http://blogs.msdn.com/gzunino/archive/2007/09/17/hosting-a-wcf-service-in-windows-sharepoint-services-v3-0.aspx. Use WCF service from outside Sharepoint. Calling a WCF service from within a custom web part is really, really easy. ...
Microsoft SharePoint Full Article Link - Go Sharepoint : From the beginning

The image also contains SQL 2005 SP1, Office 2007 Pro, Sharepoint Designer and some other bits...check the above link for more details. Back to the Gotcha, well, there are two. After installing Virtual Server 2005, I promptly opened the ...
Microsoft SharePoint Full Article Link - Beginning Sharepoint : Virtual Server 2005 Gotcha...