Category Archives: VS2010

TFS SP1 and Lab Management–wait for the QFE – FIXED

——————————————————————————————- Update: Microsoft released a QFE to address the issue outlined below. Here is a summary of the list of issues fixed by the QFE, to help you decide whether you should apply the QFE: Issue 1: When you run … Continue reading

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First post back–read the latest books

Okay, it’s been a very long while since I’ve blogged but one of my new co-works, Martin Hinshelwood, who won the ALM MVP of the year award (in part because he’s an awesome blogger). So, he re-did our blog site … Continue reading

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Exploratory Testing With Microsoft Test Manager

Intro Microsoft Test Manager is a great tool for executing manual tests over a set of known paths through an application. It allows you to create and action test scripts and record to minimise duplication of effort.  At first glance, this seems to be the extent of functional support for testing within the tool – [...] Continue reading

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MS Office 2007 Required for TFS 2010 Integration

Quick note: Office 2007 is required for the TFS 2010 / Office integration. So, if you’re using Excel 2003 or Project 2003, and hoping for integration with TFS 2010 you’re out of luck.  The Office integration in TFS 2010 is … Continue reading

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Installing MOSS on Windows Server 2008 R2

You may be playing with the new TFS 2010 Beta 2 bits. You may also be playing with MOSS 2007. And you may be doing it all on Windows Server 2008 R2 which is a rocking operating system. However, you … Continue reading

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