Prepare the Destination Computer for SharePoint

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

SharePoint 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

SharePoint 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 -> 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. Right-click on Features and select Add Feature.
5. Click on to Remote Server Administration Tools -> Role Administration Tools and check the box next to Web Server (IIS) Tools.

Next step: Install SharePoint

Moving SharePoint