Visual Studio 2010 Team Explorer

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Solution 1

I think there's been a misunderstanding down MS naming conventions.

All versions of Visual Studio 2010 have the ability to conenct to TFS built in, there is no longer a separate install (what was previously called Team Explorer).

What the Ultimate edition gets with what is now called Team Explorer (codename Eaglestone) is a standalone rich client for accessing TFS.

Solution 2

If you downloaded VS2010 Pro...you didn't download a version that came with Team Explorer. You need to re-download VS2010 Team System. You can grab it from MSDN or download it from:

Visual Studio 2010 Team System Beta 1 Download

UPDATE

As of Beta 2, Microsoft renamed versions a little. TFS Connectivity is now included with 'Ultimate'.

Solution 3

It looks like Team Explorer is also available as a separate download. The VS 2010 Beta 2 version is here: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=CA86215B-A824-44E7-B4C3-982C7ECEA46D&displaylang=en

Solution 4

The RTM version of Team Explorer is here: Microsoft Visual Studio Team Explorer 2010 - ISO

Solution 5

VS2010 Pro is a different release from VS2010 Team Suit and it doesn't contain anything that has to do with TFS. If you want to connect to TFS you need to get the VS2010 Team Suit release.

This has been the norm ever since VS2005.

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Updated on November 30, 2020

Comments

Sruly over 3 years

I just installed VS2010 and I want to connect to TFS, But I don't have any team explorer options.

I searched for Team Explorer and I found this link that states that Team Explorer comes preinstalled in VS2010 Team Suit.

I downloaded VS2010 Pro and don't have team explorer and can't find it anywhere.

Any ideas? Tips?

Thanks
Sruly almost 15 years

In 2005 and 2008 there is a separate install package that installs Team Explorer on top of an existing VS Pro install
Admin over 14 years

I snagged ultimate and its included. Glad I did, now.
Admin over 14 years

Its called "ultimate" or "premium".
Justin Niessner over 14 years

Amen. As of Beta 2, TFS Functionality is included with Ultimate.
Kevin Gauthier over 14 years

VS 2008 Team Edition does not include Team Explorer! It's a separate install.
Jason Williams about 14 years

This is correct. There are TWO "Team Explorer"s. (1) The View->Team Explorer menu opens a window that allows connection to TFS from all VS 2010 Professional/Premium/Ultimate editions. (2) The "Team Explorer" product is a standalone edition of Visual Studio that only contains the Team Explorer Window and some basic text/bitmap editing functionality (no langugae compilers).
Jason Williams about 14 years

Update: As of the RTM, all Professional/Premium/Ultimate editions now have the Team Explorer window built in.
Jason Williams about 14 years

Note that this link is for a standalone Visual Studio Shell that contains the Team Explorer window and very little else. Access to TFS via the Team Explorer window is available in all Professional/Premium/Ultimate editions of VS 2010 RTM.
Simon Ferguson about 14 years

Right, it's a lightweight install and the functionality for a developer is limited. We found it useful to give to PMs who only need to review Work Items, Documents and Reports.
aruno over 13 years

@craig's right - one of the most mind boggling confusing things MS ever did :-)
aruno over 13 years

so what's the licensing on this?
sam about 12 years

@jason: Do I need to have a separate licence for this standalone team explorer product you mentioned. as currently I have VS2010 premium edition and I want to use it separate.
sam about 12 years

Please tell what is the separate licensing of it.
user2931442 about 7 years

I have VS 2010 and "Team Explorer" doesn't appear in the view menu!