TFS2010 B1 in a VS2008/05 world (and TFS2008/05 in a VS2010 B1 world)

Teams WIT Tools - Team Explorer 2010 Beta 1 Compatibility

“Although many scenarios have been enabled in the VSTS Beta 1, there are a number of compatibility issues which are still being working on

1) Team Foundation Server 2010 administrative functions are only supported using Team Explorer 2010.

Problem Statement

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2) How to connect a Team Explorer 2008 SP1 to a Team Foundation Server 2010 Server

Problem Statement

Team Project Collections, new to Team Foundation Server 2010, change the path to the server.

Workaround

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3) How to connect Team Explorer 2010 to Team Foundation Server 2008

Problem Statement

The path field in the connection dialog is defaulted to Team Foundation Server

Workaround

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Some good information on using TFS2010/VS2010 B1 in a mixed environment. I expect we’ll all be living this life for a number of months post release.

Please remember, we’re just in the first beta of TFS2010/VS2010. Don’t let this list scare you or color your impressions. Heck, I think it’s great that this info, this early in the beta cycle is out there. It shows Microsoft is approaching this with open eyes and real world like expectations

BTW, based on TechEd discussions these stories may get better (i.e. better, simpler and easier interop between VS2010 & TFS2008 and VS2008 & TFS2010)