Fail to connect to TFSPreview.com using LightSwitch 2011 trial with TFS integration add-on.

Question

Hi guys

I'm trying to conenct to the TFSPreview.com service using LightSwitch 2011 trial. The TFS Add-on is installed and the "Connect to TFS" window works as designed.

- It connects to my TFS11beta server here at home just fine.

- Using VS11beta SHELL connects to the tfspreview.com service.

The following error message is displayed when trying to connect to the tfspreview.com service.

"
Team Foundation services are not available from server https://xyz.tfspreview.com/. Technical information (for administrator): HTTP code 203: Non-Authoritative Information
<OK> <HELP>
"

Can anyone explain why this happen and what the workaround/solution is?

Thank you.

Answer 1

Have you registed with tfspreview? What is your actual TFS URL?

Answer 2

Yes it is registered - "- Using VS11beta SHELL connects to the tfspreview.com service."

After further testing using Visual Studio 2010 Premium at work I managed to connect and create my LightSwitch 2011 project on TFSPreview.

This means that LightSwitch 2011 standalone using the TFS integration Add-on has a problem connecting to TFSPreview.

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If you're developing something, you want someone like me to break it and to let you know about it...

EDIT - 10/04/2012 : Solution

"...you need to download the compatibility GDR that we released that allows clients prior to TFS11 to connect to TFSPreview.  You can download the GDR here (http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?id=29082) and after installing, you should be able to connect to local TFS servers and TFSPreview.com."