I am NOT technical. I need to create a SharePoint 2007 site as a 'playground' to practice for work. From TechNet, I installed Windows Server 2003 R2 with SP2. I then tried to install SharePoint 2007 but I get a message that Windows Server 2003 SP1 needs to be installed first. What EXACTLY do I have to download/install, in what order, to get a sharepoint site that I can work on?? Please please please help!!!!?? Thanks!

Hi, This is the order of steps you need to install Sharepoint 2007 on a Single Box 1) Install Windows Server 2003 SP1 2) Install Service packs 3) Install SQL Server (SQL Server 2005/SQL Server 2008) - If you want separate SQL server 4) Install SharePoint 2007 Here are some referenc Blogs MSFT Link: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc263202(office.12).aspx http://blogs.msdn.com/b/martinkearn/archive/2007/03/28/how-to-install-sharepoint-server-2007-on-a-single-machine.aspx http://blog.hinshelwood.com/archive/2008/01/31/installing-moss-2007-from-scratch.aspx http://akfash.wordpress.com/2009/11/11/installing-microsoft-office-sharepoint-server-2007/ http://vspug.com/spfromscratch/2007/07/13/moss-2007-install/ HTH Thanks, Skancharla

Hi, According to your description, I find a useful link about how to install Server 2003 SP1, exchange and SharePoint. Please refer to: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc719852(WS.10).aspx In addition, this thread about configuring SharePoint 2007 and Windows 2003 SP2: http://social.technet.microsoft.com/forums/en-US/sharepointadmin/thread/57693b7b-2270-45dc-97d0-be7af25a611a I hope it can help you a little. Best regards, David Hu