Hi Folks! I am putting down the simple steps as how you can install SharePoint 2007 in Windows Server 2008.
There is one trick in this install. This is called slipstream install which means that the install of Sharepoint 2007 will carry the latest updates required in WSS 3.0 and SharePoint 2007 sp1 in one go. i.e during the install itself the installation package looks for the latest patches of the above two in order to complete the successful install.
Here is how you go about it:
1. Copy the installation directory from the Sharepoint 2007 CD/DVD to hard disk of your computer.
2. You will find separate folders for each type of hardware either 64 bit or 32 bit (x86). Copy the respective
directory in the HDD. example: I have a 32 bit machine so I copied the entire x86 folder in the HDD of
my PC.
3. Download the service packs of each WSS 3.0 and SharePoint 2007 in your HDD.
4. After the complete download type the following command in the command prompt.
name_of_WSS3.0_ServivePack /extract:C:\install
and
name_of_SharePoint2007_ServivePack /extract:C:\install
where install is the new folder you create to save the extracted zipped files of the respective service packs.
5. Now, you copy the contents of this "install" folder in the 'Updates' folder under the Sharepoint 2007 server installation files. In my case went to the x86 folder and browsed the Updates folder to copy the entire contents over there.
6. After that I when i clicked on the setup.exe the installation continued and asked for Producut Key!
After this step the installation is simple and as usual.
Hope you enjoy SharePoint 2007 successfully in Windows 2008 server.
