Preparing a Windows XP development environment for SharePoint

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I am trying to get started with MS Sharepoint.

How can I prepare my Standalone PC (running Windows XP Professional) to have a development environment for MS Sharepoint ?

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Corey Roth On BEST ANSWER

That is correct, you want to build a virtual machine. For more specific details on how to setup a SharePoint developer virtual machine, see this post.

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Andrew Siemer On

This should probably be on ServerFault...hence the close votes.

But while it is here I will give some suggestions. Get virtual pc up and running on your XP box. Install a windows 2003 image on that VPC. Then install sharepoint in there. Then you have something to develop against.

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Kusek On

Download and Install Virtual Server

Next download the VHD and get it hooked to the Virtual Server, noting more, you are ready to go.