Prepare the Destination Computer for SharePoint

(Small Business users can skip this step.)

Before installing SharePoint you must first prepare the destination computer by installing the necessary prerequisite Windows components.

SharePoint 2010 on Windows Server 2008 (SP2 or R2)

1. Review the hardware requirements for installing SharePoint 2010.
2. Click on Start -> Control Panel -> Administrative Tools -> Server Manager.
3. In Server Manager right-click on Roles and select Add Role.
4. Add the role Web Service (IIS), including
   • ASP.NET
   • .NET Extensibility
   • ISAPI Extensions
   • ISAPI Filters
   • Basic Authentication
   • Windows Authentication
   • Request Filtering
   • IIS Management Console
   • IIS Management Scripts and Tools
   • IIS 6 Metabase Compatibility
5. Add the role Application Server.
6. Right-click on Features and select Add Feature. Click on Remote Server Administration Tools -> Role Administration Tools. Check the box to add the feature Web Server (IIS) Tools.
7. Insert the SharePoint Server 2010 DVD disc and click on Install software prerequisites. (If the option does not appear, run D:\PrerequisiteInstaller.exe, where D: is the disk letter of your DVD drive.) This will download and install any additional prerequisite software that is needed to run SharePoint 2010.

SharePoint 2007 (WSS 3.0) on Windows Server 2008

1. Click on Start -> Control Panel -> Administrative Tools -> Server Manager.
2. In Server Manager right-click on Roles and select Add Role.
3. Add the role Web Service (IIS), including
   • ASP.NET
   • .NET Extensibility
   • ISAPI Extensions
   • ISAPI Filters
   • Basic Authentication
   • Windows Authentication
   • Request Filtering
   • IIS Management Console
   • IIS Management Scripts and Tools
   • IIS 6 Metabase Compatibility
4. Add the role Application Server.
5. Right-click on Features and select Add Feature. Click on Remote Server Administration Tools -> Role Administration Tools. Check the box to add the feature Web Server (IIS) Tools.

SharePoint 2007 (WSS 3.0) on Windows Server 2003

1. Click on Start -> Settings -> Control Panel -> Add/Remove Programs.
2. Click the button Add/Remove Windows Components.
3. Install Internet Information Services (IIS), including
   
   • ASP.NET
   • World Wide Web Service
4. Click Next to install the components from the Windows CD/DVD.
5. Download and install .NET Framework 3.0.
6. Go to Windows Update and apply all updates.
7. Register .NET 3.0 with IIS: open an administrative console and type:
   cd /d C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727
aspnet_regiis -i
iisreset
(Use v2.0.50727. Version 3.0 is actually an add-on to .NET 2.0.)

1. Click on Start -> Settings -> Control Panel -> Add/Remove Programs.
2. Click the button Add/Remove Windows Components.
3. Install Internet Information Services (IIS), including
   
   • ASP.NET
   • World Wide Web Service
4. Click Next to install the components from the Windows CD/DVD.
5. Download and install .NET Framework 2.0.
6. Go to Windows Update and apply all updates.
7. Register .NET 2.0 with IIS: open an administrative console and type:
   cd /d C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727
aspnet_regiis -i
iisreset
8. If plan to install WSS 2.0 (32-bit) on an x64 operating system (64-bit), open an administrative console and type:
   cd /d C:\Inetpub\AdminScripts
cscript adsutil.vbs set w3svc/AppPools/Enable32bitAppOnWin64 1

Next step: Install SharePoint

Moving SharePoint