SharePoint 2010 beta Technical Library

Microsoft released the Technical library of the SharePoint 2010 beta. This documentation is also beta and it give an idea of the following topics :

• Newly published content for SharePoint Server 2010 Beta
  
• Downloadable content for SharePoint Server 2010 Beta
  
• Product evaluation for SharePoint Server 2010 Beta
  
• Getting started with SharePoint Server 2010 Beta
  
• Planning and architecture for SharePoint Server 2010 Beta
  
• Development for SharePoint Server 2010 Beta
  
• Deployment for SharePoint Server 2010 Beta
  
• Operations for SharePoint Server 2010 Beta
  
• Security and protection for SharePoint Server 2010 Beta
  
• Technical reference for SharePoint Server 2010 Beta

 click here to download the chm document

Steps to Install SharePoint 2010 bootable VHD machine

Steps to install SharePoint 2010  VHD machine !

Pre-requisites :

- Windows seven installed on the host machine

- Windows server 2008 R2 installation media

- SQL server 2008 SP 1 with hotfixes

- SharePoint 2010 installation media

- Visual studio 2010

- Create VHD Disk using the Computer management->Disk management . set the disk size to fixed size and to 30GB.

- after creating the VHD disk using the disk management of the computer management tools , you have to initialize the disk.

- Just click click on the case where the disk name is Shown [the small case] and then select initialize. in the intialize screen select "Mbr boot" and then click ok.

- Now quick format the disk. "file system should be NTFS"

- Mount the VHD and select V: as drive letter

- Download the install-windowsImage.ps1 from http://code.msdn.microsoft.com/InstallWindowsImage  . right click on the ps file and then select properties and click unlock. this will allow you to execute the Powershell script.

- Open cmd with administrator privilege and the tape : powershell

- tape set-ExecutionPolicy RemoteSigned   " this will allow you to execute unsigned ps script"

- go to the directory where you've download the script and then tape the following command : 

      .\Install-WindowsImage.ps1 -WIM [Drive]:\sources\install.wim

 >> [drive] should be replaced by the disk drive where you've mounted the Server 2k8 R2 media

- Now note the index number of the installation type you want to accomplish. >> 3 for the Full installation of Enterprise edition . do not type the []

- now type :

.\Install-WindowsImage.ps1 -WIM [Drive]:\sources\install.wim -Apply -Index [IndexNumber] -Destination V:

[IndexNumber] Should be replaced by the index number of the installation type you want to accomplish.

-  Wait 15 minute for the process to finish.

- Now open cmd again with administrative rights and type :

V:\Windows\System32\bcdboot V:\Windows

Now you can boot on your newly created VHD Machine .

- Next steps are :

• Installation of SQL Server 2008 SP1
• SharePoint 2010
• Visual studio 2010

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