Learning and Playing with MOSS 2007
Posted Monday, March 30th, 2009
I’ve been wanting to spend more time with Microsoft Office Sharepoint Server 2007. I’ve found that to be difficult because virtual pc images don’t provide the spontaneity to try a quick feature (plus they can be slow) and MOSS 2007′s hefty requirements make it difficult to install on just any old machine. I really wanted MOSS on Vista to let quickly try a few things like Excel Services. Well, if you are considering MOSS 2007 and just want to try it out there is a better option.
Bamboo Nation provides a free piece of software that allow MOSS 2007 or Windows Sharepoint Services to run on a Vista Machine. (Not XP so here is another good reason to upgrade.) MOSS 2007 is available as a trial too so you can play for 3 months for free. Bamboo Nation’s install runs easily and all you have to deal with is the MOSS install.
Everything I have tried so far runs fine with one caveat. Business Portal for GP will not install because the installer detects that Windows server is not running. I haven’t found a way around that so you can’t use this technique to try out BP. Also, don’t even think about running this in a production environment. I know, if you can figure out how to install and run MOSS, you can figure out not to run it on Vista in a production environment but I had to say it.
Posted in Business Intelligence, Reporting
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