I have just found out that the customer ready VPC image for VSTS & Team Foundation Server Beta 3 has been completed and released to the Microsoft internal network. Expect to see this available from MSDN Subscriber download site and your local Microsoft Developer Product Evangelist (Hi Chuck – wink wink) in the next few days.
This image will allow developers to explore the features of Visual Studio 2005 Team system and Team Foundation Server without needing to go through the installation process. There are a number of great walk throughs and labs available on the image as well.