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VS2005 & BIDS 2005 Compatibility with TFS 2012

In order to use the Source Code Control feature of Team Foundation Server 2012 (including Express Edition) with Visual Studio 2005 or Business Intelligence Development Studio 2005 you need to install the following on your client machine:

Pre-requisites:

  • An instance of Team Foundation Server 2012 (or Express edition) up and running.
  • Visual Studio 205 SP1 / BIDS 2005 SP1

TFS 2012 Team Explorer
Download: http://www.microsoft.com/en-gb/download/details.aspx?id=30656

Microsoft Visual Studio Team Foundation Server 2012 MSSCCI Provider 32-bit
Download: http://visualstudiogallery.msdn.microsoft.com/b5b5053e-af34-4fa3-9098-aaa3f3f007cd

To enable the MSSCCI plug within Visual Studio 2005 / BIDS 2005 go to Tools > Options, find “Source Control” and select the “Team Foundation Server MSSCCI provider”.

TFS 2012 Express

Free Source Code Control using Visual Studio Team Foundation Server Express 2012

TFS 2012 ExpressVisual Studio Team Foundation Server Express 2012 is a source code control, project management, and team collaboration platform at the core of the Microsoft suite of Application Lifecycle Management tools, which help individuals and small teams of upto 5 developers be more agile, collaborate more effectively, and deliver quality software.

 

 

Find out more and download TFS 2012 Express for free here:
http://www.microsoft.com/visualstudio/eng/products/visual-studio-team-foundation-server-express

 

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