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Welcome to the VSTA forum!
Use this forum to ask questions and comment about VSTA integration with your product and building VSTA applications.
The latest version of VSTA can be found through the links below:
VSTA 2013
VSTA 2013 SDK
If you can't find what you are looking for or have any suggestions, by all means please let us know; we are here to help.
Thank you!
Xiaoying is a program manager in Microsoft Visual Studio Office Developer Tools team | This post is provided "as-is"

We want to provide customization of our applications (C++ and .Net C# both). Evaluating VSTA, it looks like a good fit, but really not good enough examples and documentation.
I have few questions or concerns -
1. What are the differences/similarities with VSTA 2.0, Can we try or use VSTA 2.0 examples to understand VSTA 2012?
2. Can we have some detail example for VSTA 2012 like the ones provided with VSTA 2.0 (e.g. - shapeApp samples which by the way no longer available for downloading!!! ).
3. The given documentation ("VSTA Sample Host Integration.docx") and example only illustrates the part which loads Visual Studio, creates, saves, compiles and runs a template project on C#.
4. No documentation available on how to work with VB projects/scripts in VSTA 2012.
5. Document tells nothing about how to provide host application's APIs for customization or overwrite any host object by scripting. In VSTA 2.0 I think there was a concept of Proxy classes, do we have similar concept
here too?
6. Debugging part is also not complete in the documentation. Starting the external process and running the Addin is not clear.
Please provide more elaborate documentation if possible. Thanks!
Hi Xiaoying,
Could you answer on questions above?

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Hello,
I used to custom-code InfoPath forms (2013) using Visual Studio 2012 and recently upgraded to VS Express 2013 with the VSTA update. When clicking the Code Editor in InfoPath Designer, I'm prompted to install Visual Studio 2012, VSTA and C# Support.
When I create a new project to see if the Tools for Apps projects has been installed, I find nothing has changed.
Why isn't the VSTA update working, unless it's only for Premium and higher editions?
Thanks in advance.

Actually my bad. It turns out it only works with Professional, Premium and Ultimate.
Thanks.

Known Issue: You cannot install the Visual Studio Tools for Universal Windows Apps on a pre-RC build of Visual Studio 2015 (Windows 10 Insider Preview SDK and tools, April 2015 release)

The Tools for Universal Windows Apps requires Visual Studio 2015 RC. If you have an earlier build installed, for example, Visual Studio 2015 CTP6, you must first uninstall Visual Studio 2015 and the Tools for Windows.

To uninstall earlier versions of Visual Studio 2015 and the tools for Universal Windows app development,
Go to Control Panel, and select Programs & Features.
Select Microsoft Visual Studio 2015 and click Change.
Click Remove, and then Yes.
Next, select Microsoft Visual Studio 2015 Tools for Windows 10, and click
Change.
Click Remove, and then Yes.

I get error when clicking on Code Editor after I install Install Visual Studio 2012 with the Microsoft Visual Studio Tools for Applications 2012 add-on.

Hi,
I have ultimate VS 2012. Following direction here, http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/office/ee526362(v=office.15).aspx
I installed this, http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=38807
Now all my infopath form when I click on Code Editor or On-load-Event.... the all give me error saying "infopath has encountered an error. The operation failed"
What is going on? How can I fix this?
p.s. I'm using C# as the language choice
thank you.

I suspect you're running into a similar issue: http://www.sbrickey.com/Tech/Blog/Post/Office_2013_InfoPath_2010_Forms
Scott Brickey
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Known Issue: How to Install Visual Studio Tools for Universal Windows App Development (Windows 10 Insider Preview SDK and tools, April 2015 release)

The Visual Studio Tools for Universal Windows App Development are not installed by default. If they are not installed, in the New Project dialog in Visual Studio 2015, you will see only a template “Download Windows Universal Tools”.
For additional known issues with using Visual Studio 2015 RC, see
https://support.microsoft.com/kb/3025133/

