TFS 2005 / 2008 creates a verbose text log file when creating anew team project. It can be opened directly from the URL at the bottom of the project creation result(success/failure) dialog. In case you missed it, you can always find it back(unless you have manually deleted it.). Use the project creator...

TFS write verbose log files during installation & upgrade. These log files contain rich information for troubleshooting. You may want to check them by yourself, or submit them to a Microsoft technical support engineer when necessary. The log files are placed under the operation account’s temp folder...

Sometimes when you work with a Microsoft TFS support technician you will be asked to collect and submit a TFS BPA (Best Practice Analyzer) report. So why and how to do it? A BPA report typically means a TFS system health-check report. It contains information about: The TFS server operating system hardware...