Microsoft KB Archive/936210

= FIX: Error message when you try to enable client-side tracing in Visual Studio 2005 Team Foundation Server: &quot;TF30331: Team Explorer could not connect to the Team Foundation server used during your last session.&quot; =

Article ID: 936210

Article Last Modified on 11/19/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 Team Foundation Server

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SYMPTOMS
When you try to enable client-side tracing in Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 Team Foundation Server, you may receive an error message that resembles the following:

TF30331: Team Explorer could not connect to the Team Foundation server  used during your last session. The server may be offline or the network is unavailable.

Contact your Team Foundation Server administrator to confirm that the server is available on the network. Use the Connect to Team Foundation Server command on the Tools menu to reconnect to your previous server.

The server returned the following error: Index and length must refer to a location within the string.

Parameter name: length

For example, this problem occurs when you modify the Devenv.exe.config file and add the following XML code to enable client-side tracing:          



Download information
The following file is available for download from the Microsoft Download Center:

Download the 309728_ENU_i386_zip.exe package now.

Release Date: 6/18/2007

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

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Hotfix 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 Visual Studio 2005 service pack 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 Web site:

http://support.microsoft.com/contactus/?ws=support

Note 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.

Prerequisites
You must have Visual Studio 2005 Service Pack 1 (SP1) installed to apply this hotfix. This hotfix must be applied on the client, apply this hotfix on all the computers that have Team Explorer installed.

Restart requirement
You do not have to restart the computer after you apply this hotfix.

Hotfix replacement information
This hotfix does not replace any other hotfixes.

File information
The English 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.



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed in the &quot;Applies to&quot; section.



MORE INFORMATION
For more information about software update terminology, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

824684 Description of the standard terminology that is used to describe Microsoft software updates

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