How to deal with "CMD does not support UNC paths as current directories"

You need to use the "pushd" command instead of "cd" to change the current directory to a UNC path (e.g.: >pushd \\servername\sharename).

"the pushd command creates a temporary drive letter that points to the network resource, and then changes the current drive and folder to the new drive letter. Temporary drive letters are allocated starting from Z and then backward through the alphabet, using the first unused drive letter found."

Use "popd" when you're finished (e.g.: >popd) to cleanup the temporary mapped drive.

For more info see How To Use the PUSHD Command to Access a UNC Path at a Command Prompt in Windows 2000 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/317379)

OR

Use powershell - which has complete support for unc paths.

Team Foundation Error: You are not logged into Windows Live Messenger

I recently started getting an error dialog popping up saying "Team Foundation Error: You are not logged into Windows Live Messenger" when opening VS.NET 2008 Team Explorer.

Apparently windows live can interface with TFS for collaboration purposes but if you're not interested in using that feature here is how to be rid of the annoying popup:

1. Open VS Team Explorer
2. Right-click on 'Team Members' and select 'Personal Settings'
3. Under 'Collaboration' click 'Change'
4. On the opened dialog select 'None' and click 'OK'