Installing Windows Sharepoint Server in Windows 2003 Server edition .

The pre-requisites needed for successful installation of Sharepoint Server is that-

• IIS should be in the running mode and properly giving the output.
• .NET framework 3.5 should be higher

Ways to check whether the IIS is successfully installed.

• A simple "htm" file must be made and must be saved in the Inetpub-> wwwroot folder in the drive of the OS.
• Followed by this, the explorer must be opened,and on typing the term -" http://localhost" we must get the file that we copied in the wwwroot folder. 
• If this is successful done, we can make sure that IIS is successfully installed and the working is optimum.

Another prominent method is that the Web Service extensions in the InetPub -> wwwroot folder  must be checked.

• If you can the web service extension ASP.NET v2.0.50727 to be allowed and all other extensions to be prohibited, then  folks, u can confirm u have successfully done it.

Or else while you are about to installing the Sharepoint server, you might see the warning message that, the Windows Workflow foundation 4.0.4203 is missing ; which is an integral part of the Microsoft Framework 3.0. So you must download the same from the www. microsoft.com

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/en/details.aspx?FamilyId=A438A9B9-9F15-42EC-866F-2EA58E10DB36&displaylang=en


After successfully meeting these requirements, we must follow these steps-

• Windows  Sharepoint Server 3.0 should be installed.The setup will be available in the Downloads center in www.microsoft.com.
• After successfully downloading the setup file, on installation, we must opt the basic installation.And on successful completion, the Configuration wizard appears which has 10 or 11 roles which will be completely done unless an exception occurs. In normal cases, any kind of exception doesn't happen.
• Then we must check whether the Shape point Manager is there in the administrative tools option in Start Menu.
• Start->All Programs -> Administrative Tools ->Sharepoint Manager
• Now we will see the Internet explorer  with a homepage named Team Site .
• So far if everything is fine, you are well on track.
• Now, we need the WSS 3.0 Service pack 2. Unless we give the MOSS (Microsoft Office Sharepoint Server 2007) the exceptions with error numbers 103318 and 96177 occurs. These occurs clearly due to the absence of the service packs that are required.
• So in order to avoid the errors, we must download the WSS service  pack 2 from www.microsoft.com It comes around 179 MB. 
• Install the WSS Service pack 2 downloaded from the Downloads center in Microsoft Site.
• Even after the successful installation of the setup file, the Configuration Wizard runs to create the Central Administration Page in the Explorer. This can be checked by seeing the Central Administration Manager in the Start Menu which will have the Central Administration Page.
• It can also be seen in the IIS Manager available in the Administrative Tools option under the Websites.
• Start->All Programs -> Administrative Tools ->IIS Manager
• Now after successfully following so many steps, we should install the MOSS (Microsoft Office Sharepoint Server 2007) which holds the license of the WSS. We can try the trial version of MOSS which is active for  180 days.
• The setup file for the same can be obtained from the www.microsoft.com. It comes around 448 MB.
• On installing the MOSS which is a trial version ,we have to enter the 25 letter KEY. This can also be availed from the download page. I am providing that as well.
• For Standard   - XJMKW-8T7PR-76XT6-RTC8G-VVWCQ
• For Enterprise - F2JBW-4PDJC-HKXTJ-YCKRP-T2J9D
•  After entering the Key, continue the installation. At last after the Configuration Wizard runs once in for all, you can view the HOME PAGE in the address - http://servername/

I hope you could identify what I was pointing to and could easily install the Sharepoint server. Best of Luck and happy programing.