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Setting Up the Development Environment for SharePoint 2010 on Windows Vista, Windows 7, and Windows Server 2008

SharePoint 2010

Published: May 2010

When you create or customize SharePoint solutions, it is usually best to develop the solution on a local computer where Microsoft SharePoint Server 2010 or Microsoft SharePoint Foundation 2010 is installed. This article describes how to install a development environment with Microsoft SharePoint 2010 and Microsoft Visual Studio 2010. The development environment that you create by using these instructions will not support SharePoint farm installations, and you should not host active production sites with this configuration. These instructions enable you to get started with an environment that is specifically suited to developing SharePoint custom solutions.

NoteNote

For a Windows PowerShell script that installs and configures all of the prerequisites and products that you will need to get started with SharePoint Server 2010 development, see SharePoint 2010 Easy Setup Script.

The requirements for a development environment are less stringent and costly than the requirements for a production environment, and the guidelines in this topic do not support a production environment installation. You have several options for preconfiguring the operating system of a local computer on which you will install SharePoint 2010 for development purposes. The choice that you make will be determined by factors specific to your organization and environment (such as budget, the size of your development team, and the operating systems that you and your organization are already using).

In any development environment, you should use a computer with an x64-capable CPU, and at least 2 gigabytes (GB) of RAM to install and run SharePoint Foundation; 4 GB of RAM is preferable. You should use a computer with 4 GB of RAM to install and run SharePoint Server; 6 GB to 8 GB of RAM is preferable.

Following are the options:

  • Install SharePoint on Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2 x64 (or Windows Server 2008 R2 x64).

  • Use Microsoft Hyper-V and install SharePoint on a virtual machine running a Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2 x64 (or Windows Server 2008 R2 x64) guest operating system.

  • Install SharePoint on Windows 7 x64, Windows Vista Service Pack 1 x64, or Windows Vista Service Pack 2 x64.

  • Use Microsoft Hyper-V and install SharePoint on a virtual machine running a Windows 7 x64, Windows Vista Service Pack 1 x64, or Windows Vista Service Pack 2 x64 guest operating system.

You must install the WCF Hotfix for Microsoft Windows. The hotfix is available for Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2, Windows Vista Service Pack 1, and Windows Vista Service Pack 2 and for Windows Server 2008 R2 and Windows 7.

If you are using Windows Vista Service Pack 1 or Windows Vista Service Pack 2, install the hotfix for ASP.NET on IIS 7.0 (KB967535). This hotfix, which has already been installed on Windows 7, Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2, and Windows Server 2008 R2, updates the ASP.NET common language runtime (CLR) to recognize a new option of optimizing compilations. To take advantage of this option, set the optimizeCompilations property of the <compilation> tag in your web.config file to true:

<compilation optimizeCompilations="true">

This change significantly improves the initial page load time after you have installed a solution to the bin directory.

You must install the ADO.NET Data Services Update for .NET Framework 3.5 SP1 to enable REST-based data services. This update is available for Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2, Windows Vista Service Pack 1, and Windows Vista Service Pack 2 and for Windows Server 2008 R2 and Windows 7.

Windows 7 and Windows Vista cannot be used for production deployments of SharePoint 2010. If you use Windows 7 or Windows Vista for your development environment, you should have access to a test environment that has the same operating system installed as your production environment. Windows 7 and Windows Vista are recommended only for developer workstations and should be used only for stand-alone installations. You can use a separate Microsoft SQL Server instance, but you should not configure your installation as a SharePoint farm and you should not host active sites on this configuration.

SharePoint requires your operating system to have certain prerequisites installed before installation begins. For this reason, SharePoint includes a PrerequisiteInstalle.exe tool that installs all of these prerequisites for you. If your developer workstation is set up with the Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2 or Windows Server 2008 R2 operating system, you can install SharePoint 2010 by running the PrerequisiteInstaller.exe tool (which is included with SharePoint 2010) to install the prerequisites that SharePoint needs, and then run Setup.exe. However, you cannot use PrerequisiteInstaller.exe on Windows 7 or Windows Vista. For those operating systems, you must follow the additional instructions in this section.

Because the default installation works only for Windows Server 2008, you must edit one configuration file and install many of the prerequisites manually. You must perform each of the following steps while logged on with an account that has administrator access on the local computer. These steps assume that you received the SharePoint 2010 distribution as a single compressed executable file named SharePointFoundation.exe for SharePoint Foundation 2010 and setup.exe for SharePoint Server 2010.

To set up a developer workstation

  1. Copy the SharePointFoundation.exe (or setup.exe) installation file to a folder on the computer where you are installing SharePoint and doing your development, such as in the following path:

    c:\SharePointFiles

  2. Extract the installation files by opening a Command Prompt window, and then typing the following command at the directory location of the folder where you copied the installation files in the previous step.

    For SharePoint Foundation 2010:

    c:\SharePointFiles\SharePoint /extract:c:\SharePointFiles

    For SharePoint Server 2010:

    c:\SharePointFiles\OfficeServer /extract:c:\SharePointFiles

  3. Using a text editor such as Notepad, open the installation configuration file, config.xml, located in the following path: c:\SharePointFiles\files\Setup\config.xml

    Add this line inside the <configuration> tag:

    <Setting Id="AllowWindowsClientInstall" Value="True"/>
    
  4. Save the configuration file.

  5. Review the complete configuration file. It now looks similar to the following for SharePoint Foundation 2010. The complete configuration file will be longer for SharePoint Server 2010 (and therefore the text below cannot replace the contents of that file), but should use the same setting for the AllowWindowsClientInstall attribute.

    <Configuration>
      <Package Id="sts">
        <Setting Id="SETUPTYPE" Value="CLEAN_INSTALL" />
      </Package>
      <DATADIR Value="%CommonProgramFiles%\Microsoft Shared\Web Server
       Extensions\14\Data" />
      <Logging Type="verbose" Path="%temp%" Template="Microsoft Windows
       SharePoint Services 4.0 Setup *.log" />
      <PIDKEY Value="PIDKey Value" />
      <Setting Id="UsingUIInstallMode" Value="1" />
      <Setting Id="SETUP_REBOOT" Value="Never" />
      <Setting Id="AllowWindowsClientInstall" Value="True"/>
    </Configuration>
    

    All of the text in this configuration file is case-sensitive. If you do not edit the configuration file as described in the previous step or if you do not save the configuration file, when you try to run the installation you see the error message shown in Figure 1.

    Figure 1. Setup is unable to proceed error message

    Setup is unable to proceed
  6. If you are using Windows Vista Service Pack 1 or Windows Vista Service Pack 2, you must install the following prerequisites:

  7. If you are using Windows Vista Service Pack 1, Windows Vista Service Pack 2, or Windows 7, install the following additional prerequisites:

  8. Manually enable each of the required Windows Features. You can do this quickly by copying and running the following command in a Command Prompt window.

    Caution note Caution

    The following text contains line breaks.

