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Windows Server 2008 Beta 3 and WSS 3.0

By Colin Spence on Thu, 09/06/07 - 1:44pm.

I’ve been working with Windows Server 2008 Beta 3 and WSS 3.0 for a chapter I’m writing for our upcoming Windows Server 2008 Unleashed for Sams Publishing. 

I had some trouble with the initial installation, so I thought I’d share some key points for people who want to play with it:

  • If you install Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 at the same time as any other role or feature that requires the computer to restart, the Windows SharePoint Services installation will fail. So basically, just install it by itself! The wizard will tell you which other roles need to be installed. 
  • If you uninstall Windows SharePoint Services by using Server Manager, restart the computer, and then reinstall it, the reinstallation will fail. So, if it’s broken, roll back to your pre-install image (if you’re using virtual servers) or if using a physical server, start again!
  • Manually creating a web application via the SharePoint admin website fails with an Access Denied error page. You have a better chance of success if you use the command line utilities.

Thanks to the following sites for the information:

http://download.microsoft.com/download/e/6/3/e63cf2f6-7f71-450b-8e4a-dace88e99456/relnotes.htm#EDDBHA

http://bobfox.net/spblog/Lists/Posts/Post.aspx?ID=58

About Author Expert: SharePoint 2010

Colin Spence, MCP, MCTS Colin is a Partner at Convergent Computing, and performs in the roles of Senior Consultant, Software Architect and Practice Manager for the organization. He focuses on the design, implementation, and support of Microsoft based technology solutions, with a current focus on Microsoft SharePoint technologies. He has over 20 years experience providing a wide range of IT related services to a wide range of organizations.

He is a co-author of a number of SharePoint books including Microsoft SharePoint 2010 Unleashed and Microsoft SharePoint 2007 Unleashed, which have become a bestsellers on the subject, as well as Sams Teach Yourself Microsoft SharePoint 2003 in 10 Minutes. He has also contributed to numerous other Sams Publishing titles on Microsoft technologies and regularly presents on Microsoft Technologies.

 

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