Visual Studio 2008 TFS to connect to a TFS 2010 Server

Question

What do I need to install to connect my Visual Studio 2008 to TFS 2010 Server?

This blog

http://technical.blog.thomashundley.com/post/2011/07/21/Team-Explorer-2008-and-TFS-2010.aspx

suggests installing SP1 and then installing ....

http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?id=10834

Is that correct?

Answer 1

You need to install VS 2008 Team Explorer, then VS 2008 SP1, then the Forward Compatibility Update in that order.

See this link for details and links to the installers: http://blogs.msdn.com/b/granth/archive/2012/01/03/tfs-2010-what-service-packs-and-hotfixes-should-i-install.aspx

Answer 2

Hm... yes. The overview of the KB article said it pretty clear. What makes you worry?

This is an update for the 2008 SP1 version of Visual Studio Team System Team Explorer and allows the 2008 SP1 version to work with the Team Foundation Server 2010. The update will allow teams to move forward and use the Team Foundation Server 2010 server even if part of the team continues to use the Team Explorer 2008 SP1 client.