    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-ManagementScriptingTools;^
    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. Verify that the required Windows Features are enabled. The command in the previous step enables all of the required features in the Internet Information Services section of the Windows Features dialog box (which you can access through the Programs section in Control Panel). Use Figure 2 and Figure 3 to check that you have enabled all of the required Windows Features. If any features are missing in your operating system, return to the Internet Information Services section of the Windows Features dialog box and enable them.

    Note Note

    The following figures represent one Windows Features dialog box on a computer running the Windows 7 operating system. They have been broken into two figures for the sake of readability. The list of Windows Features will look the same on Windows Vista.

    Figure 2. First part of Windows Features list from Windows 7

    First part of Windows Features list

    Figure 3. Second part of Windows Features list from Windows 7

    Second part of Windows Features list
  10. Restart your computer to complete the changes that you made to Windows Features.

  1. To install SharePoint Server 2010 or SharePoint Foundation 2010, open a Command Prompt window, and then type the following at the command prompt:

    c:\SharePointFiles\Setup.exe
    
  2. Accept the Microsoft Software License Terms.

  3. On the Choose the installation you want page, click Standalone to install everything on one developer workstation.

    Figure 4. Installation type choice

    Installation type choice
  4. If any errors occur in the installation, review the log file. To find the log file, open a Command Prompt window, and then type the following commands at the command prompt. The log file is displayed at the end of the directory listing.

    cd %temp%
    dir /od *.log
    
    
    TipTip

    A link to the log file also appears when the installation is complete.

  5. After the installation is complete, you are prompted to start the SharePoint Products and Technologies Configuration Wizard. If you are using a local instance of Microsoft SQL Server 2008, install the Microsoft SQL Server 2008 KB 970315 x64 before starting the wizard. If your development environment uses a remote instance of Microsoft SQL Server 2008 or if it has a pre-existing installation of Microsoft SQL Server 2008 on which KB 970315 x64 has already been applied, this step is not necessary. With the wizard open, do the following:

    1. Install SQL Server 2008 KB 970315 x64.

    2. After the Microsoft SQL Server 2008 KB 970315 x64 installation is finished, complete the wizard.

  6. Alternatively, you can choose not to run the wizard by clearing the SharePoint Products and Technologies Configuration Wizard check box and closing the completed installation dialog box. Install SQL Server 2008 KB 970315 x64, and then manually start the SharePoint Products and Technologies Configuration Wizard by opening a Command Prompt window and executing the following command:

    C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\Web Server Extensions\14\BIN\psconfigui.exe
    
Caution note Caution

The SharePoint Products and Technologies Configuration Wizard may fail if you are using a computer that is joined to a domain but that is not connected to a domain controller. If you see this failure, connect to a domain controller either directly or through a Virtual Private Network (VPN) connection, or sign in with a local account that has administrative privileges on the computer.

After the configuration wizard is complete, you see the new SharePoint site.

Figure 5. New SharePoint site

New SharePoint site

After you set up a working development environment on a physical host computer, you can store your setup as a virtual computer, so that others can use it, or so that you can reuse this "clean" installation at a later date. Alternatively, you can set up a development environment on a newly created virtual machine. The Hyper-V role in Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2 provides infrastructure and management tools that enable you to create multiple server environments on a single host. For more information, see Getting to Know Hyper-V: A Walkthrough From Initial Setup to Common Scenarios. For a useful Windows PowerShell script that enables you to create a virtual hard drive (VHD) out of an existing Windows Server 2008 image, see Install-WindowsImage PowerShell Script on MSDN Code Gallery.

If you are using Windows 7, you can also create a VHD on which SharePoint is installed in Windows Hyper-V, and then configure Windows 7 with BDCEdit.exe so that it boots directly to the operating system on the VHD. This improves performance because the virtualization layer is not present. It also enables you to use VHD differencing disks (VHDs that contain only elements that differ from a single base installation), which save disk space and make it easier to roll back changes. See Deploy Windows on a Virtual Hard Disk with Native Boot to learn more about this kind of configuration.

If you choose to create a single server installation on a virtual computer, the standard memory requirements still apply. Your virtual computer requires at least 2 GB (preferably 4 GB) of RAM. Virtualization also gives you the opportunity to create a server farm that includes more than one machine. In a farm installation of SharePoint Server 2010, each machine requires at least 1.5 GB (preferably 2 GB) of RAM. You could run a fully functional domain infrastructure on a setup installation such as the following example installation:

  • Two virtual computers, each with 2 GB of RAM

  • Domain controller and Microsoft SQL Server 2008 running on one computer

  • SharePoint Server 2010 and two Web applications (including Central Administration) running on another computer

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Blank white page when loading sharepoint
First of all the guide worked a dream installed without any problems. $0$0 $0 $0Only one problem I load up sharepoint and my explore opens but I just have a blank white screen......$0 $0$0 $0 $0Please advise I need assistance.$0

<counie>I also was encountering this problem ( on windows 7 64 bit) I managed to resolve with the help of henry sols post on the following thread post http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en/sharepoint2010setup/thread/a422a3c8-39f6-4b9e-988a-4c4d1e745694
in summary make sure to run the command line statement ( hint for beginners - copy the statement to notepad and turnoff word wrap then copy and paste to your command prompt. the 2nd thing to try is open up iis and enable basic authentication. so far so good!
Resolved Blank white page
$0This is only for Windows 7 home premium. $0$0 $0 $0So windows 7 home premium doesn't come with WindowsAuthenticationModule so we need to install it because$0 $0I had the blank white screen when lunching central admin to resolve this issue please do the following$0 $0$0 $0 $001 Control Panel >>> change the view by to category$0 $002 Select system and security$0 $003 click Administrative tools$0 $004 From the list select internet information service (IIS Manager)$0 $005 double click modules icon$0 $006 Top right hand side under actions select configure native modules...$0 $007 click register$0 $008 In name field enter WindowsAuthenticationModule  <<<<<<<< (copy and past this)$0 $009 in patch field enter %windir%\System32\inetsrv\authsspi.dll <<<<<< (copy and past this)$0 $010 click OK, then scroll down to the bottom of the list and you will see WindowsAuthenticationModule$0 $011 refresh, close what ever save the changes$0 $012 hit windown button (start)$0 $013 find SP central admin lunch it$0 $014 Sorted SHAREPOINT!!!!!!!!!$0 $0$0 $0 $0Note if asks you to login but you don't have a username or password do the following$0 $0$0 $0 $0015.start >>>>control panel >>>> user accounts$0 $0016 you will see to the right a icon with a name and administrator underneath >>>>> Name is your username$0 $0017 Add password to that account something easy >>>>> this is located to the left add password or something like that.$0 $0018 save changes$0 $0019 reload SP central admin$0 $0020 Sign in with name and password >>>> identical word for word (from step 16,17)$0 $0021 BING SHAREPOINT!!!!!!!!!!!!!$0 $0$0 $0 $0REMINDER ONLY FOR WINDOWS 7 HOME PREMIUM$0 $0$0 $0 $0I hope this work for you guys because I was pulling my hair out because of this white page$0
Any video for this installation
Is there a video available for this process?
Thanks!
Installed Sharepoint 2010 successfully on Windows 7 Enterprise 64 bit.
Instructions straight forward as long as you read them properly and have enough free discspace :).
Cannot Complete Sharepoint 2010 Configuration Wizard
I had a mistype on my last update of 3/30

"After I fill in these 3 fields, the "Next" button is still grayed out." This should read as 2 fields.

