For one client we have a .NET 1.1 application, which can’t be upgraded at the moment. For that project, I use Visual Studio 2003 with the Team Foundation Server MSSCCI provider.
Last week, when my diskspace was running low (again), I decided to uninstall Visual Studio 2005 and Team Explorer 2005. I had already installed Visual Studio 2008 beta 2, so I only needed Team Explorer 2008 beta 2. I used the Team Foundation Server 2008 ISO to extract the Team Explorer 2008 beta 2, and installed that version.
When I fired up the .NET 1.1 project, the MSSCCI provider was missing a required assembly: Microsoft.TeamFoundation.VersionControl.Client, version 8.0.0.0, publickeytoken b03f5f7f11d50a3a. Of course, I should have known that Team Explorer 2005 is a requirement for the MSSCCI provider. However, I didn’t want to install Visual Studio 2005 only for Team Explorer 2005. There should be another way. Luckily, there is.
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