coolwolf / 24/10/2012

If you receive the following erro when trying to create a project on Team foundation Server 2012 :

Error
TF30170: The plugin Microsoft.ProjectCreationWizard.Build failed during task BuildTask from group Build.
Explanation
Plugin error text: “TF203013: The path C:\Windows\SERVIC~2\LOCALS~1\AppData\Local\Temp\tmpBF13.tmp is in the DOS (8.3) short path format and is not supported. Enter a full path to the item and try again.”
User Action
Contact your Team Foundation Server administrator.

 
First create a new user with administrator privileges. Then  open Team Foundation Administration Console and change the account. It will solve your problem.