Sorry for the confusion.
Great Guide

Installed Sharepoint 2010 successfully on Windows 7 Ultimate 64 bit.

Instructions straight forward as long as you read them properly

Cannot Complete Sharepoint 2010 Configuration Wizard
I am trying to use the Sharepoint 2010 Configuration Wizard to "Create a new server Farm" on my physical machine without any success. I have Windows 7 x64. When I get to the "Specify Configuration Database Settings" window, there are only 2 fields available with "Database server" and "Database name" and the "Next" button greyed out,. After I fill in these 3 fields, the "Next" button is still grayed out.

I already tried running the Hotfixes Windows6.1-KB976462-v2-x64.msu, Windows6.1-KB982307-x64.msu, Windows6.1-KB958830-x64-RefreshPkg.msu, Windows6.0-KB976394-x64.msu, NDP35SP1-KB982306-x64.exe & sqlncli.msi. When I do I get the message "The update is not applicable to your computer"

The Services "SharePoint 2010 Administration" & "SharePoint 2010 Timer" were stopped and I started them before I started the wizard. I also tried while they were stopped. The wizard page "Specify Configuration Database Settings" also says "Specify Database Access Account". Should there be another field there?

Thanks!
Does it have to be so complicated ?
Trying to download SP2010 to windows 7 is like walking on hot coals. Does it have to be so complicated ? Making complicated things seem simple is a sign that you know what you are doing.
Product Key

I had to remove the line containing

<PIDKEY Value="PIDKey Value" />

from the XML configuration file to go on with the installation process.
Also I think this document should be updated to reflect the installation steps more accurately: I'm running Windows 7 Ultimate x64 SP1 and many fixes mentioned here are not necessary.

Cannot access site collection.
Hi I successfully installed Sharepoint 2010 on Windows 7 Enterprise using this manual. I created a new web application and a new site collection on it. The problem is that when I access the site collection using IE 7 it displays "Internet Explorer cannot display the webpage". Hope you can help me out guys, thanks in advance.
Oh woow!

Oh wow does the comments on this page ever end? :D

Installing tips
If you copied SharePointFoundation.exe in a writeable directory, you have to execute that file:
c:\SharePointFiles\SharePointFoundation /extract:c:\SharePointFiles

If you use an installation disk btw., just copy the whole content into a new directory and skip the extraction part.
Instructions incorrect

I don't see how anyone could get this to work on Windows 7.

Step two tells me to copy SharePointFoundation.exe into a directory named c:\SharePointFiles.
Then I am instructed to execute the statement c:\SharePointFiles\SharePoint (SharePointFoundation.exe) /extract:c:\SharePointFiles

This can't possibly work because there is no "SharePoint.exe" file in that directory to execute, nor is it in anywhere in the path.
Something is obviously missing in the instructions.

Solved error : Sharepoint product configuration wizard.
Script to automate SharePoint 2010 installation on windows 7
Should have added this long time ago, here is a script I wrote that automates installation of SharePoint 2010 on windows 7 $0http://gallery.technet.microsoft.com/scriptcenter/a88cad83-f595-4487-940e-f678ce47eb5f$0
Prodcut Key for dev workstation (enterprise)

I completed my workstation (Window 7) installation for SP enterprise - so that I can do Performance Point development, and now want to migrate to new workstation.

I do not have my product key (cannot find the key).  Any way to get a new key with out purchase of enterprise edition?

WCF hotfix and SP1
If you're installing SharePoint Server with SP1 already applied (available on MSDN now) the WCF hotfix step is unnecessary. It's built in now.
Error al ejecutar el asistente
Gracias por la info, les escribo porque tuve el siguiente error cuando voy a correr el asistente para la configuración después de instalar el Hotfix para SQL, el error es el siguiente:$0 _________________________$0 el asistente para la configuracio de producto de MOSS detecto un error y debe cerrarce. vuelva a iniciar el asistente.$0 $0 se inicio una excepción de tipo System.ArgumentException. Informacion adicional de la excepción: font ´tahoma´ does not support style ´regular´.$0 _______________________$0 $0 cuando lo vuelvo a ejecutar sigue saliendo el mismo error, como lo corrijo?$0 $0 Gracias!
dbwrap.exe' failed with error code: -2067919934

If it still fails, and give some error on dbwrap.exe, uninstall everything related to SQL server (even CLR types too) and then install Native clients and analysis service from above given link and run setup.exe again with repair option.. it worked for me.. :)

Thanks.

workaround for windows 7 sharepoint 2010 foundation login issue
Thanks! That fixed the issue for me. However, I did not need to do the second step ("DisableLoopbackCheck").

Thanks for the hint!
Joerg



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Hi all,

I have been able to successfully install the sharepoint foundation 2010 on my windows 7 ultimate edition using the above instructions with out any issues. But i have also faced the same issue which has been mentioned by most users above that is "not able to logon to sharepoint sites (admin as well as front end sites) even after providing the right credentials".

I have invested more than 4 hours for debugging this issue and tried all the suggestions mentioned above. The issue turned out to be INTERNET EXPLORER intranet settings. Intranet settings are now turned off by default. Intranet settings are less secure than Internet Settings.

Please check the below link for enabling the settings.

http://www.itechiez.com/silent-installs/tweaks-and-fixes/ie-intranet-settings-are-now-turned-off-by-default/

*EDIT* I did disable the "DisableLoopbackCheck" before i did changes in the INTERNET Explorer settings. Find more information about the "DisableLoopbackCheck" here

