Whew!

The mad rush to download the public betas of  the 2007 Microsoft Office System (SharePoint, Groove, and the assorted Office client products) continues almost unabated. If you look at the download lists, you can get virtually everything Microsoft has coming down the pike; but something is missing. Where is the download for Windows SharePoint Services (WSS) version 3? As of this writing, you won't find it on the 2007 Microsoft Office System Preview Site.

WSS wasn't meant to be an Easter Egg. A post on The Microsoft Office System Team Blog explains that the WSS links were inadvertently left off, and provides all of the details and links so you too can get the stand-alone WSS V3 installers.

Here's the address of that MOST blog for those of you that prefer to copy and paste: http://blogs.msdn.com/sharepoint/archive/2006/05/25/606800.aspx

Hmmm... All this talk of Links and Easter Eggs is making me hungry - I think I'll go get some breakfast!

 - Woody -

P.S. While Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 (MOSS) includes WSS, that installation is integrated into the MOSS setup, and shouldn't be used separately.