Additional Installation Known issues:
Visual Studio Tools for Universal Windows Apps Requires Windows 10 Build 10074 or later
https://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/de06c7c0-4248-4d68-bfcb-4b9a23fae1c0
You cannot install the Visual Studio Tools for Universal Windows Apps on a pre-RC build of Visual Studio 2015
https://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/25d0b000-3ebb-4032-a786-99caf0390e9b
Emulators for Windows Mobile 10.0.10069 : The installer failed. User cancelled installation. Error code: -2147023294
https://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/17bc9d5e-2ea7-4149-bb75-23997db8bd25/
Setup warnings for Windows 10 SDK, Emulators for Windows Mobile, and Tools for Windows 10 Universal Apps
https://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/bfc4fcc0-cb48-4bb0-aab3-5797e31b08e0
Fatal error when installing the Windows emulators: 2147023293
https://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/5485554c-e7e8-414e-a542-d1f7c0b6291c
Do not install Visual Studio Express 2015 for Windows 10 on a Machine with Visual Studio Community, Professional, or Enterprise
https://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/94a29b17-baaf-4318-98ff-1cfc90a54bad/
How to enable your Windows 10 device for development
https://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/6e34c9f0-5e3a-4b44-9aae-586ba94f8a28/

Known Issue: Visual Studio Tools for Universal Windows Apps Requires Windows 10 Build 10074 or later (Windows 10 Insider Preview SDK and tools, April 2015 release)

The Visual Studio Tools for Universal Windows Apps requires Windows 10 build 10074 or later. If you use an earlier build of Windows 10, you will see a notification in Visual Studio, the XAML designer will not be available, and you will get the following
error when deploying apps to your local machine:
Error : DEP0700 : Registration of the app failed. Deployment Register operation with target volume C: on Package
<package ID> from: (<path_to_AppxManifest.xml>) failed with error 0x80073CFD. See
http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=235160 for help diagnosing app deployment issues. (0x80073cfd)

To work around this issue, either
Use Windows 8.1 and deploy to the Windows Mobile Emulator
Or, update your computer from an earlier Windows 10 flight to build 10074 or later. To do this,
in Settings, open the Update & security section, and select the
Windows Update tab. Then click Check for updates.

How do we use Script (batch file with msbuild/msbuild project) to build Cordova Project created with Visual Studio Tools for Apache Cordova?

I use Visual Studio to create Cordova projects. I need to build Cordova projects using msbuild and buildbot via script for my project but I can find only information about how VS combine with Cordova CLI to build multi device hybrid application.

Hi Samseth,
Yes, correct, the only thing we can find on the MSDN is:
Deploy and Run Your App
And that's the reason why Visual Studio Tools for Apache Cordova existing.
I think you may get more detail compile information from here:
http://cordova.apache.org/docs/en/4.0.0/guide_cli_index.md.html
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Libgit2 Error - Trying to checkout/clone a git repository with Visual Studio Tools for Git

I'm trying to clone a branch from our git repository using Visual Studio Tools for Git. I'm doing the following:
1. We have a local server that stores all our repositories and they are tracked using GIT+Stash
2. I create a subbranch B1 from master in repository X using stash
3. Stash will give me a URL in the form http://user@stash:7990/src/x/repository.git
4. I go to Visual Studio (where I already installed Visual Studio Tools for Git) and follow the instructions to clone this branch to my local machine using the procedure as described in: Open and Clone a Git team project http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/hh850445.aspx#remote_3rd_party_connect_clone
5. Visual studio shows the following error: An error occurred. Detailed message: An error was raised by libgit2. Category = Zlib (Error).
Failed to inflate packfile
What is libgit2? Is there anything I should change in my settings or paths? The only workaround I have found for this issue is to clone my branch through Source Tree (third party tool) and then open visual studio, then any other functionality will be fine
(e.g. commits, push, sync, pull etc, all this I can do directly from Visual Studio)... but why can't I clone from Visual Studio?
Notes:
- We're not using TFS (i.e. we only use Git and I'm effectively trying to do the step found in this URL: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/hh850445.aspx#remote_3rd_party_connect_clone)
- We use Atlassian Stash (installed in our servers) to create the repositories and branches
- I'm using Visual Studio 2012
David