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/896861

Hope this helps


Typing Mistake to Execute Command ...
$0I was Installing the SharePoint Foundation 2010 on Windows 7 and discover the typing mistake was ... $0 $0For SharePoint Foundation 2010:$0 $0c:\SharePointFiles\SharePoint /extract:c:\SharePointFiles$0 $0$0 $0Use this line if you are Installing the SPF 2010 on Windows 7 and following above given steps ...$0 $0For SharePoint Foundation 2010:$0 $0 $0 $0c:\SharePointFiles\SharePointFoundation /extract:c:\SharePointFiles$0 $0 $0
Sharepoint Server 2010 Standard or Enterprise on Win 7
when i am install on win7 pr. 4RAM  i got that think
The language of his installation package is not support by the you system
Blank Page After Successful SP 2010 Installation on Windows 7
Except Eable Basic Authentication in IIS, I also have to disable windows authentication to solve this issue.
Review the log file
log files do not appear when I type this
cd %temp%
dir /od *.log
 ?Any idea
Blank Page After Successful SP 2010 Installation on Windows 7 HP
I have installed SP 2010 Foundation on Windows 7 Home Premium.  Installation & Configuration steps were successful, but the subsequent web page displayed is blank. I see the following in the Event Viewer:$0 ************************************************************************************$0 SQL Database 'SharePoint_Config_6cf06f20-cb4c-49cb-97bb-df5ffbf9f335' on SQL Server instance 'G-PC\Sharepoint' not found. Additional error information from SQL Server is included below.$0 Cannot open database "SharePoint_Config_6cf06f20-cb4c-49cb-97bb-df5ffbf9f335" requested by the login. The login failed.$0 Login failed for user 'NT AUTHORITY\NETWORK SERVICE'.$0 ************************************************************************************$0 $0 Is this problem due to:$0 a) SQL DB not created during SP 2010 installation?$0 b) or Access Control issue (SQL Server Express shows 'Network Service' as a Built-in Account)?$0 c) or there is no way Home Premium edition is going to support SP 2010 - in that case suggest the page title explicitly say (Setting Up ... Windows 7 Professional & Ultimate only ...)$0 $0 Solution -$0 I had a smililar problem while installing SharePoint Foundation 2010 on WIndows 7 Home premium machine. When you open the web application or SharePoint central administration site a blank page is displayed with no information or error. Here is how I solved the problem:$0 $0 1. Go to IIS$0 2. Click on Sites$0 3. Click on your web application or SharePoint Central Administration site ( You will have to follow these steps for all the sharepoint web applications that you create in IIS)$0 4. Click on Authentication and enable Basic Authentication$0 5. Reset IIS$0 $0 With above steps my Sharepoint central administration site and wep applications are working fine now on Windows 7 Home premium. I hope this will help.$0 Thanks$0 Mukesh Chotrani$0 $0$0 $0 $0$0 $0 $0Helle Mukesh,$0 $0$0 $0 $0i try installing it on windows 7 home premium - am not getting any errors when when i try to open the site - its showing $0 $0"An unhandled win 32 exception occurred in w3wp.exe.The just in time debugger was launched without necessary security permission. to debug this process,the just in time debugger must be run as an administrator. would you like to bedug this process."  $0 $0$0 $0 $0have you got any issues like this ?$0 $0$0 $0
Still getting Error on SharePoint 2010 Configuration - Step 8 'Cannot create sample data'
I installed SharePoint 2010 on my Windows 7 machine. When I run the Configuration Wizard, it returns an error on Step 8 'Cannot create sample data'.$0 I installed the SQL Server Hotfix 970315 and the Windows Hotfix KB976462. I restarted my machine after installing each Hotfix and reran the Configuration Wizard. I am still getting the error. However, when I go to the Central Administration, I am able to create a SharePoint site successfully. How can I get the wizard to complete successfully? What I am missing by not having Step 8 and beyond configured successfully?$0
"the language of this installation package is not supported by your system"
excellent stuff! Microsoft rocks!!!

what can i do to fix it ?

can i still install it somehow ?

I have win7 64bit unlimited

This issue is because of extraction of the file. use the specified command to extract e.g. {path to EXE}\SharePoint.exe /extract:{subdirectory}
Error: The language of this installation package is not supported by your system
Hello,
First of all using /extract switch is failing the package installation. Then I used to unzip to extract and run SetUp (after all prerequisites), Now I am getting this message :
"The language of this installation package is not supported by your system"

I am trying SharepointFoundation on Windows 7.


Asking for username and password after successful completion of setup to log in
Hi all, $0$0 $0 $0The installation was successful but it is asking me the username and password to log in. Note that I am using Win 7 professional. My os is not having password for my admin account. What should I do now?

Regards,
Ketan
Licensing requirements for development environement...
While creating virtual machines for developers to work on it is understandable to have licenses for the developer tools (VS 2010, Expression Studio etc.) SQL Server Developer for each individual VM.

I am just wondering what kind of licensing is required for the Sharepoint Server 2010. Do I need to buy Standard/Enterprise/ any other license type for development or is there any special licensing? I obviously cannot be using trial versions for development forever. From whatever research I've done, I am yet to get a concrete answer about developer licensing. The alternative is to purchase Standard licenses for each VM but looking at the costs it doesn't make much sense. SQL Server has a specific developer license and I am just wondering if there's something similar for Sharepoint 2010.

Any help here would be appreciated.

Thanks in advance.
Error Running Configuration Wizard
Before running the configuration wizard sucessfully I had to install HotFix KB976462 available here https://connect.microsoft.com/VisualStudio/Downloads/DownloadDetails.aspx?DownloadID=23806&wa=wsignin1.0 .
Unable to browse Central Admin site on Windows 7 with WSF
I have installed Windows SharePoint Foundation on Windows 7 (64-bit).   The machine is on the local domain.
The installation went smoothly and without errors. 

However, after the installation, I’m unable to browse to the central administration site and get the error message below after running Windows Network Diagnostics after attempting to browse to it using IE7. The URL for central admin is: http://5dzqtm1:5358/. 

In IIS the site is stopped and when I try to start it I get this error:  “This web site cannot be started.  Another Web Site may be using the same port.”

Windows Network Diagnostics
Publisher details Issues found
The remote device or resource won't accept the connection
The device or resource (5dzqtm1) is not set up to accept connections on port "wsd".

Can you please advise how to correct this problem?

Thanks much for any help!

************************

This problem was solved by setting the port to a different port number (5000) for the Central Admin site.


hi how did you change the port?where?thanks

when i change the port 37710 by 5000 i have  no more blank page but a connexion fail page
what shoud i do thanks
Blank Page
Everything installed fine, no errors as far as I can see. However I do not get a SharePoint site after finishing the configuration wizard, but a blank page, no error just a completely blank page, source contains:
<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN">
<HTML><HEAD>
<META content="text/html; charset=windows-1252" http-equiv=Content-Type></HEAD>
<BODY></BODY></HTML>
Url generated is http://henk-hp/ where henk-hp is the name of my computer. Also tried http://henk-hp/SitePages/Home.aspx: same result.

Any help is appreciated. Thanks.

Double checked everything and noticed that I do not have the digest and windows authentication check boxes in the windows features. I went to IIS and enabled the basic authentication (my computer has the Dutch language so it may be called differently). I now have to specify my windows account name and password, but it works.



