Introduction

This article describes a General Distribution Release (GDR) update for Microsoft Visual Studio 2008 Service Pack 1 (SP1) that adds compatibility support for Microsoft Visual Studio Team Foundation Server 2012 and for the Team Foundation Service Preview. After you apply the GDR update, you can use Visual Studio 2008 SP1 to connect to a server that is running Team Foundation Server 2012 or the Team Foundation Service Preview.

More Information

After you apply the GDR update, the following compatibility scenarios are enabled or improved when a Visual Studio 2008 instance connects to a Team Foundation Server 2012 server:

  • User names in Version Control are now displayed as full names (Firstname Lastname) instead of as account names (domain\alias).

  • Version Control Property change types are now included in the pending changes and check-in history displays. These types are new in Team Foundation Server 2012.

  • Users can now use the new security management web interface.

This update also fixes an intermittent build error that occurs when a large number of build agents run against a Team Foundation Server 2012-based server. When this error occurs, the build fails, and you receive the following time-out error message:

Detailed Message: Team Foundation services are not available from server <’TFS Server Name’>.Technical information (for administrator):The operation has timed out

Additionally, a Microsoft SQL Server deadlock occurs on the server.

Update information

A supported hotfix is now available from Microsoft. However, it is intended to correct only the problem that is described in this article. Apply it only to systems that are experiencing this specific problem. This hotfix may receive additional testing. Therefore, if you are not severely affected by this problem, we recommend that you wait for the next hotfix that contains this hotfix.To resolve this problem immediately, contact Microsoft Customer Support Services to obtain the hotfix. For a complete list of Microsoft Customer Support Services telephone numbers and information about support costs, visit the following Microsoft website:

http://support.microsoft.com/contactus/?ws=supportNote In special cases, charges that are ordinarily incurred for support calls may be canceled if a Microsoft Support Professional determines that a specific update will resolve your problem. The usual support costs will apply to additional support questions and issues that do not qualify for the specific update in question. The following file is available for download from the Microsoft Download Center:DownloadDownload the update package now For more information about how to download Microsoft support files, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

119591 How to obtain Microsoft support files from online services Microsoft scanned this file for viruses. Microsoft used the most current virus-detection software that was available on the date that the file was posted. The file is stored on security-enhanced servers that help prevent any unauthorized changes to the file.

Prerequisites

You must have Visual Studio 2008 Team Explorer, Visual Studio 2008 Service Pack 1, and the .NET Framework 2.0 Service Pack 2 installed to apply this update.To download Visual Studio 2008 SP1, go to the following Microsoft website:

Download Visual Studio 2008 SP1 now

Restart requirement

You must restart the computer after you install this update if the affected files are being used. We recommend that you close all Visual Studio-related components before you install the update.

Hotfix replacement information

This hotfix does not replace a previously released hotfix.

File information

The global version of this hotfix has the file attributes (or later file attributes) that are listed in the following table. The dates and times for these files are listed in Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). When you view the file information, it is converted to local time. To find the difference between UTC and local time, use the Time Zone tab in the Date and Time item in Control Panel.

