Click here for the general installation guide for SharePoint 2007 products.

System Requirements

Microsoft SharePoint Foundation 2010 or Microsoft SharePoint Server 2010.

If you have not already done so, please download the SharePointBoost License Management Center available for download on this website.

Installation Preconditions

You must be the SharePoint Farm Administrator and start "SharePoint 2010 Administration" and "SharePoint 2010 Timer" in services management, same for SharePoint 2007.

Before you start installing the product please make sure these services are started as shown in the screenshot below.

For multiple servers, the current user must have permission to write into the related database.

Also the current user needs to be an administrator, local administrator or domain administrator.

License Management

Click on the product name in the License Management Center to visit the license management page of your SharePointBoost product.

After the payment is made, please send the Server, Site Collection or Farm License code (see screenshot below) to sales@sharepointboost.com so that we can generate the appropriate license code for you.

Enter the license code into the License Activation box and click "Validate". You will get confirmation that your license has been validated (see screenshot below).

Installation

Note:

You must be the SharePoint Farm Administrator and start "SharePoint 2010 Administration" and "SharePoint 2010 Timer" in services management. Before you start installing the product please make sure these services are started as shown in the screenshot below.

Download the archive (*.zip) of the product of your choice from the SharePointBoost website, then extract the file. Open the created folder and run "Setup.exe".

The system check is checking whether or not your machine meets all the requirements for installing the SharePointBoost product. After the system check is finished, click "Next".

Please select one or more web application as deployment targets and click "Next".

Upon completion of the installation, details are displayed showing in which web applications your SharePointBoost product has been installed.

Activation

After installing the SharePointBoost product, it has to be activated before it can be used. To do this, log on as the Site Collection Administrator, open the "Site Actions" menu, and then click "Site Settings" as shown in the screenshot below.

In the "Site Settings" page, find "Site Collection Administration" and click "Site collection features".

In the Site Collection Features list, click the "Activate" button of the SharePointBoost product you want to activate.

After activating your SharePointBoost product, it is ready to use.

Product Upgrade

Simply download the latest version of our product, and run the installer. This will present you with an option to upgrade the current installation.

Please select upgrade and click the "Next" button. The installed version will be retracted and the new version installed automatically. There is no need to remove the installed version. In addition, all current settings will be preserved after upgrading.

Uninstalling SharePointBoost Products

If you want to uninstall your SharePointBoost product, please run the "Setup.exe" file again. (If the setup file has been deleted, please download it from http://www.sharepointboost.com.)

In the Repair or Remove page, select the "Remove" radio button and click "Next", your SharePointBoost product will then be uninstalled.