hi coud you help me please
i have the same probleme than you
i have a blank page with :
http://asco/
that all
what should i do
I have found a sollution, but I dont understand it
$0I have my SharePoint installed on my virtualized Windows Server 2008 R2 standard and everything works fine, but I wanted to develop SharePoint applications on my Windows 7 physical machine, because of memory shortage. $0 $0$0 $0 $0So I have installed it  and everything worked fine - except I couldnt create or manage web applications. I have found a sollution on this site:$0 $0$0 $0 "Answer$0 First: Add the http://admin:number site in IE -> Internet Options -> Security -> Local Intranet -> Sites -> Advanced$0 Second: Run as Administrator SharePoint 2010 Central Administration" $0$0 $0 $0Now it works, but I dont understand it. On my server everything worked with google chrome without any problems. Why doesnt it work on Windows 7 and I have to use IE?$0 $0$0 $0 $0And one more question: I cannot access my sites (not even Central Administration) through internet when on Windows7. Just intranet. When I try to connect, it wants my credentials, but those dont work. Intranet access works and server deployment works perfectly both ways.$0 $0$0 $0 $0Thanks for answers.$0
CMD Commands
The CMD Commands are wrong! how can you put something up on MSDN and get the command wrong! put .exe at the end of SharePointFundation "SharePointFundation.exe"
unable to create configuration database.
I’m trying to do this installation. On Step 2 of the configuration wizard I’m getting a failure. The main error is telling me that it’s unable to create the configuration database. Below is the error log. I’m installing on Windows 7. Anyone have any ideas or can someone offer a suggestion?$0 $0 $0 11/01/2010 12:12:15  8  ERR              Exception: Microsoft.SharePoint.Upgrade.SPUpgradeException: Failed to call GetTypes on assembly Microsoft.Office.Server.Search, Version=14.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=71e9bce111e9429c. Could not load file or assembly 'System.Web.DataVisualization, Version=3.5.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=31bf3856ad364e35' or one of its dependencies. The system cannot find the file specified.$0 at Microsoft.SharePoint.Upgrade.SPDelegateManager.RegisterAssembly(Dictionary`2 dictInitialType, Assembly asm, UInt32 nOrder)$0 at Microsoft.SharePoint.Upgrade.SPDelegateManager.get_InitialTypeDictionary()$0 at Microsoft.SharePoint.Upgrade.SPDelegateManager.GetDelegateTypes(Type tpObject)$0 at Microsoft.SharePoint.Upgrade.SPDelegateManager.GetDelegates(Object o)$0 at Microsoft.SharePoint.Upgrade.SPDelegateManager.GetUpgraders(Object o)$0 at Microsoft.SharePoint.Upgrade.SPUpgradeSession.NeedsUpgradeFalse(Object o)$0 at Microsoft.SharePoint.Administration.SPPersistedUpgradableObject.set_NeedsUpgrade(Boolean value)$0 at Microsoft.SharePoint.Administration.SPPersistedObject.BaseUpdate()$0 at Microsoft.SharePoint.Administration.SPFarm.Update()$0 at Microsoft.SharePoint.Administration.SPConfigurationDatabase.RegisterDefaultDatabaseServices(SqlConnectionStringBuilder connectionString)$0 at Microsoft.SharePoint.Administration.SPConfigurationDatabase.Provision(SqlConnectionStringBuilder connectionString)$0 at Microsoft.SharePoint.Administration.SPFarm.Create(SqlConnectionStringBuilder configurationDatabase, SqlConnectionStringBuilder administrationContentDatabase, IdentityType identityType, String farmUser, SecureString farmPassword, SecureString masterPassphrase)$0 at Microsoft.SharePoint.PostSetupConfiguration.ConfigurationDatabaseTask.CreateOrConnectConfigDb()$0 at Microsoft.SharePoint.PostSetupConfiguration.ConfigurationDatabaseTask.Run()$0 at Microsoft.SharePoint.PostSetupConfiguration.TaskThread.ExecuteTask()$0 $0 $0 ***************$0 Added 12/2/2010$0 I had same issue, was there a solution to this?$0 $0 ***************$0 Added 01/14/2011$0 Installing the ChartControls resolved this problem for me. $0$0 $0 $0SOLVED :$0 $0Please follow this link$0 $0http://myspexp.com/2010/05/31/configuration-failed-when-installing-sp-2010-on-windows-7-failed-big-time-3/#comment-55$0
FileNotFoundException for Microsoft.IdentityModel
Configuration wizard problems
Below is very usefull link to resolve all configuration wizard problems.

http://myspexp.com/2010/05/31/configuration-failed-when-installing-sp-2010-on-windows-7-failed-big-time-3/
A bit different for me
For me under Step 2 items 1. and 2. did not work.  Extracting setup.exe did not work at all.
What I did was extract the complete contents of the .iso using WinRaR to c:\SharePointFiles and modifying the Config.xml adding the line 

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

and inserting my PIDKEY where appropriate. 

The command for SharePointFoundation should be c:\SharepointFiles\SharePointFoundation /extract:c:\SharePointFiles
Central Admin "Access Denied" message
So I followed the article and installation went perfect, without any errors other people specified. I am able to see my new SharePoint page, and Central Administration. However, almost any link I click in Central Administration prompts me for my credentials; even after I enter them, I get a "Access Denied" message. I am logging in as the same account that I installed SharePoint with. Any ideas? I'm on Windows 7 Ultimate x64.


... oh and on this page, I can see a "Edit" link in everybody's comments ... :s

yep - it allows you to edit too!

It sure does :O
How to Build a Development Virtual Machine
$0See the following article for instructions on creating your own non-expiring Development VM on Oracle VirtualBox or VMWare$0 http://rrfreeman.blogspot.com/2011/02/sharepoint-server-2010-development-vm.html
Still can't log into my new site
I have had a successful install on Win 7 Ultimate, but as others have encountered I cannot log into my new site after the configuration completes. I am prompted for a username and password. My user account is an admin account and is password protected. I enter my username and password (the same username and password that I use to log into windows) and it just keeps prompting me. After the third time, it displays a blank page. All of my IIS settings are correct. Any ideas?
Uh oh...
There are edit buttons by everyone's comments! I can edit them all. $0 $0 This worked great on my Windows 7 setup. $0 $0 Thanks Microsoft!$0 edit: yes$0 $0 wow! I can edit this too!$0 $0 Wassup everyone???????$0 this is so meta...$0 $0 edit:I can't believe I can edit this. Me neither. $0 $0 edit:Hi :P$0 $0 edit: CAN THIS BE FOR REAL? $0$0 $0 $0Is this bug ?$0 Very odd
WIndows 7 Home Edition stopping the User/Password prompt
The installation went well, when starting the Central Administration I was prompted for a UserID and password. Opened up the Windows User Accounts created a password for my Administrator Account and finally the Sharepoint Central Admin page was displayed in the browser. $0Thanks for this post on installing Sharepoint on Windows 7. $0
WIndows 7 . Create new web application in central admin is disabled
Perfect.. installed on windows 7.. working fine.
I got issue. In central admin- web application, New is disabled.
Can any one suggest me to  enable

Answer
First: Add the http://admin:number site in IE -> Internet Options -> Security -> Local Intranet -> Sites -> Advanced
Second: Run as Administrator SharePoint 2010 Central Administration
Setting up a SharePoint Server 2010 VM on VirtualBox or VMWare
Never made it to the New SharePoint site I only get a blank page showing my PC-name and a port
(I'm using Windows 7 Home Premium)
I have followed the instruction but I'm
getting a blank page after installation (My PC-name and a portnumber)
When I’m verifying that I have enabled all of the required Windows Features
I can’t find the Digest Authentication and Windows Authentication under Security
When I rerun the
start /w pkgmgr /iu:IIS-BasicAuthentication
start /w pkgmgr /iu:IIS-WindowsAuthentication
-         in the Command Prompt window. I don’t get any errors.
If I go to my ISS manager I can disable the Anonumyous Authentication (and enable the Basic Authentication)
Any ideas?


