Welcome to part 16 in a series of posts which describe how to create a Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 (MOSS 2007) Virtual PC image for demos and development work. Last time, we looked at how to create the MOSS 2007 portal. This time, we’ll look at how to install SharePoint Designer 2007, which can be used for site design, workflow creation, and other functions.
Part 16: Installing SharePoint Designer 2007
Insert the SharePoint Designer 2007 installation media, start the installation, enter the Product Key, then click the Continue button:
Read the license agreement very carefully, select the I accept checkbox, then click the Continue button:
On the Choose the installation you want screen, select the Install Now button:
When the installation is complete, click the Close button:
Select Start > All Programs > Microsoft Office > Microsoft Office SharePoint Designer 2007; in the Microsoft Office Activation Wizard dialog box, select the I want to activate the software over the Internet option, then click the Next button:
After the software has been successfully activated over the Internet, click the Close button:
In the SharePoint Designer window, to test its ability to connect to the MOSS 2007 portal, select File > Open Site:
In the Open Site dialog box, for Site name, enter the URL of the portal site (http://vpc02, in this case), then click the Open button:
SharePoint Designer should successfully connect to the MOSS 2007 portal, and a listing of files and folders should be displayed in the left Folder List pane, as well as the center pane:
Select File > Close Site to close the connection with the MOSS 2007 portal:
You should now have a fully-functional installation of SharePoint Designer 2007.
In Part 17, we’ll look at how to install some of the other Office 2007 applications into our virtual machine.