Installing Microsoft SharePoint Server 2010 on Windows 7 x64

It is much simple to do this. Just a little work and your SharePoint Installation ready to work on Windows 7

64 bit Client OS.

You can simply install SharePoint Server 2010 on your client OS just by modifying a config file.

Copy CD contents to a folder on your hard drive and Follow following steps:

*Go to the Files folder
*Go to the Setup folder
*Open config.xml

*Add the following line before the closing </configuration> tag

<Setting Id="AllowWindowsClientInstall" Value="True"/>

Save the file and Run the Setup.exe. now it will work fine. 

Remember: These lines are Case Sensitive so Write them correct.

On Windows 7, install the following additional prerequisites required before running Setup.exe:

o    Microsoft FilterPack 2.0. At a command prompt, type the following:

installation directory folder\PrerequisiteInstallerFiles\FilterPack\FilterPack.msi

o    Microsoft Sync Framework

o    SQL Server Native Client

o    Windows Identity Foundation (Windows6.1-KB974405-x64.msu)

o    Chart Controls (this is not required if you are going to install SharePoint Foundation 2010).

o    SQL Server Analysis Services - ADOMD.Net (this is not required if you are going to install SharePoint Foundation 2010).