File name

File version

File size

Date

Time

Platform

Microsoft.teamfoundation.client.dll

9.0.30729.5820

495,616

11-May-12

22:36

x86

Microsoft.teamfoundation.common.dll

9.0.30729.5820

352,256

11-May-12

22:36

x86

Microsoft.teamfoundation.databaseinstaller.dll

9.0.30729.5820

4,399,104

11-May-12

22:36

x86

Microsoft.teamfoundation.dll

9.0.30729.5820

1,064,960

11-May-12

22:36

x86

Microsoft.teamfoundation.officeintegration.common.dll

9.0.30729.5820

327,680

11-May-12

22:36

x86

Microsoft.teamfoundation.officeintegration.excel.dll

9.0.30729.5820

245,760

11-May-12

22:36

x86

Microsoft.teamfoundation.officeintegration.project.dll

9.0.30729.5820

159,744

11-May-12

22:36

x86

Microsoft.teamfoundation.server.admin.dll

9.0.30729.5820

163,840

11-May-12

22:36

x86

Microsoft.teamfoundation.testmanagement.client.dll

9.0.30729.5820

552,960

11-May-12

22:36

x86

Microsoft.teamfoundation.testmanagement.clientpackage.dll

9.0.30729.5820

65,536

11-May-12

22:36

x86

Microsoft.teamfoundation.testmanagement.clientpackageui.dll

9.0.30729.5820

12,968

11-May-12

22:36

x86

Microsoft.teamfoundation.testmanagement.common.dll

9.0.30729.5820

28,672

11-May-12

22:36

x86

Microsoft.teamfoundation.testmanagement.controller.dll

9.0.30729.5820

57,344

11-May-12

22:36

x86

Microsoft.teamfoundation.testmanagement.controls.dll

9.0.30729.5820

319,488

11-May-12

22:36

x86

Microsoft.teamfoundation.versioncontrol.client.dll

9.0.30729.5820

520,192

11-May-12

22:36

x86

Microsoft.teamfoundation.versioncontrol.common.dll

9.0.30729.5820

249,856

11-May-12

22:36

x86

Microsoft.teamfoundation.versioncontrol.common.integration.dll

9.0.30729.5820

32,768

11-May-12

22:36

x86

Microsoft.teamfoundation.versioncontrol.controladapter.dll

9.0.30729.5820

40,960

11-May-12

22:36

x86

Microsoft.teamfoundation.versioncontrol.controls.dll

9.0.30729.5820

3,125,248

11-May-12

22:36

x86

Microsoft.teamfoundation.workitemtracking.client.cache.dll

9.0.30729.5820

1,336,832

11-May-12

22:36

x86

Microsoft.teamfoundation.workitemtracking.client.datastore.dll

9.0.30729.5820

1,481,216

11-May-12

22:36

x86

Microsoft.teamfoundation.workitemtracking.client.querylanguage.dll

9.0.30729.5820

61,440

11-May-12

22:36

x86

Microsoft.teamfoundation.workitemtracking.client.ruleengine.dll

9.0.30729.5820

392,192

11-May-12

22:36

x86

Microsoft.teamfoundation.workitemtracking.controls.dll

9.0.30729.5820

659,456

11-May-12

22:36

x86

Microsoft.visualstudio.qualitytools.linking.dll

9.0.30729.5820

69,632

11-May-12

22:36

x86

Microsoft.visualstudio.qualitytools.operationalstore.clienthelper.dll

9.0.30729.5820

106,496

11-May-12

22:36

x86

Microsoft.visualstudio.teamfoundation.client.dll

9.0.30729.5820

126,976

11-May-12

22:36

x86

Microsoft.visualstudio.teamfoundation.teamexplorer.dll

9.0.30729.5820

671,744

11-May-12

22:36

x86

Microsoft.visualstudio.teamfoundation.versioncontrol.dll

9.0.30729.5820

182,440

11-May-12

22:36

x86

Microsoft.visualstudio.teamfoundation.versioncontrol.dll

9.0.30729.5820

182,952

11-May-12

22:36

x86

Microsoft.visualstudio.teamfoundation.versioncontrol.dll

9.0.30729.5820

183,464

11-May-12

22:36

x86

Microsoft.visualstudio.teamfoundation.versioncontrol.dll

9.0.30729.5820

183,976

11-May-12

22:36

x86

Microsoft.visualstudio.teamfoundation.versioncontrol.dll

9.0.30729.5820

186,024

11-May-12

22:36

x86

Microsoft.visualstudio.teamfoundation.versioncontrol.dll

9.0.30729.5820

765,952

11-May-12

22:36

x86

Microsoft.visualstudio.teamfoundation.workitemtracking.dll

9.0.30729.5820

286,720

11-May-12

22:36

x86

Microsoft.visualstudio.teamsystem.integration.dll

9.0.30729.5820

208,896

11-May-12

22:36

x86

Tf.exe

9.0.30729.5820

236,096

11-May-12

22:36

x86

Tfsadminutil.exe

9.0.30729.5820

68,176

11-May-12

22:36

x86

Tfsprovider.dll

9.0.30729.5820

2,700,368

11-May-12

22:36

x86

Tsofficeshim.dll

9.0.30729.5820

199,768

11-May-12

22:36

x86

Tsofficeshimui.dll

9.0.30729.5820

82,008

11-May-12

22:36

x86

Tsofficeshimui.dll

9.0.30729.5820

82,520

11-May-12

22:36

x86

Tsofficeshimui.dll

9.0.30729.5820

83,032

11-May-12

22:36

x86

Tsofficeshimui.dll

9.0.30729.5820

83,544

11-May-12

22:36

x86

Tsofficeshimui.dll

9.0.30729.5820

85,080

11-May-12

22:36

x86

Tsofficeshimui.dll

9.0.30729.5820

86,104

11-May-12

22:36

x86

Tsofficeshimui.dll

9.0.30729.5820

86,616

11-May-12

22:36

x86

Tsofficeshimui.dll

9.0.30729.5820

87,128

11-May-12

22:36

x86

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