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VS2008 Beta2 VPCs re-released

As the final act in our saga of expiring VPCs, I'm happy to announce that we've reissued VPCs for VS2008 Beta2 with an updated expiration date.  You can find the updated links on the VS2008 download page:

Thanks to everyone that has helped us get the word out about this situation and please accept our apologies for any inconvenience this might have caused you.  Needless to say, we're taking steps now to ensure that we don't make this particular mistake again.

Published Tuesday, October 30, 2007 3:56 AM by jeffbe
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# VS2008 Beta 2 VPCs Re-released

Jeff Beehler has announced that updated VPC images for VS2008 are now available for download from the

Tuesday, October 30, 2007 12:05 AM by My VSTS Blog

# Important Notice: VS 2008 Beta2 VPC Images Expiring on Nov 1st

Earlier this month we discovered that the VPC (Virtual PC) images we distributed as part of the VS 2008

Tuesday, October 30, 2007 12:21 AM by Blogs

# Important Notice: VS 2008 Beta2 VPC Images Expiring on Nov 1st

Earlier this month we discovered that the VPC (Virtual PC) images we distributed as part of the VS 2008

Tuesday, October 30, 2007 12:27 AM by BusinessRx Reading List

# Important Notice: VS 2008 Beta2 VPC Images Expiring on Nov 1st

Earlier this month we discovered that the VPC (Virtual PC) images we distributed as part of the VS 2008

Tuesday, October 30, 2007 12:49 AM by Elan Hasson's Favorite Blogs

# [TFS 2008 / TS 2008] Beta 2: VPC mise à jour

Comme le soulignait Coq dans son message pr�E9;c�E9;dent, les VPC de TFS 2008 Beta 2 vont expirer

Tuesday, October 30, 2007 4:26 AM by Azra [Florent Santin]

# re: VS2008 Beta2 VPCs re-released

I'd suggest Microsoft posted a brief instruction explaining how to assemble the resultant VPC from the base VPC image and what is called "differencing disks" in the TFS 2008 Beta 2 VPC download description.

At present, the things are slighly confusing since the actual download page lists the base VPC image as a prerequisite, but the instructions on that page do not mention anything related to the base image.

Tuesday, October 30, 2007 6:50 AM by Dmytro Lapshyn

# re: VS2008 Beta2 VPCs re-released

Dmytro - thanks for catching that.  I've asked our team to clean up the instructions.  Just to be clear, you should not need to separately download the base OS image.  

jeff

Tuesday, October 30, 2007 7:17 AM by jeffbe

# New TFS 2008 VPC Images are available

Jeff Beehler announces the availability of updated Team Foundation Server 2008 and Team Suite Beta 2

Tuesday, October 30, 2007 7:22 AM by Applied Team System

# re: VS2008 Beta2 VPCs re-released

Good work, Jeff and Team. This was a "gotcha" but the proactive communication and commitment to a solution are awesome.

:{> Andy

Tuesday, October 30, 2007 7:32 AM by aleonard763

# VS 2008 Beta2 VPC Images Re-released

VS 2008 Beta2 VPC Images Re-released

Tuesday, October 30, 2007 7:39 AM by Eduardo Dias

# Final word on unexpected VS 2008 Beta 2 expirations

The final mitigation for our unexpectedly expiring VS/VSTS/TFS 2008 Beta 2 VPC is now in place. Yesterday

Tuesday, October 30, 2007 7:56 AM by bharry's WebLog

# VS 2008 Beta2 VPC Images Re-released

VS 2008 Beta2 VPC Images Re-released

Tuesday, October 30, 2007 8:15 AM by Eduardo Dias

# re: VS2008 Beta2 VPCs re-released

Is the Visual Studio Code Name Orcas Base Image new or can we use the old one?  Thanks for the quick turnaround on the VPC's!

Tuesday, October 30, 2007 9:30 AM by Chris Woodruff

# New TFS 2008 VPC Images are available

Previously, Microsoft has posted an update to the Visual Studio 2008 Downloads page: IMPORTANT: The VPC

Tuesday, October 30, 2007 9:36 AM by Andy Leonard

# Visual Studio 2008 Beta 2 VPCs Reissued

If you previously downloaded the Beta 2 VPC for Visual Studio 2008, the OS used for that instance has

Tuesday, October 30, 2007 2:34 PM by Chris Bowen's Blog

# Trick or Treat - Watch those "Orcas" VPCs

Trick! We recently discovered that the VPCs we distributed as part of the VS2008 Beta2 release will expire

Tuesday, October 30, 2007 6:43 PM by Allan's Best Week Ever

# Microsoft to reissue VS2008 VPC Beta 2

Since the announcement about VS2008 Beta 2 has been expired, Microsoft releases a new update of VS2008

Tuesday, October 30, 2007 7:00 PM by SRLTeam

# VS2008 Beta2 VPCs re-released

As you might already know, the VS2008 VPC will be expired on Nov 1st, the VSTS team is going to release

Wednesday, October 31, 2007 3:00 AM by .NET Hacks and Tips (beta)

# VS2008 Beta2 VPCs re-released

As you might already know, the VS2008 VPC will be expired on Nov 1st, the VSTS team is going to release

Wednesday, October 31, 2007 3:00 AM by .NET MVP KenLin's Blog

# Important Notice: VS 2008 Beta2 VPC Images Expiring on Nov 1st

Earlier this month we discovered that the VPC (Virtual PC) images we distributed as part of the VS 2008

Wednesday, October 31, 2007 9:08 AM by ASP.NET

# VSTS Links - 10/31/2007

The Teams WIT Tools Blog on Managing Documentation Projects in Team Foundation Server, Part 3: Reporting...

Wednesday, October 31, 2007 10:44 AM by Team System News

# Don't let your VS2008 Beta2 VPC turn into a Pumpkin on Halloween at Midnight

Jeff Beehler blogs here and here that the Visual Studio 2008 Beta 2 VPCs are prematurely expiring on

Wednesday, October 31, 2007 12:30 PM by Barry Gervin's Software Architecture Perspectives

# VS2008 Beta2 VPCs re-released

I've just read in Jeff Beehler's blog that Microsoft has re-released the VS2008 Beta2 VPCs with

Thursday, November 01, 2007 2:29 PM by Paulo Morgado

# VPCs do VS2008 Beta 2 re-lançadas

O Jeff Beehler anunciou que a Microsoft re-lançou as VPCs do VS2008 beta 2 com a data de expiração actualizada.

Thursday, November 01, 2007 2:43 PM by Paulo Morgado

# re: VS2008 Beta2 VPCs re-released

Hi Jeff,

Do I have to download the 4GB+ worth again, or are diffs for the base image going to be issued?

Thanks

Sunday, November 04, 2007 2:42 PM by Michael Walsh

# re: VS2008 Beta2 VPCs re-released

Michael - due to the way the VPC images were build and the fact that the necessary change is in the base image, all the VPC images have been refreshed and will need to be re-downloaded.  Sorry about the extra download time this implies.

jeff

Monday, November 05, 2007 7:28 AM by jeffbe

# VS 2008 Beta 2 の予定外の期限切れに関するご注意

VS/VSTS/TFS 2008 Beta 2 VPC の予定外の期限切れに対する最終的な対応策の用意ができました。昨日、有効期限を変更した新しい VPC イメージをアップロードしました。この問題が発生するのは

Thursday, April 24, 2008 12:25 AM by bharry's WebLog

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