Sharepoint is installed but still get the error “Sharepoint server must be installed on this computer”

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I am a newbie and I have installed Win server 2003, SP 2007 and VS 2010 for creating a web part. However, when I try creating a web part, it says

A sharepoint Server is not installed on this computer. A Sharepoint server must be installed to work with Sharepoint projects

Please help!!!

Tom Vervoort Tom Vervoort · Accepted Answer · 2011-06-28T08:23:32

It's because the out-of-the-box Visual Studio 2010 templates are meant for SharePoint 2010 development. If you want to use Visual Studio 2010 for SharePoint 2007 development, you cannot use these templates.

Sharepoint is installed but still get the error “Sharepoint server must be installed on this computer”

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