Without installing Visual Studio can I use Team Explorer or TFS power tools to check-in/check-out files through windows explorer? - tfs

We need to allow users to check-out check-in files in Windows Explorer.
Is it mandatory to install Visual Studio in order to use Team Explorer or TFS Power Tools?
What kind of licenses will be needed?

You can install Team Explorer which is free (but still uses the VS shell), this doesn't require any kind of Visual Studio license: https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/devops/2017/04/05/reintroducing-the-team-explorer-standalone-installer/
Then you can install the TFS Power Tools to get the Windows Explorer extension which allows you to do basic source control operations in Windows Explorer.
Note: If you are connecting to an on-premise TFS you still need to purchase TFS CAL's. If you are using Azure DevOps (formerly Visual Studio Online) you get 5 users for free.

First install the free Visual Studio Explorer 2019
Go to https://visualstudio.microsoft.com/downloads/
Go to All downloads > Visual Studio 2019 > Visual Studio Team Explorer 2019 > Download
Run the installer
Then install the Microsoft Team Foundation Version Control Windows Shell Extension
Download from here
You may need to reboot to finish installation.

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We need a Docker image to build BizTalk projects.
We use as base image mcr.microsoft.com/dotnet/framework/sdk:4.8-windowsservercore-ltsc2019, but we can't add the features to build BizTalk projects because internally this image is using Visual Studio 2022.
Do you know how to add BizTalk features to this?
Each version of BizTalk has a particular version of BizTalk and it needs to be either Enterprise or Professional.
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So first you need to have the correct version of Visual Studio, and then you have to run the BizTalk developer setup and at least install the SDK. For 2020 you also need to install the Developer Tools from the marketplace

