Error 26002. Failed to read IIsWebs table.

So here's an obscure one. I was getting the post's title as an error when trying to install the Scrum for Team System template on a new TFS 2008 server.

I tracked it down to the fact that this particular TFS server has multiple IP addresses, and I had set up the default web site (where I was letting the Scrum template install its services) set to one of those IP (the one our DNS points the TFS2008 FGDN at). Temporarily setting this back to All Unassigned (and juggling a few port numbers on other sites around to allow me to do this) fixed the problem. It has something to with with how the MSI installer was trying to create the new virtual directory in the Default Web Site.

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Visual Studio 2010 CTP

The first CTP of Visual Studio 2010 (formerly codenamed Rosario) is available for download:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=922B4655-93D0-4476-BDA4-94CF5F8D4814&displaylang=en

The download is 11 parts long, @ around 700MB each, and extract into a Virtual PC/Virtual Server virtual hard drive (VHD) and machine image.

I'm looking forward to getting play with this early preview release in anticipation for what I hope to be a gold release this time next year (I'm just speculating, I don't have any inside knowledge on a release date).

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TFS Web Access Without CALs

It's kind of old news that Microsoft updated the licensing of TFS 2008 to allow users who only need to create and track work items to do so without needing a CAL. Up until recently though, this hasn't been easy to enforce. The second a user ran a report or work item query, they technically were supposed to have a CAL.

With the TFS Web Access SP1 release you now get an additional web interface called WIWA (Work Item Web Access). This was previously a seperate power tool, but is now included in TSWA. Perfect for your QA resources, internal helpdesk, etc. If you need to expose it to customers or other external resources though, you'll need to contact your licensing rep about getting an External Connector license.

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Unknown error: TF213000

I might as well start this blog off with an error message that I encountered today. :)

Reinstalling TFS 2008 (mostly) form scratch in a dual server configurations. Installation hiccups about 3 minutes in.

Check the log files and find:
Detailed Message: TF213000: A required user account could not be added during installation or repair of Team Foundation Server.

Notice that I said it was only mostly from scratch? Well, it turns out I still had Team Explorer 2008 with SP1 applied to it. Uninstall that, restart the TFS 2008 installation and everything was kosher.

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