Issues uninstalling Dec 2007 Power Tools - error 1001

We've heard some reports from people who are upgrading to the Mar 2008 Power Tools that they have had problems uninstalling the Dec 2007 Power Tools (which you must do first).  They get "error 1001" - a very useful error message a must admit.  It makes me wonder what the other 1000 errors are :)

Anyway, working with a few customers, we have determined the cause of the problem - and the work around is easy.

Solution – Repair then Uninstall

Go to Control Panel, Add Remove Programs (or Programs and Features if you run Vista).

Select the Microsoft Team Foundation Server 2007 Power Tools – December 2007 release

Press Change

Select the Repair option.  Press next.  Complete the repair.

After the above is finished, Attempt the uninstall (i.e. press the remove button)

Install the March 2008 Power Tools

Hopefully this will help you if you hit this problem.  Let me know if you find other issues.

Thanks,

Brian