I am currently customizing the display of SharePoint search results for my client and wanted a quick way to do iterative development of the XSLT style sheet used to render the results. I decided to upload the style sheet to a Document Library in the Search Center site, configure the Core Results Web Part’s XSL Link to point to the url of the style sheet, and use WebDAV to iteratively edit/save the file, having my changes appear instantly in the Core Results Web Part.
What I didn’t realize is there are some additional steps to take to enable WebDAV for use on my development server (Windows Server 2003 VM). Here they are in case you are trying to do something similar:
- Enable WebDAV in IIS (found in the Web Service Extensions section)
- Enable and start the WebClient service
Apparently in Windows Server 2003, the WebClient service is disabled by default. In case you are wondering what this service does, here is its description:
Enables Windows-based programs to create, access, and modify Internet-based files. If this service is stopped, these functions will not be available. If this service is disabled, any services that explicitly depend on it will fail to start.
Wahlah, I am now able to access the document library using Windows Explorer with a path like the following:
\\mossdev\sites\SearchCenter\Documents
So I am about to install SharePoint Server 2010 Beta on a fresh Windows 7 install. I am planning on continually updating this post with my progress. So here goes nothing.
Step 1: Find out what others are saying
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee554869%28office.14%29.aspx
http://weblogs.asp.net/sharadkumar/archive/2009/10/20/sharepoint-2010-setting-up-development-machine-on-windows-7.aspx
Step 2: Reinstall the correct version of Windows 7
Before getting started or reading any guides, I installed Windows 7 Ultimate N, which I now know the Beta only works on non-N versions of Windows 7. So far off to a great start 
http://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/sharepoint2010general/thread/dec7a208-662f-4c4d-bbae-f04f937b2e86
http://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/sharepoint2010general/thread/cfa12d9f-2253-4d70-9f6a-c73441d43fd5
Step 3: Install a butt-load of prereqs
Stuck to the MSDN guide and all went well.
Step 4: Install SharePoint Server 2007
Make sure to run the setup.exe in the extracted folder created by following the MSDN guide above, not the downloaded .exe.
Step 5: Configure the SharePoint Farm
I received the following error:
Installing the following KB update corrected this problem:
http://connect.microsoft.com/VisualStudio/Downloads/DownloadDetails.aspx?DownloadID=23806
Step 6: Tune SharePoint and SQL Server
I could use some recommendations for this step. After completing the installation and creating my first Site Collection, there appears to be 4 IIS Worker Processes and 7 or more Windows Services running related to SharePoint. I will be experimenting with timeout settings for the application pools and max memory settings for SQL Server and let you know what I come up with. If you’ve got some insight on tuning, please let me know!
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