Hi David,
I am sorry that I can't reproduce your issue on my machine. I can't set the shared folder path (\\DEVELOPMENT) as local path, but I can set D:\folder which maps to the
\\DEVELOPMENT path as the local path.
Maybe you can submit one feedback on the Microsoft Connect site here above your issue:
https://connect.microsoft.com/VisualStudio/feedback/CreateFeedbackForm.aspx?FeedbackFormConfigurationID=5303&FeedbackType=1
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Unable to add the Custom Pipeline component in to the Visual Studio Tool Box

I have tried to create the custom Pipeline component to transfer the large message in Receive side,
using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Linq;
using System.Text;
using System.Xml;
using System.IO;
using Microsoft.BizTalk.Message.Interop;
using Microsoft.BizTalk.Component.Interop;
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[ComponentCategory(CategoryTypes.CATID_PipelineComponent)]
[ComponentCategory(CategoryTypes.CATID_Encoder)]
[System.Runtime.InteropServices.Guid("25984614-BCFD-4c47-82FC-4A2300B76411")]
public class LargeFilesDecoder : IBaseComponent,
IComponentUI,
IComponent,
IPersistPropertyBag
#region IBaseComponent Members
public string Description
get
return "Pipeline component used to receive Larger Files through SFTP Ports";
public string Name
get
return "LargeFilesDecoder";
public string Version
get
return "1.0.0.0";
#endregion
#region IComponentUI Members
public IntPtr Icon
get
return new System.IntPtr();
public System.Collections.IEnumerator Validate(object projectSystem)
return null;
#endregion
#region IPersistPropertyBag Members
private string _largeFileLocation;
private int _thresholdSize;
public string LargeFileLocation
get { return _largeFileLocation; }
set { _largeFileLocation = value; }
public int ThresholdSize
get { return _thresholdSize; }
set { _thresholdSize = value; }
public void GetClassID(out Guid classID)
classID = new Guid("DBA77DFA-5D3E-4B85-8F78-1D6330B6BCA0");
public void InitNew()
public void Load(IPropertyBag propertyBag, int errorLog)
object val1 = null;
object val2 = null;
try
propertyBag.Read("LargeFileLocation", out val1, 0);
propertyBag.Read("ThresholdSize", out val2, 0);
catch (ArgumentException)
catch (Exception ex)
throw new ApplicationException("Error reading PropertyBag: " + ex.Message);
if (val1 != null)
_largeFileLocation = (string)val1;
if (val2 != null)
_thresholdSize = (int)val2;
public void Save(IPropertyBag propertyBag, bool clearDirty, bool saveAllProperties)
object val1 = (object)_largeFileLocation;
propertyBag.Write("LargeFileLocation", ref val1);
object val2 = (object)_thresholdSize;
propertyBag.Write("ThresholdSize", ref val2);
#endregion
#region IComponent Member
public IBaseMessage Execute(IPipelineContext pContext, IBaseMessage pInMsg)
if (_largeFileLocation == null || _largeFileLocation.Length == 0)
_largeFileLocation = Path.GetTempPath();
if (_thresholdSize == null || _thresholdSize == 0)
_thresholdSize = 4096;
if (pInMsg.BodyPart.GetOriginalDataStream().Length > _thresholdSize)
Stream originalStream = pInMsg.BodyPart.GetOriginalDataStream();
string largeFilePath = _largeFileLocation + pInMsg.MessageID.ToString() + ".msg";
FileStream fs = new FileStream(largeFilePath, FileMode.Create);
// Write message to disk
byte[] buffer = new byte[1];
int bytesRead = originalStream.Read(buffer, 0, buffer.Length);
while (bytesRead != 0)
fs.Flush();
fs.Write(buffer, 0, buffer.Length);
bytesRead = originalStream.Read(buffer, 0, buffer.Length);
fs.Flush();
fs.Close();
// Create a small xml file
string xmlInfo = "<MsgInfo xmlns='http://Sample.LargeFilesDecoder'><LargeFilePath>" + largeFilePath + "</LargeFilePath></MsgInfo>";
byte[] byteArray = System.Text.Encoding.UTF8.GetBytes(xmlInfo);
MemoryStream ms = new MemoryStream(byteArray);
pInMsg.BodyPart.Data = ms;
return pInMsg;
#endregion
I have
Added .dll file in to the Global Assembly Cache (use gacutil)
Copied it the Pipeline Components folder (E:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft BizTalk Server 2013\Pipeline Components)
Everything was successful, when I try to add the component to the Toolbox I get the message like below and cannot find the component in Toolbox.
Tried several times but still getting stuck in the same place. I am using Visual Studio 2013. Any help is greatly appreciated.