Visual Studio 2017 Window 10. All of a sudden cannot connect to MAc

I've not touched the Mac.
Nothing has changed IOS wise on my Visual Studio.
However, all of a sudden 2 days ago when I go to pair to Mac it fails wit the message........
"The Mon version isntalled on the Mac may not be compatible with this version of Visual Studio. Would you like us to install Mono '5.18' for you?. This will overwrite any existing Mono installations on the Mac."
Now as I have said, nothing on these 2 machines has changed as far as I know.
If I look at the logs, I see thye following lines......amongst others...
Xamarin.Messaging.Integration.State.ServerStateContext|Information|0|Checking Mono installation...
Xamarin.Messaging.Ssh.SshCommandRunner|Verbose|0|Executing SSH command 'printenv HOME'...
Xamarin.Messaging.Ssh.SshCommandRunner|Verbose|0|Executing SSH command **'which mono64'...
Xamarin.Messaging.Ssh.SshCommandRunner|Warning|0|Failed to execute 'which mono64': ExitStatus = 1**
Xamarin.Messaging.Ssh.SshCommandRunner|Verbose|0|Executing SSH command 'which /Library/Frameworks/Mono.framework/Versions/Current/bin/mono64'...
**Xamarin.Messaging.Ssh.SshCommands|Information|0|A valid Mono installation has been found at '/Library/Frameworks/Mono.framework/Versions/Current/bin/mono64'**
Xamarin.Messaging.Ssh.SshCommandRunner|Verbose|0|Executing SSH command '/Library/Frameworks/Mono.framework/Versions/Current/bin/mono64
What could be my issue? Is it the "Failed to execute 'which mono64'" part that is giving me my problems.
I don't want to update the Mac version of Mono if I can help it.
HELP.
I admit I am useless on a Mac bu the fact is nothing has changed that I am aware of so I 'm baffled as to why all of a sudden I cannot connect to the Mac.
Here is my info from Viusal Studio 2017 (Win 10)
Microsoft Visual Studio Community 2017
Version 15.9.7
VisualStudio.15.Release/15.9.7+28307.423
Microsoft .NET Framework
Version 4.7.03190
Installed Version: Community
Application Insights Tools for Visual Studio Package 8.14.20131.1
Application Insights Tools for Visual Studio
ASP.NET and Web Tools 2017 15.9.04012.0
ASP.NET and Web Tools 2017
ASP.NET Core Razor Language Services 15.8.31590
Provides languages services for ASP.NET Core Razor.
ASP.NET Web Frameworks and Tools 2017 5.2.60913.0
For additional information, visit https://www.asp.net/
Azure App Service Tools v3.0.0 15.9.03024.0
Azure App Service Tools v3.0.0
Azure Functions and Web Jobs Tools 15.9.02046.0
Azure Functions and Web Jobs Tools
C# Tools 2.10.0-beta2-63501-03+b9fb1610c87cccc8ceb74a770dba261a58e39c4a
C# components used in the IDE. Depending on your project type and settings, a different version of the compiler may be used.
Common Azure Tools 1.10
Provides common services for use by Azure Mobile Services and Microsoft Azure Tools.
Extensibility Message Bus 1.1.49 (remotes/origin/d15-8#ee674f3)
Provides common messaging-based MEF services for loosely coupled Visual Studio extension components communication and integration.
JavaScript Language Service 2.0
JavaScript Language Service
Microsoft Azure Tools 2.9
Microsoft Azure Tools for Microsoft Visual Studio 2017 - v2.9.0.0
Microsoft Continuous Delivery Tools for Visual Studio 0.4
Simplifying the configuration of Azure DevOps pipelines from within the Visual Studio IDE.
Microsoft JVM Debugger 1.0
Provides support for connecting the Visual Studio debugger to JDWP compatible Java Virtual Machines
Microsoft Library Manager 1.0
Install client-side libraries easily to any web project
Microsoft MI-Based Debugger 1.0
Provides support for connecting Visual Studio to MI compatible debuggers
Microsoft Visual Studio Tools for Containers 1.1
Develop, run, validate your ASP.NET Core applications in the target environment. F5 your application directly into a container with debugging, or CTRL + F5 to edit & refresh your app without having to rebuild the container.
Mono Debugging for Visual Studio 4.13.12-pre (9bc9548)
Support for debugging Mono processes with Visual Studio.
NuGet Package Manager 4.6.0
NuGet Package Manager in Visual Studio. For more information about NuGet, visit http://docs.nuget.org/.
ProjectServicesPackage Extension 1.0
ProjectServicesPackage Visual Studio Extension Detailed Info
ResourcePackage Extension 1.0
ResourcePackage Visual Studio Extension Detailed Info
ResourcePackage Extension 1.0
ResourcePackage Visual Studio Extension Detailed Info
SQL Server Data Tools 15.1.61901.24070
Microsoft SQL Server Data Tools
TypeScript Tools 15.9.20918.2001
TypeScript Tools for Microsoft Visual Studio
Visual Basic Tools 2.10.0-beta2-63501-03+b9fb1610c87cccc8ceb74a770dba261a58e39c4a
Visual Basic components used in the IDE. Depending on your project type and settings, a different version of the compiler may be used.
Visual F# Tools 10.2 for F# 4.5 15.8.0.0. Commit Hash: 6e26c5bacc8c4201e962f5bdde0a177f82f88691.
Microsoft Visual F# Tools 10.2 for F# 4.5
Visual Studio Code Debug Adapter Host Package 1.0
Interop layer for hosting Visual Studio Code debug adapters in Visual Studio
Visual Studio Tools for Containers 1.0
Visual Studio Tools for Containers
VisualStudio.Mac 1.0
Mac Extension for Visual Studio
Xamarin 4.12.3.80 (d15-9#914127c74)
Visual Studio extension to enable development for Xamarin.iOS and Xamarin.Android.
Xamarin Designer 4.16.13 (45a16efd4)
Visual Studio extension to enable Xamarin Designer tools in Visual Studio.
Xamarin Templates 1.1.128 (6f5ebb2)
Templates for building iOS, Android, and Windows apps with Xamarin and Xamarin.Forms.
Xamarin.Android SDK 9.1.7.0 (HEAD/ba9da7a76)
Xamarin.Android Reference Assemblies and MSBuild support.
Xamarin.iOS and Xamarin.Mac SDK 12.2.1.15 (d60abd1)
Xamarin.iOS and Xamarin.Mac Reference Assemblies and MSBuild support.

