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To connect to TFS 2010 using VS2008, you need to install the below components in mentioned order. The Installation order is really important to make it work.

- Install Visual Studio 2008
- Install Team Explorer 2008
- Install Visual Studio 2008 SP1 (This will upgrade both VS2008 and Team Explorer 2008 to SP1)
- Install VSTS 2008 Forward Compatibility Update

As TFS2010 introduces the notion of Team Project Collections. After the installation is completed successfully, you should provide the entire URL to connect TFS2010 server.

You can express the connection string as follows:

http://<serverName>:<port>/<vdir>/<collectionName> (e.g. http://TfsServer:8080/Tfs/ProjectCollectionName)

The <vdir> is an optional path for the TFS web sites specified by the administrator during setup. By default it is “tfs”.

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# re: Connect to TFS2010 Server using VS 2008 Client

On the webpage: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/en/details.aspx?familyid=0ED12659-3D41-4420-BBB0-A46E51BFCA86&displaylang=en#SystemRequirements,

the Supported Operating Systems for Visual Studio Team System 2008 Team Explorer are:
Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1;Windows Vista;Windows XP Service Pack 2

Can I use it on Windows 7 Professional (will it work ?)

Left by clive on Sep 29, 2010 1:34 AM

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i have the same problem. --> thanks for help

Left by Nam Nguyen on Mar 31, 2011 2:47 PM

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Thank you very much. You solved my problem. By the way, I'm using Windows 7 64 bits

Left by Ricky on Jun 24, 2011 6:21 AM

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Ran fine.

Left by Rich Lawson on Dec 19, 2011 9:50 PM

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Thank you for this posting. It is just what I need although I cannot get it to work. I have downloaded and installed as you suggest.
I want to put my SSRS reports in BIDS into TFS.
So in BIDS (which uses VS 2008), I click on Tools -> Connect to TFS -> servers -> Add.
In the input box I enter the url but I get an error message:
"TFS31002: Unable to connect to this Team Foundation Server: [name]. Team Foundation Server Url: [url]

Possible reasons for failure include:

- The Team Foundation Server name, port number or protocol is incorrect.

- The Team Foundation Server is offline.

- Password is expired or incorrect."

Left by arame on Dec 21, 2011 5:47 PM

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hi,
I'm unable to connect to tfs 2010 using vs2008.
i'm having vs 2008 team explorer now my server name is 'server1' and port is '8080'
when I try to use it on VS2008 i got an error.
http://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/tfswebaccess/thread/30e62133-c015-45c7-b625-966f3eaa04d6

please help

Left by ashu on Dec 26, 2011 5:21 PM

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Great!

It worked for me like a charm...

Thank you very much!

Left by Juan Antonio Vizcaíno López on Mar 14, 2012 3:40 PM

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If you have trouble with accessing TFS, make sure you connect in exactly the following manner:
http://<serverName>:<port>/<vdir>/<collectionName> (e.g. http://TfsServer:8080/Tfs/ProjectCollectionName)

The syntax from VS.NET 2010 is not working.

Left by Lars-Erik Eriksson on Apr 11, 2012 4:59 PM

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I struggled for a while with it, finally got it going using regedit (thank you http://www.jmedved.com/2009/11/visual-studio-2008-and-team-foundation-server-2010/ ) but then I find I need VS2010 to create a new project! I don't want to upgrade. Any suggestions? http://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/tfsgeneral/thread/a9ba7fed-03a3-4273-99a4-5385de8e5aeb
I'm doing a Proof of concept installation on my Windows 7 machine, installing both the server and the team explorer on one machine.
Thanks!

Left by CarolMaley on Jun 23, 2012 3:33 AM

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Add/Remove TFS Server dialog does not support the 2010 TFS Server URL.
http://tfs.edatatrace.com:8080/tfs/defaultcollection
Can you store this directly and where?

Left by Keith Powers on Jul 12, 2014 1:10 AM

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