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When we create or customize SharePoint 2010 solutions, it is usually best to develop the solution on a local computer where Microsoft SharePoint Server 2010 or Microsoft SharePoint Foundation 2010 is installed: this article describes how to install a development environment with Microsoft SharePoint 2010 and Microsoft Visual Studio 2010.
Depending on your specific requirements and budget, you can choose one of the following options: Install SharePoint on Windows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1 x64 or Windows Server 2012 (or later).
How to set up a development environment for SharePoint?
Install the app development prerequisites for the operating system and SharePoint 1 Run the PrerequisiteInstaller.exe tool. 2 Run the Setup.exe tool included with your installation files. 3 Accept the Microsoft Software License Terms. 4 On the Choose the installation you want page, choose Stand-alone. Figure 2. Installation type choice
The document has been so written so that it applies to implementing SharePoint 2010 and 2013. The document outlines several key areas such as; getting a client and sponsor, defining governance, having a skilled team, training provision, service operations, information architecture, policies and standards and configuration management.
Windows 7 and Windows Vista cannot be used for production deployments of SharePoint 2010. If we use Windows 7 or Windows Vista for our development environment, we should have access to a test environment that has the same operating system installed as our production environment.
Is the SharePoint farm environment compatible with SharePoint 2010?
The development environment that we create by using these instructions will not support SharePoint 2010 farm installations and we should not host active production sites with this configuration. These instructions enable us to get started with an environment that is specifically suited to developing SharePoint custom solutions.
Download SharePoint 2010 Foundation from the Microsoft Download Area, saving the file into a folder on the PC (for example, C:\\SharePointFiles ); inside the tag and save the file; this line will allow the execution of the installation program on a Windows client version.