Do not put the Assembly in the %\Pipeline Components folder. Pipeline Component Assemblies should be in the GAC only.
To correctly deploy a custom Pipeline Component, you can follow the steps in this Wiki Article:
http://social.technet.microsoft.com/wiki/contents/articles/26404.biztalk-deploying-custom-pipeline-components-in-biztalk-server-2006-and-higher.aspx
I have never seen that specific error before. Are you sure you're browsing from the Pipeline Components tab?

Cannot Show Visual Studio 2010 Tools for Applications Editor

I'm trying to teach myself the ins and outs of SSDT (I believe it was formerly called SSIS; correct me if I am wrong).
So, I'm checking to see if a file exists, and I'm following the example here:
http://bidn.com/blogs/DevinKnight/ssis/76/does-file-exist-check-in-ssis
I entered the ReadOnlyVariables and ReadWriteVariables, and as soon I I click on the 'Edit Script' button I see this popup:
What am I doing wrong here? How do I fix this problem? Is something disabled? Do I need to install something?
As an alternative, I tried the methodology I found here:
http://visakhm.blogspot.in/2011/12/simulating-file-watcher-task-in-ssis.html
That looks promising. unfortunately, I don't see anything named 'Check for file presence' in my SSIS Toolbox. unless, this is something I need to create and save in the Toolbox...that's the only thing I can think of. It talks about creating
a script task, so that would make sense. Again, as I mentioned above, I can't create a script task because something isn't setup right, or configured right, or whatever.
Please help me get this working.
Thanks.
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Hi ryguy72,
The issue occurs because the Visual Studio Tools for Applications (VSTA) design-time or runtime is not installed properly. This can be caused by the install order of the SSDT and SQL Server 2012 Integration Services service. Please open the Programs
and Features window, and check which of the following components are not installed (supposing it is a 64-bit SQL Server platform):
Microsoft Visual Studio Tools for Applications x86 Runtime 3.0
Microsoft Visual Studio Tools for Applications x64 Runtime 3.0
Microsoft Visual Studio Tools for Applications Design-Time 3.0
The Microsoft Visual Studio Tools for Applications Design-Time 3.0 component should be missing in your environment. Then, install the correct Design-time or Runtime component from the \redist\VSTA\designtime\ or \redist\VSTA\runtime\ folder of the SQL Server
2012 install media.
Reference:
https://connect.microsoft.com/SQLServer/feedback/details/776248/could-not-load-file-or-assembly-microsoft-visualstudio-tools-applications-core
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Mike Yin
TechNet Community Support

Couldn't close the visual studio.

Hi,
My requirement is to open a internal browser in my application. My application is a plugin to a visual studio, which looks similar like VS.
I have the following code, which works perfect.
dispatcher.BeginInvoke((System.Threading.ThreadStart)delegate()
IVsWebBrowsingService browser =
this.viewModel.Service.GetService<SVsWebBrowsingService,
IVsWebBrowsingService>();
IVsWindowFrame frame =
null;
int hr = browser.Navigate(Path.GetFullPath(this.viewModel.ReportSetting.OutputFileName),
0, out frame);
System.Diagnostics.Debug.Assert(hr ==
VSConstants.S_OK,
"Navigate did not return S_OK.");
//this.viewModel.ReportSetting.OutputFileName = "C:\Outputfile.xml"
All works fine, problem here is when i try to close the Visual studio(My application), i am getting a pop up window saying
"Microsoft Visual Studio has detected that
an operation is blocking user input. This can be caused by an active modal dialog or task that needs to block user interaction. Would you like to shut down anyway?"
Could you please let me know what could be cause for this issue.
Thanks in advance.