Yes
Go Control Panel\System and Security\Administrative Tools\Internet Information Services (IIS) Manager
IIS Authentication \Sites
SharePoint -80 
    Change Anonymous Auth = Disabled,  Basic Auth = Enabled.
SharePoint Central Adm  
    Change Anonymous Auth = Disabled,  Basic Auth = Enabled.

Art Jasso
Username and Password issue.
I had the same issue with logging into my site after everything installed completely.  I found the fix which is, the username and password is the same as the computer login information that SharePoint 2010 is installed on. 

Asking for a system pass?
I have succesfully installed as per the instructions above and was able to get to the CA and Mysite one time but each time I attempt to open SP now it pulls up a windows security box asking for a password. There are no passwords on my system and I have used the control panel to verify that. I am the only user of this system so no other accounts. any ideas on what I can do to pull up my site or CA? I even uninstalled and reinstalled the SP Foundation and still asks for pass...please advise
Foundation vs Server
I followed the steps described and was able to install SharePoint Foundation 2010 on my Windows 7 without problem.

But when I try to install the server version, the only thing I get is "Microsoft SharePoint Server 2010 encountered an error during setup". No explanations, nothing in the event logs and the setup log file is useless... The fact that the Foundation version installs correctly tells me that the prerequisites are installed correctly. Are there other steps required for the server version ?

Anyone has an idea has to why the installation works for the Foundation edition but not for the server edition ?
Thanks.
Worked Without Errors!
These proceedures worked without errors on my Windows 7 Dev Box. Visual Studio 2010 blocks the creation on Sandbox SharePoint Applications without a local install of SharePoint 2010. This was my only solution. 

Thanks a bunch,
PN
Additional Install Required
Before running the SharePoint Products and Technologies Configuration Wizard, you'll need to install another update:

http://blogs.msdn.com/sharepoint/archive/2009/11/19/installation-notice-for-the-sharepoint-server-public-beta-on-microsoft-windows-server-2008-r2-and-microsoft-windows-7.aspx
kl
SP Central Administration link shows connection failure
I have installed SP Server on Windows 7, the installation went successful but when i click on Central Administration link it shows Connection Failure.
I also enabled Basic Authentication for this site page.
Please help, as i am stuck and not able to go ahead.
SP 2010 Foundation on Windows Vista Service Pack 2
I am installing the pre-requisites for SP Foundation 2010 on Vista Sp2 and I can't install the Windows Installer 4.5 Redistributable for 64 bit.The file that I was trying to install was Windows6.0-KB942288-v2-x64.msu.It keeps telling me that this update does not apply to my system.$0 Please help. What...??? --- I edit this ---
Cant configure in Standalone mode
I have installed sharepoint 2010 as mentioned in standalone mode and tried the configuration wizard and I am getting the error $0$0 $0 $0Specified user is a local account and this should be used only in standalone mode.$0 $0$0 $0 $0$0 $0 $0--- I edit this ---$0
Thanks for this
thanks for the info
Win 7 Config Wizard Err
$0For those Win 7 users receiving an error during Step 2 of the SharePoint Products Configuration Wizard:$0 $0$0 $0 $0An exception of type Microsoft.SharePoint.Upgrade.SPUpgradeException was thrown. Additional exception information: Failed to call GetTypes on assembly Microsoft.Office.Server.Search, Version=14.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=71e9bce111e9429c. Could not load file or assembly 'System.Web.DataVisualization, Version=3.5.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=31bf3856ad364e35' or one of its dependencies. The system cannot find the file specified.$0 $0$0 $0 $0Try this:$0 http://sensoft2000-sharepoint.blogspot.com/2010/06/exception-of-type-microsoftsharepointup.html
Internet Informaton Services is not installed. You must have Internet Services Installed in ,.,,
Under IIS 7 Management Options remember to check/enable the feature IIS 6 Metabase Compatibility (Install) on either Windows 7 or Window 2008 platforms. Otherwise when you try to run the config wizard you'll get an error dialog: "Internet Information is not installed. You must have information Services Installed in order to use the SharePoint Products and configuration Wizard. " TWhen I  first saw this I was a little puzzed as I the default IIS 7 page came straight up on request...


Cheers

Daniel
Extreme
Installing SharePoint 2010 on a x64 Vista or Windows 7 workstation is great, if you read the instructions properly…

Following the instructions works. No need to re-gurgitate… however this little supposed “unsupported language” problem cropped up… well I should really have RTFM

To extract the files from the .exe, actually use the extract switch as instructed, not 7zip or your preferred decompression tool…

OfficeServer.exe /extract:c:\SP2010

That’s all – elementary mistake really… also remember to install the hotfix before running the configuration wizard.

STS.CAB error
If you choose the Farm install, rather than Standalone, you'll need to modify the config file in c:\sharepointfiles\file\SetupFarm, otherwise you'll get an Error 1335 STS.cab is corrupt message...
Excellent article
Thanks for this intuitive article. I followed the instructions and now I have Sharepoint on my Vista development machine. Be careful, there is an error in the extraction command line given above.
Rashid Imran Bilgrami
Hi thanks for the great tutorial, i have windows vista home premium edition i am unable to apply lot of hotfixes on my windows unless it mentioned that it is supporting for windows vista 64x, i have the genioun windows in my notebook

any idea! i am tiered to find the solution of it
The Security Token Service is not available
This message is shown on the Central Admin Review Problems page.

I have installed a standalone version on Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit. It all seems to work except that I am unable to open a List using Access 2010 (could not load file or assembly - the system could not find the file specified).

I think that this might be related to "The Security Token Service is not available" warning.

Any guidance will be very much appreciated.
RE: Inconsistent instructions between step 1 and 2
Thank you. That little tip was a life saver.
Need to edit config while splash screen is showing
Hi all

I am using Windows 7 64bit. The above did not work for me. For one thing, the install file for the Server edition is called SharePointServer.exe, not setup.exe. Secondly, it just errored complaining about language settings before getting anywhere.

Anyway, this far simpler solution worked fine: http://www.codeproject.com/KB/sharepoint/Install_SP2010_on_Win_7.aspx

To get round fact that windows thinks config.xml is in use when you try to edit it, just rename it and then save a new config.xml to My Documents and then move that new copy (with of course that extra line in) to the folder as per above linked article.

For those of you who are only installing this because it is a prerequisite to be able to install the SQL 2008R2 Update for Developers Training Kit, you will want to just install the trail edition. The Trial edition key is: VK7BD-VBKWR-6FHD9-Q3HM9-6PKMX

cheers

fil

Same 503 Error
ALL preinstalls no errors.....

Not hooked up to a domain, and the share point foundation site won't run.  

The service stops each time you go to the site. 

No Errors During the install.  Logged in as an Admin account.
HTTP Error 503. The service is unavailable
After the installation of SharePOint 2010 Ent. in Windows 7 64bits, I start to get an error "HTTP Error 503. The service is unavailable" Althought I checked the Application Pool and put false the property "Enable 32-Bit Application" and the user who run the service is the Administrator (this is standalone account) I continue to have problems. The App Pool stops each time I try to open the site. 

Could someone help me, I have two days and I do not what to look for?

