If try to connect to TFS 2010 instance from Visual Studio 2008 you will probably experience the following error message:
Possible reasons for failure include:
The trick is that due to changes in TFS 2010 architecture, you now have to enter a full URL to connect to the server. This URL have to include a TFS virtual directory in it. So at the end the URL will something like this:
http://tfs2010:8080/tfs
This will connect you to the default collection of the TFS 2010 server.
Labels: Tools and Tips, Visual Studio 2008, Visual Studio 2010