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:

• Visual Studio Team System 2008 Beta 2 Team Suite VPC
• Visual Studio Team System 2008 Beta 2 Team Suite & Team Foundation Server VPC

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.

Comments

• Anonymous
  October 29, 2007
  Jeff Beehler has announced that updated VPC images for VS2008 are now available for download from the

• Anonymous
  October 29, 2007
  Earlier this month we discovered that the VPC (Virtual PC) images we distributed as part of the VS 2008

• Anonymous
  October 29, 2007
  Earlier this month we discovered that the VPC (Virtual PC) images we distributed as part of the VS 2008

• Anonymous
  October 29, 2007
  Earlier this month we discovered that the VPC (Virtual PC) images we distributed as part of the VS 2008

• Anonymous
  October 29, 2007
  Comme le soulignait Coq dans son message pr�E9;c�E9;dent, les VPC de TFS 2008 Beta 2 vont expirer

• Anonymous
  October 29, 2007
  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.

• Anonymous
  October 29, 2007
  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

• Anonymous
  October 29, 2007
  Jeff Beehler announces the availability of updated Team Foundation Server 2008 and Team Suite Beta 2

• Anonymous
  October 29, 2007
  Good work, Jeff and Team. This was a "gotcha" but the proactive communication and commitment to a solution are awesome. :{> Andy

• Anonymous
  October 29, 2007
  VS 2008 Beta2 VPC Images Re-released

• Anonymous
  October 29, 2007
  The final mitigation for our unexpectedly expiring VS/VSTS/TFS 2008 Beta 2 VPC is now in place. Yesterday

• Anonymous
  October 30, 2007
  VS 2008 Beta2 VPC Images Re-released

• Anonymous
  October 30, 2007
  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!

• Anonymous
  October 30, 2007
  Previously, Microsoft has posted an update to the Visual Studio 2008 Downloads page: IMPORTANT: The VPC

• Anonymous
  October 30, 2007
  If you previously downloaded the Beta 2 VPC for Visual Studio 2008, the OS used for that instance has

• Anonymous
  October 30, 2007
  Trick! We recently discovered that the VPCs we distributed as part of the VS2008 Beta2 release will expire

• Anonymous
  October 30, 2007
  Since the announcement about VS2008 Beta 2 has been expired, Microsoft releases a new update of VS2008

• Anonymous
  October 30, 2007
  As you might already know, the VS2008 VPC will be expired on Nov 1st, the VSTS team is going to release

• Anonymous
  October 30, 2007
  As you might already know, the VS2008 VPC will be expired on Nov 1st, the VSTS team is going to release

• Anonymous
  October 31, 2007
  Earlier this month we discovered that the VPC (Virtual PC) images we distributed as part of the VS 2008

• Anonymous
  October 31, 2007
  The Teams WIT Tools Blog on Managing Documentation Projects in Team Foundation Server, Part 3: Reporting...

• Anonymous
  October 31, 2007
  Jeff Beehler blogs here and here that the Visual Studio 2008 Beta 2 VPCs are prematurely expiring on

• Anonymous
  November 01, 2007
  I've just read in Jeff Beehler's blog that Microsoft has re-released the VS2008 Beta2 VPCs with

• Anonymous
  November 01, 2007
  O Jeff Beehler anunciou que a Microsoft re-lançou as VPCs do VS2008 beta 2 com a data de expiração actualizada.

• Anonymous
  November 04, 2007
  Hi Jeff, Do I have to download the 4GB+ worth again, or are diffs for the base image going to be issued? Thanks

• Anonymous
  November 04, 2007
  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

• Anonymous
  April 23, 2008
  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