TheVSTS 2008 virtual machines that are currently available are set to expire on 31 December, so Microsoft by the magical hand of Brian Randell dressed as santa (people who know Brian can easily get the resemblance :-)) and updated the virtual machines to expiry on 31 December 2009.
Not only he updated the machine with the latest goodies (power tools, the database edition GDR) but he also added to the list 2 new virtual images that can be run on Hyper-V, this brings up a total of 4 virtual machines (one with only TFS and another with TFS and Team Suite).
This is what has been included
- the latest virtual machine additions or integration services components
- all of the latest Windows Updates as of December 1, 2008
- Team Foundation Server 2008 SP1
- Visual Studio 2008 Team Suite SP1
- Team System Web Access 2008 SP1
- Team Foundation Power Tools, October 2008 update
- the latest MSSCCI provider
- Team Explorer 2005 (this allows you to work with TFS from Visual Studio 2005 which is installed so that you can edit and customize TFS reports)
- the GDR for the product formally known as Visual Studio 2008 Database Edition (aka Data Dude)
- current Process Explorer, Process Monitor, and Background Info
You can get the goods here
Or read all the details on Brian's post
[Cross Posted on http://agilior.pt/blogs/tiago.pascoal/archive/2008/12/26/6506.aspx]