Enabling the “Send Selection in Mail”

After installing VS 2008 and Team Explorer, a colleague of mine asked why she couldn’t see the “Send Selection in Mail” feature as the rest of us could. Here is why.

1) First, you need VS 2008 SP1. SP1 is key here.
2) Second, you need Power Tools.
3) Third, you need to make sure “.NET Programmability Support” is configured.

If you do 1-2, but not three, you’ll get an error that says “TF242403: To send a query or work items, you must install Outlook 2002 or later” even if you’re running Outlook 2003 or Outlook 2007.