Hi puni_vidhya,
>>"Microsoft
Visual Studio has detected that an operation is blocking user input. This can be caused by an active modal dialog or task that needs to block user interaction. Would you like to shut down anyway?"
According to the exception message, to check if the issue is related to the plugin impact the Visual Studio close, so I suggest you could try to
run devenv.exe /safemode in command line and then try to close the VS again to check this issue.
https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms241278.aspx?f=255&MSPPError=-2147217396
(1) If you did not get same issue, I doubt that the issue is related to the plugin, so I suggest you disable Add-ins (e.g. “Tools” | “Add-in Manager”) and then check this issue again.
(2) If you get same issue, I suggest you could try to create a simple project and then close the VS check if all type projects have same issue.
(a) If all the error have same issue, maybe you will need to repair or re-install the VS and then check this issue.
(b) If the issue just occurs in the specified application, I assume that the issue may be related to your application itself issue. So please you debug your application to check this issue again.
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App.Xaml cannot be edited in design view(Visual Studio 2012 for Window Store).

App.Xaml cannot be edited in design view(Visual Studio 2012 for Window Store).

The
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to rename MainWindow.xaml to whatever you want it to be.
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Like another person here, I just edited it with a text editor and reloaded it into VS. But...

The Visual Studio 2013 setup wizard said "Setup failed" many times when I UNINSTALL it.

I hope somebody can help me... Sorry for my bad English.
I had Visual Studio 2013 installed about two years ago. But I don't need it now and I want to uninstall it. However, the setup wizard said "Setup failed" after I clicked "uninstall" for a while. And it said:
Microsoft Visual Studio 2013
Fatal error during installation.
Microsoft Advertising SDK for Windows Phone - ENU
Package failed.
Microsoft Visual C++ 2012 Compilers For Windows Phone - ENU Resources
Package failed.
Microsoft Visual C++ 2012 Core Libraries For Windows Phone
Package failed.
Microsoft Visual C++ 2012 Compilers For Windows Phone
Package failed.
Workflow Manager Tools 1.0 for Visual Studio
Package failed.
Windows 8 Development Essentials
Package failed.
LocalESPCui for en-us
Package failed.
LocalESPC
Package failed.
I have tried repair it, but it said:
Visual Studio Core Features - ENU
Fatal error during installation.
After repair, I clicked "uninstall" and it tipped me the same error.
Thanks very much.

Hello Sakura Chino,
The Visual Studio installation will leave some components on your OS for repair/uninstall. The problem seems related to this. If you can find the installer which you used to install Visual Studio 2013, then please use it to repair and uninstall. It
will fix problems on your OS so please don't try to uninstall from control panel.
If you cannot find the source installer, please download the same version of Visual Studio 2013 ISO from here:
https://www.visualstudio.com/en-us/downloads/download-visual-studio-vs.aspx
Then verify it's hash value by refer to the following page:
https://www.visualstudio.com/en-us/downloads/visual-studio-2013-iso-sha1-vs
After that, you can use that installer to repair then uninstall.
If you still meet any problem, please use the following tool to fix:
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/mats/program_install_and_uninstall
It is for Visual Studio 2010 or previous versoin, but some customers fixed problems by using this tool. I think you can also have a try on it.
Best regards,
Barry
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Integrating crystal report into the visual studio standard edition IDE

I have visual studio 2005 standard edition. I need to upgrade some asp.net reports that were done using visual studio 2003.
I have just install Crystal Reports XI developer edition version 11.0.0.1282. How can I integrate Crystal into the Visual Studio 2005 IDE?

