Community enhanced SharePoint 2007 B2TR installation guides and additional download items
For those of you having trouble fully comprehending the installation guides referenced in Richard’s “Read this first” blog entry, I have some good news. :-) A few people within the SharePoint community have created enhanced installation guides that contain very helpful screenshots and even a video screencast. Here are the ones that I have reviewed and would highly recommend:
· MOSS 2007 Beta 2 to B2TR Patching Procedure (with screenshots) and WSS 3.0 Beta 2 to B2TR Patching Procedure (with screenshots) -- by Amanda Murphy
· MOSS 2007 Beta 2 to B2TR Patching Procedure (with screenshots) - in French -- by Renaud Comte (SharePoint MVP)
· MOSS 2007 B2+B2TR Slipstream Clean Installation Procedure (with screenshots; in Word format) -- by Steve Smith (SharePoint MVP)
· MOSS 2007 B2+B2TR Slipstream Clean Installation Procedure (screencast; in Flash format) -- by Dustin Miller (SharePoint MVP)
· MOSS 2007 B2+B2TR Slipstream Clean Installation Procedure (with screenshots; in PDF format) - in French -- by Etienne Legendre (Windows Server MVP) and Erol Giraudy (SharePoint MVP)
· WSS 3.0 B2+B2TR Slipstream Clean Installation Procedure (with screenshots) -- by Joris Poelmans (SharePoint MVP)
· SPS 2003 to OSS 2007 B2TR Gradual Upgrade Procedure (with screenshots) -- by Shane Young (SharePoint MVP)
IMPORTANT: If you have a specific question about MOSS 2007 and WSS 3.0 B2TR, please do not use this blog's e-mail feedback mechanism because you’ll have a much better chance of getting a response by leaving a comment here or posting the inquiry to the appropriate newsgroup or other online Q&A and discussion resources listed on the SharePoint Community home page.
In addition to the B2TR SKUs and Language Packs referenced in a previous blog entry, here are the B2TR updates of the SDKs and MOM Management Packs:
· Software Development Kits
· Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 SDK (online version: http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms441339.aspx)
o New/updated sections include:
§ Solutions schemas
§ Forms
§ Web Services Nodes re-architected, legacy content updated
§ Content Types and Columns conceptual nodes extensively updated
§ Feature schema reference topics added for Content Types, Content Type Binding, and Workflow
§ Document Parser node added, including reference topics for the document parser API
§ IRM node extensively updated/expanded, including reference topics for the revised IRM API
§ XML Parser node added
§ And much more!
· Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 SDK (online version: http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms550992.aspx)
o New/updated sections include:
§ Business Data Catalog - object model
§ Business Data Catalog - warnings and error messages
§ Metadata Model and “How to” topics
§ Custom Caching Overview: 4 new topics dedicated to caching in MOSS. The “How to: Extend Caching by Using the VaryByCustom Event Handler” topic has also been revised and expanded
§ Web Content Management (WCM) “How to” topics, including “How To: Create a Minimal Master Page” and “How to: Customize Page Editing Toolbar Components”
§ ~370 member topics in the Microsoft.SharePoint.Publishing.* namespace
§ Field Controls and Control Templates
§ And much more!
· MOM Management Packs
· Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 Beta 2 Technical Refresh Pack for Microsoft Operations Manager 2005
· Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 Beta 2 Technical Refresh Pack for Microsoft Operations Manager 2005
· Project Server 2007 Beta 2 Technical Refresh Pack for Microsoft Operations Manager 2005
[Update 09/21: Added French editions of the installation guides.]
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