Install SharePoint 2010 on Windows 7(64-bit):

 

SharePoint 2010 provide functionality to install SharePoint 2010 on Windows7. Follow these steps to install on Windows7(64-bit):

1.      Install SQL Express 2008 from "http://www.microsoft.com/express/sql/download/”

2.     Download SharePoint 2010 Beta from http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/evalcenter/ee388573.aspx. Copy the exe to the folder C:\SharePointFiles

3.      Open Command prompt and run

c:\SharePointFiles\ en_sharepoint_server_2010_beta_x64_x16-19249.exe /extract:c:\SharePointFiles

4.      Open the file using notepad “c:\SharePointFiles\files\Setup\config.xml”

5.      Add <Setting Id="AllowWindowsClientInstall" Value="True"/> to the Configuration section

6.      Install the Filter Pack from C:\SharePointFiles\PrerequisiteInstallerFiles\FilterPack\ FilterPack.msi

7.      Install the following softwares:

• Sync Framework (http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=141237)
  
• Microsoft Geneva Framework Beta 1 Runtime for x64(http://download.microsoft.com/download/F/3/D/F3D66A7E-C974-4A60-B7A5-382A61EB7BC6/MicrosoftGenevaFramework.amd64.msi)
  
• SQL Native Client(http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=123718)
  
• Microsoft SQL Server 2008 KB 970315 x64(http://support.microsoft.com/kb/970315)
  
• Microsoft .NET Framework 4 Beta 2(http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=ded875c8-fe5e-4cc9-b973-2171b61fe982&displaylang=en)

 

8.      Run following command to Install Windows Features(IIS and other related)

 

start /w pkgmgr /iu:IIS-WebServerRole;IIS-WebServer;IIS-CommonHttpFeatures; IIS-StaticContent;IIS-DefaultDocument;IIS-DirectoryBrowsing;IIS-HttpErrors; IIS-ApplicationDevelopment;IIS-ASPNET;IIS-NetFxExtensibility; IIS-ISAPIExtensions;IIS-ISAPIFilter;IIS-HealthAndDiagnostics; IIS-HttpLogging;IIS-LoggingLibraries;IIS-RequestMonitor;IIS-HttpTracing;IIS-CustomLogging; IIS-Security;IIS-BasicAuthentication;IIS-WindowsAuthentication;IIS-DigestAuthentication; IIS-RequestFiltering;IIS-Performance;IIS-HttpCompressionStatic;IIS-HttpCompressionDynamic; IIS-WebServerManagementTools;IIS-ManagementConsole;IIS-IIS6ManagementCompatibility; IIS-Metabase;IIS-WMICompatibility;WAS-WindowsActivationService;WAS-ProcessModel; WAS-NetFxEnvironment;WAS-ConfigurationAPI;WCF-HTTP-Activation; WCF-NonHTTP-Activation

 

9.      Run “c:\SharePointFiles\Setup.exe” to install SharePoint

10.   On “Choose the installation you want page”, click Standalone

11.   Choose default settings and complete the installation

12.   Now, run RegEdit and browse to “HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Shared Tools\Web Server Extensions\14.0\WSS”

13.   Change “ServerRole” value from SINGLESERVER to WFE

14.   Start the “the SharePoint Products and Technologies Configuration Wizard” and follow the steps to install SharePoint 2010