can no longer select physical iPad device for Xamarin iOS app with Visual Studio running on Windows 10

XCODE IS 10.0
VS IS 15.8.7
I get error below when I try to debug from Visual Studio 2017 Pro running on my Windows 10 Pro 64-bit, through MacBook 10.13.6 to iPad 12.0.1
This was working for weeks. A couple days ago, I started getting this error every time.
Tried upgrading VS.
Restart Windows, of course.
ABOUT MY VISUAL STUDIO
Microsoft Visual Studio Professional 2017
Version 15.8.7
VisualStudio.15.Release/15.8.7+28010.2046
Microsoft .NET Framework
Version 4.7.03056
Installed Version: Professional
Visual C++ 2017 00370-10200-52153-AA071
Microsoft Visual C++ 2017
Application Insights Tools for Visual Studio Package 8.13.10627.1
Application Insights Tools for Visual Studio
ASP.NET and Web Tools 2017 15.8.05085.0
ASP.NET and Web Tools 2017
ASP.NET Core Razor Language Services 15.8.31590
Provides languages services for ASP.NET Core Razor.
ASP.NET Web Frameworks and Tools 2017 5.2.60618.0
For additional information, visit https://www.asp.net/
Azure App Service Tools v3.0.0 15.8.05023.0
Azure App Service Tools v3.0.0
Azure Functions and Web Jobs Tools 15.8.05023.0
Azure Functions and Web Jobs Tools
C# Tools 2.9.0-beta8-63208-01
C# components used in the IDE. Depending on your project type and settings, a different version of the compiler may be used.
Common Azure Tools 1.10
Provides common services for use by Azure Mobile Services and Microsoft Azure Tools.
Extensibility Message Bus 1.1.49 (remotes/origin/d15-8#ee674f3)
Provides common messaging-based MEF services for loosely coupled Visual Studio extension components communication and integration.
JavaScript Language Service 2.0
JavaScript Language Service
JavaScript Project System 2.0
JavaScript Project System
Microsoft Azure Tools 2.9
Microsoft Azure Tools for Microsoft Visual Studio 2017 - v2.9.10730.2
Microsoft Continuous Delivery Tools for Visual Studio 0.4
Simplifying the configuration of Azure DevOps pipelines from within the Visual Studio IDE.
Microsoft JVM Debugger 1.0
Provides support for connecting the Visual Studio debugger to JDWP compatible Java Virtual Machines
Microsoft Library Manager 1.0
Install client-side libraries easily to any web project
Microsoft MI-Based Debugger 1.0
Provides support for connecting Visual Studio to MI compatible debuggers
Microsoft Visual C++ Wizards 1.0
Microsoft Visual C++ Wizards
Microsoft Visual Studio Tools for Containers 1.1
Develop, run, validate your ASP.NET Core applications in the target environment. F5 your application directly into a container with debugging, or CTRL + F5 to edit & refresh your app without having to rebuild the container.
Microsoft Visual Studio VC Package 1.0
Microsoft Visual Studio VC Package
MLGen Package Extension 1.0
MLGen Package Visual Studio Extension Detailed Info
Mono Debugging for Visual Studio 4.11.11-pre (8fb558f)
Support for debugging Mono processes with Visual Studio.
NuGet Package Manager 4.6.0
NuGet Package Manager in Visual Studio. For more information about NuGet, visit http://docs.nuget.org/.
ProjectServicesPackage Extension 1.0
ProjectServicesPackage Visual Studio Extension Detailed Info
ResourcePackage Extension 1.0
ResourcePackage Visual Studio Extension Detailed Info
ResourcePackage Extension 1.0
ResourcePackage Visual Studio Extension Detailed Info
SQL Server Data Tools 15.1.61808.07020
Microsoft SQL Server Data Tools
Test Adapter for Boost.Test 1.0
Enables Visual Studio's testing tools with unit tests written for Boost.Test. The use terms and Third Party Notices are available in the extension installation directory.
Test Adapter for Google Test 1.0
Enables Visual Studio's testing tools with unit tests written for Google Test. The use terms and Third Party Notices are available in the extension installation directory.
TypeScript Tools 15.8.20822.2001
TypeScript Tools for Microsoft Visual Studio
Visual Basic Tools 2.9.0-beta8-63208-01
Visual Basic components used in the IDE. Depending on your project type and settings, a different version of the compiler may be used.
Visual F# Tools 10.2 for F# 4.5 15.8.0.0. Commit Hash: 55a3dc3231c95c77f81ee53f7d29152029da7408.
Microsoft Visual F# Tools 10.2 for F# 4.5
Visual Studio Code Debug Adapter Host Package 1.0
Interop layer for hosting Visual Studio Code debug adapters in Visual Studio
Visual Studio Tools for CMake 1.0
Visual Studio Tools for CMake
Visual Studio Tools for Containers 1.0
Visual Studio Tools for Containers
Visual Studio Tools for Universal Windows Apps 15.0.28010.2046
The Visual Studio Tools for Universal Windows apps allow you to build a single universal app experience that can reach every device running Windows 10: phone, tablet, PC, and more. It includes the Microsoft Windows 10 Software Development Kit.
VisualStudio.Mac 1.0
Mac Extension for Visual Studio
Xamarin 4.11.0.776 (d15-8#1ae9b59d7)
Visual Studio extension to enable development for Xamarin.iOS and Xamarin.Android.
Xamarin Designer 4.15.9 (d000f568b)
Visual Studio extension to enable Xamarin Designer tools in Visual Studio.
Xamarin Templates 1.1.116 (9619170)
Templates for building iOS, Android, and Windows apps with Xamarin and Xamarin.Forms.
Xamarin.Android SDK 9.0.0.19 (HEAD/a8a3b0ec7)
Xamarin.Android Reference Assemblies and MSBuild support.
Xamarin.iOS and Xamarin.Mac SDK 12.0.0.15 (84552a4)
Xamarin.iOS and Xamarin.Mac Reference Assemblies and MSBuild support.
SOLUTION was to plug the iPad in to the Mac.
It had been disconnected.