Hi
I would like to inform you that VS 2005 is only compatible with CR XI R2 and CR 2008.
Have look in supported platform guide:
https://websmp105.sap-ag.de/bosap-support
You need to upgrade CRXI to CRXIR2 then try to solve this issue.
To download the CR XI R2 follow the instructions given below:-
Crystal Reports XI is installed on your computer. You need to manually uninstall Crystal Reports XI for one of the following reasons:
u2022 To verify that all Crystal Reports XI components have been completely removed prior to installing a later version of Crystal Reports.
u2022 To remove the remaining Crystal Reports XI components that have not been removed using the 'Add/Remove Programs' command (Start > Settings > Control Panel).
u2022 To remove the remaining Crystal Reports XI components that have not been removed using the Setup.exe file from Crystal Reports XI installation CD.
How do you manually uninstall Crystal Reports XI?
Resolution
Before getting started, uninstall Crystal Reports XI by launching the Setup.exe file from the installation CD or by using the 'Add/Remove Programs' command. If either of these methods fails to remove all Crystal Reports directories, files and registry keys, then continue with the resolution of this article.
==========
WARNING:
This resolution can be applied if Crystal Reports XI is the only software installed on the computer that uses the Business Objects directories, files and registry keys.
For example, Crystal Analysis, Crystal Enterprise and BusinessObjects Enterprise XI are applications that may share the same directories, files and registry keys.
Removing these directories, files and registry keys may cause other software to function incorrectly.
==========
1. To manually uninstall Crystal Reports XI, delete the following directories:
u2022 C:\Program Files\Common Files\Business Objects\3.0
u2022 C:\Program Files\Business Objects
====================
NOTE:
Do not remove the directory C:\Program Files\Common Files\Business Objects\3.0 if you have BusinessObjects Enterprise XI or Crystal Reports Server XI installed. These files are shared by both applications and removal of these files will cause Business ObjectsEnterprise XI and Crystal Reports Server XI to function incorrectly.
====================
2. Delete the following registry keys:
====================
WARNING:
The following resolution involves editing the registry. Using the Registry Editor incorrectly can cause serious problems that may require you to reinstall the Microsoft Windows operating system. Use the Registry Editor at your own risk.
HELP:
For information on how to edit the registry key, view the 'Changing Keys And Values' online Help topic in the Registry Editor (Regedit.exe).
RECOMMENDATION:
It is strongly recommended that you make a backup copy of the registry files (System.dat and User.dat on Win9x computers) before you edit the registry.
====================
u2022 HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Business Objects
u2022 HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Business Objects
u2022 HKEY_USERS\S-#-#-##-...-####\Software\Business Objects
(The number signs (#) represent a series of numbers that are different on each computer.)
====================
NOTE:
After making changes to the registry, restart the affected service or application as required.
After deleting the CR XI from the system install the CR XI R2 full build and provide the same key as you provided in CR XI.
URL to download CR XI R2 is: - http://resources.businessobjects.com/support/additional_downloads/service_packs/crystal_reports_en.asp#CRXIR2
Click on
Service Pack 2 - Full build - ZIP - 1.03 GB - released April 2007
I would suggest to use the latest service pack of CR XI R2 i.e. Service Pack 4.
to download SP4 click [here|http://resources.businessobjects.com/support/additional_downloads/service_packs/crystal_reports_en.asp#CRXIR2].
Note:- before installing SP4 - you must have installed CR XI R2 SP2
Hope this helps!!
Regards,

The visual Studio Test controller service on local computer started and then stopped. Some services stop automatically if they are not in use by other services or programs

We are using VS2013 Premium. i have installed vs2013 Test controller in my dev environment. While i am configuring (https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/hh546459.aspx) getting error message in
the Configuration summary dialog box displaying following error's : 1. Failed to Configure TFS Team Project Collection, 2. Could not complete operation as the time out expired. ''
I have checked the "visual Studio Test controller " in the
Services --> Administrative. Its automatically stopped the service. When i started the manually its showing message like as 'The visual Studio Test controller
service on local computer started and then stopped. Some services stop automatically if they are not in use by other services or programs'
Please guide me how to resolve this problem.
Thanks in Advance...

Hi Divakar,
What’s the version of your TFS?
How do you configure the test control?
Please make sure you are specify the team collection instead of team project.
On the other hand, you may enable test controller logs. (You could share the log file on the OneDrive)
# How to enable test controller logs
http://blogs.msdn.com/b/aseemb/archive/2009/11/28/how-to-enable-test-controller-logs.aspx
Regards
Starain
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