VSTS Beta 3 Install
In a word:
Wow!
This install was so much easier than any of the other betas it is not even funny. Well, really easy once you get the
updated install guide,
the one on the Team Foundation Server CD is out of date and has
mistakes. What makes it so easy? The Active Directory Domain
requirement is gone, just use local user accounts. The installs are
much smoother and actually work. I didn't have to go looking for fixes
as soon as it was installed. Very nice!
How could it have been easier? Include the Sharepoint Services install
on the CD. It can be download but the version required could easily be
included on the CD. Put the Team Explorer install on the Visual Studio
Team Edition install media as well as the Team Foundation Server CD.
This is just a pain to have to find one more CD or iso image to install
the developer workstation components. I know that Visual Studio will
probably ship before the final version of Team Explorer but this still
stinks.
Those complaints are minor though. Team Foundation Beta 3 is easy to
install and so far seems very solid. What are you waiting for?! Go
install it now (or at least convince someone to install it on a Virtual
PC image for you).