can i install Visual studio 2003 after installing VS 2005 and VS 2010

I have windows XP machine and visual studio 2005 and 2010 are installed on it, which are running fine.
Some applications are developed with Visual studio .net 2003. So i need to install VS 2003 now. can i install it on same machine.
Will it impact the VS 2005/10 installations ?
I have referred
Do I need to uninstall all higher versions of Visual Studio just to reinstall VS 2003 successfully?
and
http://blogs.msdn.com/b/robcaron/archive/2005/04/20/410224.aspx?Redirected=true
but i am not clear whether to go ahead with installation or not.
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Is F# available for Visual Studio 2012 Express for Desktop

I just downloaded and installed Visual Studio 2012 express for Desktop but cannot launch an F# project. I see no where online where I can install it for Visual Studio 2012 express for Desktop. is there a way around this?
It is actually available for Visual Studio Express 2012 for Web. You need to download the F# Tools for Visual Studio Express 2012 for Web (blog post: http://blogs.msdn.com/b/fsharpteam/archive/2012/09/12/announcing-the-release-of-f-tools-for-visual-studio-express-2012-for-web.aspx , download link: http://www.microsoft.com/web/gallery/install.aspx?appid=FSharpVWD11). I do not think it is available for the Desktop version of Visual Studio Express 2012.
While it is only available for the web version of Visual Studio Express, there is nothing stopping you from writing desktop applications with it: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e4R9EfFNgLU

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