Welcome to part 3 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 install and configure POP3 email inside our VPC image. This time, we’ll look at how to install and configure Outlook 2007 inside the virtual machine for testing MOSS 2007 email functions.
Part 3: Installing and Configuring Outlook 2007
Insert the Office 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 Customize button:
Deselect all of the listed applications except Microsoft Office Outlook, then click the Install Now button:
When the installation is complete, click the Close button:
Select Start > All Programs > Microsoft Office > Microsoft Office Outlook 2007, then click the Next button to begin the Outlook 2007 Startup wizard:
On the E-mail Accounts screen, select Yes, then click the Next button:
On the Auto Account Setup screen, select the Manually configure server settings or additional server types option, then click the Next button:
On the Choose E-mail Service screen, select Internet E-mail, then click the Next button:
On the Internet E-mail Settings screen, enter the following information:
Your Name: Administrator
E-mail Address: Administrator@mycompany.loc (replace mycompany.loc with the domain entered during the POP3 e-mail setup)
Account Type: POP3
Incoming mail server: vpc02 (replace vpc02 with the name of your virtual server)
Outgoing mail server (SMTP): vpc02 (replace vpc02 with the name of your virtual server)
User Name: Administrator
Password: enter the Administrator’s password
Require logon using SPA: no
After the settings are entered, click the Test Account Settings button to test the settings:
If the settings were entered properly, a Congratulations! message will be displayed; click the Close button to return to the Internet E-mail Settings screen:
On the Internet E-mail Settings screen, click the Next button to proceed:
When the e-mail setup is complete, click the Finish button:
When the Microsoft Office Activation Wizard screen appears, ensure that you are able to access the internet from within your virtual machine, select the I want to activate the software over the Internet option, then click the Next button:
When the software is successfully activated, click the Close button:
On the Privacy Options screen, deselect all of the options, then click the Next button:
On the Sign up for Microsoft Update screen, select the I don’t want to use Microsoft Update option, then click the Finish button:
In the Instant Search dialog box, click the No button:
In the RSS Feeds dialog box, click the No button:
In the Microsoft Outlook window, you should see the Microsoft Office Outlook Test Message displayed in the Inbox and the preview pane:
To test the email functionality, click the New button to create a new email message, then send it to the email account that you configured (Administrator@mycompany.loc, in this case):
After the message is sent, click the Send / Receive button to retrieve the new message from the email service:
You should now have a fully-functional Outlook 2007 client installed inside your VPC image for sending and receiving email.
In Part 4, we’ll look at how to install and configure the .NET framework inside the VPC image.