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Warning about upgrading WSS to v3.0 on Team Foundation Server

We've seen some questions related to upgrading Windows Sharepoint Services 2.0 (WSS2.0) to version 3.0 on the TFS application tier in the forums lately, so I want to try to make sure everyone understands the implications of doing that.

In version 1, this is not supported.  If you happen to upgrade your WSS2.0 to WSS3.0, you can expect the following behavior:

  • The Team Explorer's 'Documents' node will have a red x on it and will not expand. 
  • Team Project Creation Wizard will fail with the standard templates, only templates with all WSS functionality removed will work. 
  • You will not be able to browse to the site by right-clicking on the project and selecting 'Open Project Portal'. 

In other words, all of our integration will fail with WSS 3.0 on a v1.0 client machine (TFS server doesn't really matter, it's all client side integration).

Note:  The upcoming service pack for TFS will not add support for WSS 3.0.  We are investigating options for supporting WSS3.0 and beyond in future releases of TFS.

Published Wednesday, November 08, 2006 2:41 PM by JasonBa

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Wednesday, November 08, 2006 2:54 PM by Portals & Integration blog

# Upgrade WSS v2 to v3 for Team Foundation Server projects not supported!

According to Jason Barile , you will not be able to create project portals for TFS projects if you upgrade

Wednesday, November 08, 2006 3:10 PM by Kevin Daly

# re: Warning about upgrading WSS to v3.0 on Team Foundation Server

Good to know, I was wondering about that.

Wednesday, November 08, 2006 11:27 PM by My VSTS Blog

# Team Foundation Server and WSS 3.0 don't play nice together

With the raft of new releases coming out from Microsoft at the moment I felt it very important to reiterate

Monday, November 13, 2006 8:59 PM by Team System News

# VSTS Links - 11/13/2006

Brian Harry on Pretty Cool TFS Add On and Feedback on VS Community Technology Previews CTPs. Rob Caron...

Wednesday, November 22, 2006 5:42 PM by bharry's WebLog

# TFS V1 is incompatible with WSS 3.0

There seems to have been a fair number of questions on this issue so Jason Barile wrote something up

Wednesday, November 29, 2006 12:13 AM by MrDave's (David Yack) Blog!

# TFS and WSS 3.0 don't play well in the sandbox

If your thinking of trying to upgrade your TFS server to WSS 3.0 - stop in your tracks....and read the...

Tuesday, December 05, 2006 3:01 AM by Mike's Blog

# Why you should upgrade TFS V1 to WSS 3.0

Before you read this post I must warn you, this solution is as is. I'm trained professional so don't

Tuesday, December 05, 2006 10:11 AM by JasonBa

# re: Warning about upgrading WSS to v3.0 on Team Foundation Server

Mike, thanks for the detailed walkthrough complete with screenshots!  I'm going to have to sit down with your steps this week to walk through them myself & better understand the full impact of what you've suggested on TFS.  Great blog!

Friday, December 08, 2006 3:25 PM by Mike's Blog

# Upgrade TFS V1 to WSS 3.0 Guide

The last time I wrote an article about upgrading your TFS V1 environment to WSS 3.0 , I got a lot of

Wednesday, April 18, 2007 9:23 AM by MaD Blog

# Jak instalovat a provozovat WSS 3.0 na TFS

Když byly uvolněny WSS 3.0 a MOSS 2007, bylo oznámeno že budou nekompatibliní se stávajícím Team Foundation

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