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Visual Studio Team Foundation Server Express 2012 with Update 1

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  • Version: 2012.1
  • Language: English

Visual Studio Team Foundation Server Express 2012.1 is a source code control, project management, and team collaboration platform at the core of the Microsoft suite of Application Lifecycle Management tools, which help individuals and small teams be more agile, collaborate more effectively, and deliver quality software.

Visual Studio Team Foundation Server 2012.1 provides the collaboration hub at the center of Microsoft’s Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) solution. By automating the software delivery process, entire teams can take advantage of tools to track the team’s actions, transactions, and project artifacts like requirements, tasks, bugs, source code, and build & test results. Team Foundation Server 2012.1 enables comprehensive reporting and dashboards providing historical trending, full traceability, and real-time visibility into software quality.

Note: TFS Express is limited to five (5) users.  Visual Studio Team Foundation Server 2012.1 can be used in larger teams.

Files

Status: Deleted

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System Requirements

Operating Systems: Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2, Windows 7 Service Pack 1, Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1, Windows 8

Supported operating systems: Windows 7 Service Pack 1, Windows 8, Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1, Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2, Windows Server 2012

    • Windows 7 SP1 (x86 and x64)
    • Windows 8 (x86 and x64)
    • Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 (x64)
    • Windows Server 2012 (x64)
  • Hardware Requirements:
    • 2.2 GHz or faster processor
    • 1 GB RAM
    • 4 GB of available hard disk space

Installation Instructions

Note: If you have an edition of Visual Studio Team Foundation Server 2012 Beta or RC installed, you can upgrade it to the release version. Before you upgrade, check the release notes for steps that might be required before you install the release version.

Important: After installing Visual Studio Team Foundation Server 2012.1, please review and download the update described in KB Article 2803625.

Choose one of the following options:

  • Download the Web Installer (tfs_express.exe):
    • On this page, choose the Web Installer Download button.
      • To install the software now, choose the Run button.
      • To install the software later, choose the Save button. (When you install, the computer must be connected to the Internet.)
  • Download a DVD5 ISO image (VS2012_Q1_TFS_EXP_ENU.ISO):
    • To download the image so that you can burn a DVD, choose the Save button.
    • Make sure that the CRC and SHA1 hash values of the downloaded ISO image match these:
      • CRC: 6EC21F36
      • SHA-1: 220A6E45FC5549489FD19326D833167D49D33292

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