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Installing Sharepoint 2010 Beta..
Feb 19th
Microsoft Sharepoint 2010 beta software requires the following:
- Application server role, web server IIS Role
- SQL Server 2008 native client
- Microsoft “Geneva” framework runtime
- Microsoft Chart Controls for Microsoft Framework 3.5
- Microsoft Filter Pack 2.0
- SQL Server 2008 Analysis Services ADOCMD.NET
I attempted to install this on a development Windows 2008 R2 server, which already had SQL Server 2008 R2 installed. Out of the list below, l only needed to pre-install the Geneva framework runtime, MS chart control and ADOMD.net SQL 2008 Analysis services – even though l had SSAS installed as a SQL Server 2008 component.
Will post pictures later.
To install, you download the 575Mb Office2010 beta executable from Microsoft’s Sharepoint Website.
Running this, you first select – install software prerequities to deal with above. A reboot is required. The you select install sharepoint server.
Source for the Beta Product key – click here.
Since l would be using a separate SQL Server instalation – not sql server express, l did not select standalone. Then l selected complete installation, and changed my install paths to Drive D not Drive C – which l always reserve soley for OS installations only. Next, you select run the sharepoint configuration wizard. Click close. Select yes to restart necessary services. I selected Create a new server farm.
Windows 7
Aug 12th
Testing a Windows 7 Ultimate installation. This OS is sleek, fast and stable as l can see. On my test system l noticed my workstation will into hibernation mode just like a laptop, and resume on pressing the power button – this never happened in Vista. I also noticed the first time l installed an Autodesk product, a special nvidia performance driver installer popped up, for installing an optimized driver for the Nvidia quadro FX professional graphics card l had. Also, the wallpaper collection pictures are amazing. Used to have problems in Vista Ultimate 64 with Adobe Photoshop CS4 -32/64 bit version complaining about my graphics card Nvidia quadro 370, this has disappeared – CS4 Photoshop ran immediately with no problems. This might be the best Windows yet! See pictures below.
If you are hunting for your documents in Windows 7, look for them under “libraries”. Seems thats the new word for Microsofts storage location for your documents, music, pictures etc going forward.