Microsoft KB Archive/932544

= Support for Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 is added to the release version of Visual Studio 2005 Team Foundation Server =

Article ID: 932544

Article Last Modified on 11/19/2007

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 * Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 Team Foundation Server

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SUMMARY
The release version of Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 Team Foundation Server relies on Microsoft Windows SharePoint Services 2.0. To enable the release version of Visual Studio 2005 Team Foundation Server to support Windows SharePoint Services 3.0, you can install the hotfix that is described in this article together with additional configurations.



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

Download the 303303_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 feature that modifies the product's default behavior is now available from Microsoft. However, it is intended to modify only the behavior that this article describes. Apply it only to systems that specifically require it. This feature may receive additional testing. Therefore, if the system is not severely affected by the lack of this feature, we recommend that you wait for the next Visual Studio 2005 Team Foundation Server service pack that contains this feature.

To obtain this feature immediately, contact Microsoft Customer Support Services. 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

Prerequisites
You must have the release version of Visual Studio 2005 Team Foundation Server installed to apply this hotfix.

Note To apply the hotfix that is described in this article, the version of the Microsoft.visualstudio.teamfoundation.teamexplorer.dll file must be 8.0.50727.762 or a later version. For more information about issues that can occur if the version of the Microsoft.visualstudio.teamfoundation.teamexplorer.dll is not 8.0.50727.762 or a later version, see the &quot;More Information&quot; section.

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.



MORE INFORMATION
When you try to install the hotfix that is described in this article, you may receive an error message that resembles the following:

The upgrade path cannot be installed by the Windows Installer service because the program to be upgraded may be missing, or the upgrade patch may update a different version of the program. Verify that the program to be upgraded exists on your computer and that you have correct upgrade patch

This problem can occur if the version of the Microsoft.visualstudio.teamfoundation.teamexplorer.dll is not 8.0.50727.762 or a later version.

Note By default, the Microsoft.visualstudio.teamfoundation.teamexplorer.dll file is located in the \Microsoft Visual Studio 8\Common7\IDE\PrivateAssemblies folder.

To update the Microsoft.visualstudio.teamfoundation.teamexplorer.dll file to version 8.0.50727.762, install Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 Service Pack 1 (SP1). For more information about Visual Studio 2005 SP1, visit the following Microsoft Developer Network (MSDN) Web site:

http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/vstudio/bb265237.aspx

If you try to create a new team project on a Team Foundation Server that is configured to use Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 and if your Visual Studio Team Explorer client does not have this hotfix installed, you receive the following error message:

Error TF30170: The plugin Microsoft.ProjectCreationWizard.Portal failed during task SharePointPortal from group Portal.

Explanation Plugin error text: &quot;The language id specified in the process template does not exist on the WSS server.&quot;

User Action Contact your Team Foundation Server administrator.

Additionally, the team project creation log contains information that resembles the following:

Module: Engine

Event Description: TF30162: Task &quot;SharePointPortal&quot; from Group &quot;Portal&quot; failed

Exception Type: Microsoft.TeamFoundation.Client.PcwException

Exception Message: The language id specified in the process template does not exist on the WSS server.

To avoid this error, apply the hotfix that is mentioned in this article.

For more information, 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

