Dealing with the Team System 2010 CTP expiration

re: Dealing with the Team System 2010 CTP expiration

Jeff Beehler [MSFT] — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 15:45:03 GMT

We will most likely release a new VPC with our next Beta release of Dev10. In the meantime, you can certainly install Dev10 Beta1 from here: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/vstudio/dd582936.aspx. There's even a training kit available here: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&FamilyID=752cb725-969b-4732-a383-ed5740f02e93.

re: Dealing with the Team System 2010 CTP expiration

Priyanka — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 13:48:58 GMT

Is there a new CTP / Beta Release with the VPC for Training Kit ,somewhere in pipeline in near future. The workaround doesnot work for me and over and again , I m getting the same expiration messages. I am not able to open up Visual Studio.

re: Dealing with the Team System 2010 CTP expiration

Jeff Beehler [MSFT] — Wed, 13 May 2009 20:27:01 GMT

I'm sorry to hear about all of these challenges people have had getting the VSTS 2010 VPC to work correctly past the expiration date. My best recommendation at this point is to wait for our beta release which is just around the corner. From there you'll be able to install VSTS and TFS on your own hardware or virtual machine and no longer need to worry about activation or resetting VHD time sync settings.

Jeff

re: Dealing with the Team System 2010 CTP expiration

Dan — Sat, 09 May 2009 17:50:01 GMT

It would seem that the version of Microsoft Virtual PC that comes as part of windows 7 does not respect the setting that disables host clock synchonization. \-:

re: Dealing with the Team System 2010 CTP expiration

GA — Tue, 05 May 2009 07:37:57 GMT

Can someone PLEASE help me!!!! I still can't get the activation message to go. The virtual machine has a date of May 2008 but the activation message continues to popup. I've way too much time on this already. Does anyone know how I can play with VS 2010??????????

re: Dealing with the Team System 2010 CTP expiration

Juan Zamudio — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 22:14:26 GMT

It didn't work for me either, the date on the server is September 2008 but i get the same trial period ended message.

re: Dealing with the Team System 2010 CTP expiration

Krishna — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 15:30:38 GMT

Did it ever work for anyone? I followed the steps mentioned in the blog --- tried atleast 10 times - what a waste of time.

re: Dealing with the Team System 2010 CTP expiration

John Anthony Oliver ( former student partner ). — Sun, 29 Mar 2009 21:48:45 GMT

For all users why don't Microsoft set the expiry date of a CTP nearer the planned actual release date of the product?

So if Visual Studio 2010 is released say 1st December 2009 then why no set the CTP to expire on the 1st November 2009 ( or better still the day before it goes on sale )?

To anyone downloading this CTP after the 1st Jan 2009, wil I need to set my system clock back 1st or simply disable the date-ime synchronization as above?

On the subject of MSDN subscriptions I wish Microsoft offered 3 month, 6 month, and 9 month MSDN subscriptions or even a monthly payment option.

THIS WOULD BE GREAT FOR STUDENTS like myself on a low income who may only be working part-time.

While on the subect how about making CTP files available via MSDNAA or / AND the DREAMSPARK sites too?

re: Dealing with the Team System 2010 CTP expiration

michael — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 10:47:17 GMT

RE: "Andrew - I'm sorry that you had a negative experience with our CTP. We release these builds for a number of reasons including of course to get customer feedback."

I would hope that someone at Microsoft starts to think. I don't really understand why Microsoft made users download every single office product; project; and all the team editions of the software. SQL Server was also running.

Most other companies, like Apple and Adobe, wouldn't mistreat their customers like that.

re: Dealing with the Team System 2010 CTP expiration

michael — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 10:43:50 GMT

RE: "Andrew - I'm sorry that you had a negative experience with our CTP. We release these builds for a number of reasons including of course to get customer feedback."