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• Sharepoint Forums 1.2 can be installed in Windows Sharepoint Services 3.0 (WSS3).

• Installing Sharepoint Forums 1.2 support in WSS3 includes the following steps:
  
  
  1. Install ASP.NET AJAX 1.0 for WSS3
  
  
  2. Download and Install Sharepoint Forums 1.2
  
  
  3. Add Custom JavaScript Code to the default.master Page
  
  
  4. Add the Sharepoint Forums 1.2 Web Part to a Sharepoint Page

• The instructions for installing ASP.NET AJAX 1.0 support in WSS3 can be found here.

• Sharepoint Forums 1.2 can be downloaded here.

• After downloading Sharepoint Forums 1.2, install using the provided setup program.

• Open a command prompt and run the following command from the C:\Program Files\WPPackager\{14aa60ab-2b6b-4254-b45e-0ef7b8b2a201} folder:

"\program files\common files\microsoft shared\web server extensions\12\bin\stsadm" -o addwppack -filename "SharePointForums-1.2.0.0_Bil Simser.cab" -globalinstall -force

• Edit the default.master file using Office Sharepoint Designer 2007. Put following JavaScript code immediately before the ending </body> tag in the file.

 
<script type="text/javascript">
function ProcessOwsForm(ctl, argument)
{

if (frm.fPreviewMode)
{
var LcantSaveText = "This form cannot be saved when previewing this page.";
window.alert(LcantSaveText);
return;
}
if (frm.FValidate(true))
{
frm.FPostProcess();
var theForm = document.forms['aspnetForm'];
__doPostBack2(ctl, argument);
}
}
function __doPostBack2(eventTarget, eventArgument)
{
theForm.__EVENTTARGET.value = eventTarget;
theForm.__EVENTARGUMENT.value = eventArgument;
theForm.submit();
}
</script>

1. Sharepoint - Activate Menu Item: Site Actions > Edit Page > Add a Web Part
2. Select the Sharepoint Forums 1.2.0.0 web part and then activate the "Add" button.