Instructions for Upgrading Different Versions of TFS To the RTM Version

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1. Team Foundation Server Beta 3 – this pre-release version of TFS was released in the fall of 2005 with a “Go-Live” license allowing customers to run it in production with support from Microsoft.  A refreshed build of Beta 3 was released with Visual Studio 2005 in October 2005.
2. Team Foundation Server Release Candidate – this pre-release version of TFS was released in February of 2006.
3. Team Foundation Server Trial Edition – this fully functional edition of Team Foundation Server is available free of charge with a license that expires after 180 days.  After the trial period has expired, it must be upgraded to the workgroup or standard editions of TFS.
4. Team Foundation Server Workgroup Edition – this edition of Team Foundation Server provides full functionality at no additional charge for up to 5 users with no expiration period.  To support larger teams, it must be upgraded to the standard edition of TFS.

Note: Visual Studio 2005 Team Suite and VS Professional 2005 upgrades from their respective trial editions will need uninstall/reinstall.

These scenarios cannot be supported with keys.