Set up SharePoint Designer 2013 Step By Step Part 3

SharePoint Designer 2013 – a tool that is most useful few years back, still handy in some projects, and that still gives me trouble when need to set up for any new machine. So, here is a set up process that I believe can be helpful in future.

Here is order of installation we are going to follow in this article:

• Pre-requisite Installation 
• Service pack 1 for .Net Framework 3.0
• SharePoint Designer 2013 
• Service Pack 1 (This Blog)
• Security Update for Microsoft SharePoint Designer 2013 (kb2863836) (This Blog)
• Update for Microsoft SharePoint Designer 2013 (kb3114337)
• Update for Microsoft SharePoint Designer 2013 (kb3114721)

If you miss any previous post, you can visit using the above link:

In this blog we are going to install Service Pack 1.

Once the SharePoint designer 2013 is installed, we need to install Service Pack 1 and other updates. Without this I face blank workflow open or workflow not open issues.

• SharePoint Designer Service Pack 1 download link:
• spdsp2013-kb2817441-fullfile-x64-en-us.exe
  https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=42009
  
  
• spdsp2013-kb2817441-fullfile-x86-en-us.exe
  https://www.microsoft.com/en-eg/download/details.aspx?id=42015

• Double click on “spdsp2013-kb2817441-fullfile-x64-en-us.exe” to start installation.
• It will ask to read the License terms and accept it.
• Check the “Click here to accept the Microsoft Software License Terms” checkbox after reading the terms. It will enable continue button.
• Click the “Continue” button.

• It will start installation of Service pack 1. It may take couple of minutes to install.
• Once installation is done, click ok.

Once the Service Pack 1 installation is done,  we need to install Security Update for Microsoft SharePoint Designer 2013. 

• First we need to download that. Use below links for the downloading: 
• spd2013-kb2863836-fullfile-x64-glb.exe
  https://www.microsoft.com/en-in/download/details.aspx?id=42871
  
  
• spd2013-kb2863836-fullfile-x86-glb.exe
  https://download.microsoft.com/download/8/9/E/89E909FF-3839-47BB-92D8-A5D900BB805C/spd2013-kb2863836-fullfile-x86-glb.exe

• Double click on “spd2013-kb2863836-fullfile-x64-glb.exe” to install the update.
• It will open dialog to show terms.
• Click on “Click here to accept the Microsoft Software License Term” after reading the terms. Once checked, continue button will be enabled.
• Click continue.

• It will install the update. It may take few minutes to install.
• Once installation is completed, click ok.

In the next blog, we will complete the set up with pending two updates. 

Set up SharePoint Designer 2013 Step By Step Part 2

SharePoint Designer 2013 – a tool that is most useful few years back, still handy in some projects, and that still gives me trouble when need to set up for any new machine. So, here is a set up process that I believe can be helpful in future.

Here is order of installation we are going to follow in this article:

• Pre-requisite Installation 
• Service pack 1 for .Net Framework 3.0
• SharePoint Designer 2013 (This Blog)
• Service Pack 1
• Security Update for Microsoft SharePoint Designer 2013 (kb2863836)
• Update for Microsoft SharePoint Designer 2013 (kb3114337)
• Update for Microsoft SharePoint Designer 2013 (kb3114721)

If you miss any previous post, you can visit using the above link:

In this blog we are going to install SharePoint Designer:

• First step is to download the SharePoint Designer 2013. Check your system type and d
• SharePoint Designer 2013 download link-
• 64-bit (sharepointdesigner2013_64bit.exe)
• 32-bit (sharepointdesigner2013_32bit.exe)
  https://www.microsoft.com/en-in/download/details.aspx?id=35491

Follow below steps to install the SharePoint Designer 2013. For this blog, I will use 64 Bit download:

• Double Click on “sharepointdesigner2013_64bit.exe” file to start the installation.
• It will extract the files first.

• Once extraction is done, it will open Installation wizard. Click “Install Now”.

• It will install the designer in the system. This may take couple of minutes.
• Once installation is done, click close to complete installation.

In the next part we will install Service Pack 1.

Set up SharePoint Designer 2013 Step By Step Part 1

SharePoint Designer 2013 – a tool that is most useful few years back, still handy in some projects, and that still gives me trouble when need to set up for any new machine. So, here is a set up process that I believe can be helpful in future.


Here is order of installation we are going to follow in this article:

• Pre-requisite Installation (This Blog)
• Service pack 1 for .Net Framework 3.0
• SharePoint Designer 2013
• Service Pack 1
• Security Update for Microsoft SharePoint Designer 2013 (kb2863836)
• Update for Microsoft SharePoint Designer 2013 (kb3114337)
• Update for Microsoft SharePoint Designer 2013 (kb3114721)

In this blog we are going to install Pre-requisites:

• Service pack 1 for .Net Framework 3.0
  
  Download link - https://www.microsoft.com/en-in/download/details.aspx?id=3005

This will save you from error - Windows workflow Foundation, part of .Net Framework 3.0 must be installed to use this feature.

• When you start installation, it will take a moment to identify the features to be install. Click “Download and install feature”.

• Once installation complete, click close.

We are done with Pre-requisites. We will start the SharePoint Designer Installation in next part.