How to install Sharepoint extensions on Windows XP/ Vista
May 28th, 2009
When developing Sharepoint solutions with Visual Studio you may want to install the Sharepoint extensions for Visual Studio. But when trying to do this you get the error that Sharepoint isn’t installed. This error wont go away because you can not install WSS or MOSS on a Windows XP/Vista box. There is a reg hack so the installer will think that Sharepoint is installed.
Add the following reg key:
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Shared\Tools\Web Server Extensions\12.0]
“Sharepoint”=”Installed”
Now you can install without any problem.
