I am going to split this topic into 2 stages(general, for developer)  depend upon the requirement/usage.

Stage 1: General

Steps

1. Install "Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition" with Service Pack(SP1)
2. Install IIS
3. Install Microsoft .NET 2.0 Framework (filename: Dotnet framework 2.x.exe)
4. Install Microsoft .NET 3.0 Framework (filename: dotnetfx3setup.exe)
5. Configure Web Services Extensions
6. Prepare Service Account
7. Install "Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Enterprise Edition"
8. Install "Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007"(MOSS)
   1. For Option > "Basic" Vs "Advanced", Select "Advanced"
   2. For Option > "Server Type", Select "Complete"
9. Configure MOSS Initial Configurations
10. Install Windows SharePoint Services Service Pack 1 (filename: wssv3sp1-kb936988-x86-fullfile-en-us.exe)
11. Install Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 Service Pack 1 (filename: officeserver2007sp1-kb936984-x86-fullfile-en-us.exe)
12. Configure MOSS Central Site & Main Site

Stage 2: For Developer

Steps

1. Install Microsoft Office 2007
   1. Word 2007
   2. Excel 2007
   3. InfoPath 2007 (Must)
2. Install Microsoft SharePoint Designer 2007 with Service Pack 1 (filename: sharepointdesigner2007sp1-kb937162-fullfile-en-us.exe) (optional)
3. Install Visual Studio 2005 With Service Pack (filename: VS80sp1-KB926601-X86-ENU.exe)
   • Note : While Installing SP, If you got any error Message of code "2755" or "1718" please download and install KB925336 or vist the microsoft support:925336
   • Restart the server (Must)
4. Install Office Server SDK (filename: OfficeServerSDK.exe)
5. Install Windows SharePoint Server SDK (filename: WssSDK.exe)
6. Install Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 Tools: Visual Studio 2005 Extensions, Version 1.1 (filename: VSeWSSv11.exe)
7. Install Visual Studio 2005 extensions for .NET Framework 3.0 (Windows Workflow Foundation)

Reference resources

• MOSS Deployment guide.doc
• Deployment Guide.doc (2.72 mb)