Thanks!!
Dbwrap.exe error after setup is 99% complete
Thanks for the great article!  I am running Windows 7 Ultimate and have followed all of the instructions above (I am installing SharePointServer and not SharePointFoundation).  The installation gets to about 99% complete (status says applying updates) and it errors out.  When I consult the log, I see the following:

Start C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\SERVER14\Server Setup Controller\dbwrap.exe timeout=2950
Error: Command: 'C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\SERVER14\Server Setup Controller\dbwrap.exe' failed with error code: -2067919934. Type: 8::CommandFailed.


When I relaunch the installation, it detects that a previous installation occurred and it gives me the option to Repair or Remove.  If I repair, it eventually errors out and throws this error:

Start C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\SERVER14\Server Setup Controller\dbwrap.exe timeout=2950 InstallMode=Repair
Error: Command: 'C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\SERVER14\Server Setup Controller\dbwrap.exe' failed with error code: -2067919934. Type: 8::CommandFailed.
 (same thing as above except for the "InstallMode=Repair" bit.

Any ideas?

Edit - I figured it out!  I have a Logitech camera which was making things screwy.  If I go to regedit and then toHKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE>SYSTEM>CurrentControlSet>Control>Session Manager I see a "PendingFileRenameOperations" registry.  This was leftover by the Logitech install (sloppy codewriting no doubt).  If I delete this and re-run the Repair then it works.  The file refreshes itself on Restart though so I'll need to figure out how to deal with this permanently.  Thanks!

Edit-
Thanks a Lot
. I was facing same issue. I removed the registry entry and i had a smooth installation.

EDIT- 
I got the same error, why? cause i had installed vs2010 before sharepoint install and so instead of a standalone install i chose a farm install, and chose create new farm, after running psconfig.exe  and entered the already existing SQLEXPRESS path and then every thing continued smoothly.
th config file that worked for me
so after following the steps here to install SharePoint server enterprise 2010, the following config file worked for me and not the snippet given in the article above. $0 $0<Configuration>$0 $0<Package Id="sts">$0 $0<Setting Id="LAUNCHEDFROMSETUPSTS" Value="Yes"/>$0 $0</Package>$0 $0$0 $0 $0<Package Id="spswfe">$0 $0<Setting Id="SETUPCALLED" Value="1"/>$0 $0</Package>$0 $0  <Setting Id="AllowWindowsClientInstall" Value="True"/>$0 $0$0 $0 $0<Logging Type="verbose" Path="%temp%" Template="SharePoint Server Setup(*).log"/>$0 $0<!--<PIDKEY Value="Enter Product Key Here" />-->$0 $0<Setting Id="SERVERROLE" Value="SINGLESERVER"/>$0 $0<Setting Id="USINGUIINSTALLMODE" Value="1"/>$0 $0<Setting Id="SETUPTYPE" Value="CLEAN_INSTALL"/>$0 $0<Setting Id="SETUP_REBOOT" Value="Never"/>$0 $0$0 $0 $0</Configuration>$0 $0 $0$0 $0
c:\SharePointFiles\SharePoint /extract:c:\SharePointFiles
The c:\SharePointFiles\SharePoint /extract:c:\SharePointFiles command is NOT recognized at the command prompt on my PC (64bit Windows 7 Professional).
sharpoint 2010 installed successfully but not showing me any website.service unavailable
share point 2010 installed on vista 64 sp2.configuration wizard worked successfully.but doesn't showing me site or center administration website.Now on the IIS 7.0 when I change the application pool setting to .net framework 4.0 it gives me following error. $0$0 Exception: System.Runtime.InteropServices.COMException (0x800700B7): Filename: \\?\C:\inetpub\wwwroot\wss\VirtualDirectories\27009\web.config$0 $0Line number: 25$0 $0Error: There is a duplicate 'system.web.extensions/scripting/scriptResourceHandler' section defined $0$0 $0I removed that line.then it still giving me error for another duplicate lines.I removed 4 lines that it says duplicate but still service unavailable.when I switch application pool to .net framework 2.0 it give me blank page.$0 $0$0 $0 $0please help.if anybody have got this issue or any idea? $0 $0 $0
Windows Server 2008 R2 - Extra Steps to Fix DCOM 10016 Errors
If you are installing to Windows Server 2008 R2, check your event log upon completion of the install.

You will probably see DCOM Errors with Event ID 10016.

Here is the fix for this error:  

http://www.sharepointassist.com/2010/02/04/61738644-f196-11d0-9953-00c04fd919c1-launch-permissions-event-10016-on-windows-server-2008-r2-sharepoint-2007-sharepoint-2010/
Unable to install SP2010 on Windows 7 x64 Ultimate N (With Media Feature Pack installed)
I'm running Windows 7 64bit Ultimate N version. I have Office 2010 Beta and Visual Studio 2010 ENU installed, with IIS configured as required in this document. 

I have followed the exact steps described in this document, and all succeeded. But when it comes to running the SharePoint 2010 setup package, I get this error message: 

"Setup is unable to proceed due to the following error(s):
This product requires Windows Vista (x64) SP1 or above Business, Enterprise or Ultimate, or Windows 7 (x64) Professional, Enterprise or Ultimate.
Correct this issue(s) listed above and re-run setup."

Can someone please help me get going?
Incorrect Path to SharePoint Products and Technologies Configuration Wizard
The path to run the SharePoint Products and Technologies Configuration Wizard manually (Step 6) should be changed to:
C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\Web Server Extensions\14\BIN\psconfigui.exe

Chris
installation using local accounts
Is there any documentation for post install steps like outgoing email settings and user profiles synchronization on Windows 7 machines that are not joined to a domain?
Windows7 with SharePoint Server 2010 - Access Services do not work
SharePoint Server 2010 RTM (Enterprise Trial) can be installed without problems according to the instructions. Everything works so far fantastically. Unfortunately, web databases with Access Services not works. Error message similar: The request cannot be exeute by Access Services (translated from German). No other error messages following.

Solution found: For Windows Server 2008 R2 (and Windows 7 64-bit), see FIX: A hotfix that provides a method to support the token authentication without transport security or message encryption in WCF is available for the .NET Framework 3.5 SP1 (go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=166231). - then it works fine
The product ID specified was not found on the machine.
In case you are looking for Keys for the trial versions of SharePoint, you can find keys to four versions here:

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=43162af5-5b7b-40e0-b879-a77dac8f58bc&displaylang=en



After step 2 I run the setup.exe, but then this message appears: "The product ID specified was not found on the machine."

logfile:
Showing parent-less message Title: 'Setup Error', Message: 'The product ID specified was not found on the machine.'
Message returned: 1
Error: Server products do not support select UI Type: 40::InvalidProductFromARP. 

How can I solve this problem?

Update: I have windows7 Professional and want to install SharePoint Server 2010 RTM

well thought-out walkthrough of the install steps of SP2010 on W7
Thanks for providing a walk-thru that worked.  I did the installation of a Sharepoint Dev Environment on a Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit system with the release version of VS2010 Ultimate.

