Question

I have found many tutorials about using Windows Server 2003 as a development machine, and very little information about Windows Server 2008 for the same purpose.

For a nicer experience, I have followed the steps from Convert your Windows Server 2008 to a Workstation.

I am searching for the requirements and installation order for IIS 7 with IIS 6 compatibility mode, .NET Framework 3.5 SP1 (does it require the installation of .NET Framework 3.0 feature, or can be installed directly), SQL Server 2005 SP2 (with Reporting services and Analysis Services), Visual Studio 2008 SP1.

Answer 1

SQL Server 2005 - installation order (thank you Anthony)

• IIS 7 with IIS 6 backwards compatibility (for reporting services)
• KB 950636
• SQL Server 2005
• SQL Server 2005 SP3
• Visual Studio 2005 SP1 (for BIDS)
• Visual Studio 2005 SP1 update for Vista (for BIDS)

SQL Server 2005 - links

• Error message when you install SQL Server 2005 SP3 on Windows Vista: ‘Visual Studio 2005 has a known compatibility issue with this version of Windows’
• Update for Windows Server 2008 (KB950636) – Install this update to resolve an issue where SQL Server 2005 installation is not completed successfully on a system running Windows Server 2008.
• You receive a warning message on the System Configuration Check page of the SQL Server 2005 Setup program on a computer that is running Windows Vista or a Server Core installation of Windows Server 2008
• How to install and how to configure SQL Server 2005 Reporting Services on a computer that is running Windows Server 2008
• SQL Server 2005 on Windows Server 2008
• Installing SQL Server 2005 Reporting Service on IIS 7
• SQL Server User Provisioning Tool for Vista