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Make the switch to the SharePoint 2010 user interface In this course, you’ll learn what’s changed from the previous version of SharePoint, and get up to speed working with the new ribbon.

http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/sharepoint-server-help/make-the-switch-to-the-sharepoint-2010-user-interface-RZ101806469.aspx

Share information in a central place This course shows you some features in SharePoint Server 2010 that make it easy to share information. Learn how to find your way around SharePoint sites. The course also shows how to create and edit pages, and how to use blogs and wikis to share knowledge with team members.

http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/sharepoint-server-help/share-information-in-a-central-place-RZ101827926.aspx

Collaborate on documents and projects more efficiently This course shows you some features in SharePoint Server 2010 that make it easy to manage projects and documents. Learn how to use calendars, work on documents simultaneously with other people, take documents offline using SharePoint Workspace, and manage projects.

http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/sharepoint-server-help/collaborate-on-documents-and-projects-more-efficiently-RZ101827937.aspx

Manage documents and content in Microsoft SharePoint Server 2010

Learn about the new and updated document management features in SharePoint Server 2010, including Document Sets, content ratings, Document IDs, support for digital assets, and metadata navigation.

http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/sharepoint-server-help/manage-documents-and-content-in-microsoft-sharepoint-server-2010-RZ101828001.aspx

Introduction to Web Content Management This course provides an introduction to designing and authoring structured content pages on a publishing site.

http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/sharepoint-server-help/introduction-to-web-content-management-RZ101857171.aspx

My Sites: Connecting to people and information This course will show you how to connect with people and information by using your My Site.

http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/sharepoint-server-help/my-sites-connecting-to-people-and-information-RZ101827920.aspx

Introduction to Records Management and Compliance This course introduces some of the new and improved Records Management and Compliance features in SharePoint Server 2010.

http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/sharepoint-server-help/introduction-to-records-management-and-compliance-RZ101825173.aspx

Quickly find the resources you need to get your job done In this course, you’ll learn how SharePoint Server 2010 has been improved to help you quickly and easily find the documents you need to get your work done faster.

http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/sharepoint-server-help/quickly-find-the-resources-you-need-to-get-your-job-done-RZ101835284.aspx

Make Better Business Decisions In this course, you’ll learn how to use a PerformancePoint dashboard to analyze potential business concerns, and then share information with others.

http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/sharepoint-server-help/make-better-business-decisions-RZ101850778.aspx

Dec 18th 2010

Update: New Post involving SharePoint 2010 Server Farm Deployment Series Part 1 – Installation can be found here

Original Post

Yay! Finally after weeks of anticipation, Microsoft released the  beta version of the SharePoint 2010 product line. I had been delaying the SharePoint project at work so that we could get started on the newer and meaner SharePoint 2010. Don’t get me wrong WSS 3.0 and MOSS 2007 had revolutionized the concept of SharePoint, but then why not wait for 2010?

Considering the size and requirements of our firm, SharePoint 2010 Foundation Server would be serving our needs as we try and find our foot with it as well.

So this will be the starting blog as I take a deeper dive into SharePoint 2010 Foundation Server and what it has to offer.

My Pallete for the installation:-

Windows 2008 Standard SP2

Virtualized (Dhaaa! )

So lets get into it.

Get your SharePoint via MSDN or TechNet and also available via Public Download

Installation Phase

The installation was fairly straightforward with a few speed bumps which are easily avoidable.

1. Double click the beta exe file and it will start extracting the setup files

   

2. Next you will be presented with the following screens and the options. First thing I fell in love with SharePoint 2010 was the fact that I got all my prerequisites in one place wohoo. (So I thought)

   

3. Here you can see the list of Prerequisites that are needed and they can be installed as easily as next next option.

   

4. Towards the end you get the following screen

   

   Which shows the end of installation of the prerequisites.

5. So you get back to the original screen and start the Install SharePoint Foundation option

   

6. And then I hit Speed bump 1. One of the error message was because of reboot requirement after I uninstalled my dev WSS 3.0.

   

   After reboot and restart of the installation I hit Speed Bump 2 but with a difference

   

   But I thought I had all the prerequisite software’s installed.

   

   And then I found this on TechNet

   

   And couple of clicks away

   

   I was able to get down and dirty with my SharePoint installation

   

   And then onto the configuration page