Installing SharePoint on Windows Server 2008 R2

Posted on September 4, 2009 
Filed Under Sharepoint Server

sharepoint_logoWindows Server 2008 R2 is an amazing update to the original release of Windows Server 2008, however, those of us attempting to install SharePoint Server 2007 are being blocked by an error saying, “The program is blocked due to compatibility issues”. SharePoint SP2 enables compatibility with Windows Server 2008 R2, but in order to install SP2, you must first make a slipstream installation.

Creating a slipstream installation involves nothing more than copying a few files and placing those files in the proper directory structure so that the installation can find the necessary files when needed.

Microsoft offers a TechNet article on how to create the installation source for MOSS 2007, which can be cross-referenced at http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc261890.aspx.

To create a slipstream installation of SharePoint SP2, follow these steps:

  1. Download or copy a MOSS image to a folder
  2. Download WSS and MOSS SP2 patches
  3. Run each patch with the ‘/extract: \Updates’ command-line option
  4. Delete the Wsssetup.dll file from the updates folder

Once you have built your slipstream installation directory, you will need to enable a few roles and features on your new Windows Server 2008 R2 machine. The roles that are required are:

Once completed, begin your installation for your newly created slipstream installation directory and MOSS should install without issues.

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