Microsoft was kind enough to send to me the latest DVD of Visual Studio 2005 Team System. I am looking forward to installing this thing, starting tonight.

Here is an interesting article on the trials and tribulations of installing Team System using Virtual PC.

Klaus Aschenbrenner Blog:

Last week 've "tried" to install Visual Studio 2005 Beta 1 Refresh with the Team Foundation Services. First of all I want to say that it doesn't work, because the whole process is a little bit quite complex. To get the whole thing running you need 3 "separate" computers...

One important thing to mention: you must install all tiers on separate computers. Otherwise it doesn't work. Furthermore you need for the whole stuff a domain. So Microsoft also suggests to install on the database tier a domain controller...

Reading Klaus' site, I am a bit worried about the level of deep Windows technical knowledge required to perform the install. His site mentions the need to change the computer's SID. And I suppose these Virtual PC's need to talk to one another... (Hold me, I'm scared.)

Very informative. Thanks Klaus.