -> Add Solution to source control / Add Selected projects to source control

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25. Choose the Folder in Team Foundation Server to specify the locations for the project

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26. Add comments if required and click on Check In.

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27. In Team Explorer 2010, map the local Path to a folder on the server. When this is done, you will be able to see the projects from Visual Studio 2005.

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Content created by – Aparna Chinya

Content Reviewed by – Romit Gulati