For the first time one is able to install SP on a laptop running a "laptop-OS" (W7) rather than Windows Server (or a server OS in a VM). This makes it so much easier to do rapid prototyping or a demo at a customer site.  It must have been a non-trivial job. Thanks to the people at Microsoft who made this happen. 

On an up-to-date W7 system with VS2010 installed, I had to do the following steps:

1.  D:\SharepointFiles>SharePointFoundation.exe /extract:d:\sharepointfiles  (there is a slight typo in the instructions)
2.  D:\SharepointFiles>d:\SharePointFiles\PrerequisiteInstallerFiles\FilterPack\FilerPack.msi
    [ sync framework already installed, most likely as part of VS2010 ]
    [ sql server native client already installed, most likely as part of VS2010]
3.  Install  Windows Identity Foundation (Windows6.1-KB974405-x64.msu) from link
4.  From cmd prompt: the very long command with line breaks removed
     start /w pkgmgr /iu:IIS-WebServerRole;IIS-WebServer;IIS-CommonHttpFeatures;IIS-StaticContent;IIS;........  
     Yes, it worked and was a lot quicker than laboriously comparing and installting pieces.
5.  Install SP, start the site  config wizard but stop there.....
5.  Install SQL Server 2008 KB 970315 x64 (request hotfix download from microsoft. Download link arrives via email). 
     The hotfix installer found the Express version of Katmai and the Sharepoint sql server
     instance and patched both just fine.
7.  Continue the SP config wizard, and voila, there was my SP site.
8.  Download and install the SP Platform SDK
9.  Build my first SP 2010 web part in VS2010 and deploy it to my site in a matter of seconds.

Yes, it took a few hours and there were lots of downloads. But it was all worth it. Thanks Microsoft.
Inconsistent instructions between step 1 and 2
Copy the SharePointFoundation.exe (or setup.exe) installation file to a folder on the computer where you are installing SharePoint and doing your development, such as in the following path: 
c:\SharePointFiles

1. copy setup.exe to c:\SharePointFiles.

Extract the installation files by opening a Command Prompt window, and then typing the following command at the directory location of the folder where you copied the installation files in the previous step.
For SharePoint Foundation 2010:
c:\SharePointFiles\SharePoint /extract:c:\SharePointFiles
For SharePoint Server 2010:
c:\SharePointFiles\OfficeServer /extract:c:\SharePointFiles

1. Only copied one file, not files.
2. Command prompt is not an operable program or batch file


Note: The correct command would be: Setup.exe /extract or SharePointFoundation.exe /extract
It will prompt you for location.

Licensing requirements for development environment..
Any licensing restrictions to set up Sharepoint 2010 on Win 7 (dev environment?) - In other words, do I need to 'purchase' license to install the same in dev environment?
Correction to config.xml file
you config.xml file probably have some invalid characters, this works for me:
<Configuration>
<Package Id="sts">
<Setting Id="LAUNCHEDFROMSETUPSTS" Value="Yes"/>
</Package>

<Package Id="spswfe">
<Setting Id="SETUPCALLED" Value="1"/>
<Setting Id="OFFICESERVERPREMIUM" Value="1" />
</Package>

<Logging Type="verbose" Path="%temp%" Template="SharePoint Server Setup(*).log"/>
<PIDKEY Value="PKXTJ-DCM9D-6MM3V-G86P8-MJ8CY" />
<Setting Id="SERVERROLE" Value="SINGLESERVER"/>
<Setting Id="USINGUIINSTALLMODE" Value="1"/>
<Setting Id="SETUPTYPE" Value="CLEAN_INSTALL"/>
<Setting Id="SETUP_REBOOT" Value="Never"/>
<Setting Id="AllowWindowsClientInstall" Value="True" /> 
</Configuration>

Test and Dev environments?
Recently read this article and felt this could be useful to the Sharepoint community. $0http://www.consultingmag.com/article/ART647804?C=K74CKXYBYG0icqKd$0 $0(Disclosure: I am a Skytap employee)$0
How do you determine if you have K or KN editions
"Installation of SharePoint 2010 on the K or KN editions of Windows 7 is not supported"
Exception of cannot create configuration database
If you encounter this error when using SharePoint 2010 Products Configuration Wizard (RTM): 

Cannot create configuration database
Exception: System.IO.FileNotFoundException: Could not load file or assembly 'Microsoft.IdentityModel, Version = 3.5.0 ...

Then you should install Windows Identity Foundatin (formaly name:  Geneva Framework ) from http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=zh-cn&FamilyID=eb9c345f-e830-40b8-a5fe-ae7a864c4d76
Failed to run Configuration Wizard
Failed to run Configuration Wizard.  Here is an error:  System.InvalidOperationException: Stand-alone provisioning has failed because an error occurred while enumerating the Office Server products installed on this server.
Any solutions?

Thank you
Cannot find installer for SQL Server 2008 KB 970315 x64
I found the installer for other version of the CU here - http://support.microsoft.com/hotfix/KBHotfix.aspx?kbnum=970315&kbln=en-us but not KB 970315. Can I use some other version like 976761?
Failed to create the configuration Database - SharePoint Foundation 2010
While running Post Setup Configuration Wizard it failed at step 2.

Failed to create the configuration database.
An exception of type System.IO.FileNotFoundException was thrown. Additional exception information: Could not load file or assembly 'Microsoft.IdentityModel, Version=1.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=31bf3856ad364e35' or one of its dependencies. The system cannot find the file specified.
System.IO.FileNotFoundException: Could not load file or assembly 'Microsoft.IdentityModel, Version=1.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=31bf3856ad364e35' or one of its dependencies. The system cannot find the file specified.
File name: 'Microsoft.IdentityModel, Version=1.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=31bf3856ad364e35'

Installing "Microsoft “Geneva” Framework Runtime" from the following link addressed this issue.
http://download.microsoft.com/download/F/3/D/F3D66A7E-C974-4A60-B7A5-382A61EB7BC6/MicrosoftGenevaFramework.amd64.msi
Also, following link of Bill Baer is worth looking for any othe installation issues:
http://blogs.technet.com/wbaer/archive/2009/11/18/installation-notes-for-microsoft-sharepoint-server-and-microsoft-sharepoint-foundation-2010-beta.aspx

Another requirement is the installation of the WIF framework (Windows Indentity Foundation, KB974405) if the above solution still doesn't work:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=eb9c345f-e830-40b8-a5fe-ae7a864c4d76&displaylang=en#filelist
Is there no possibility to set up a development environment on a x86 system?
Is there no possibility to set up a development environment on a x86 system?

Thanks in advance for futher information.


Step 8 - Windows Feature install - CMD: start /w ...

When copying the command (start /w...), make sure that you remove the line breaks (e.g. in notepad) before copying to a command prompt. Otherwise just the first line will be executed and not run proberly...

So how does uninstall / upgrade work here?
In particular, I installed the beta using the above method and now I want to move to teh Release Candidate?
Compression of C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office Servers must be OFF
SQL Server or SQL Server Express can not be installed in a compressed folder for SharePoint 2010 installation. Turn off compression for "C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office Servers" and re-install SharePoint 2010.
Still wont install in Windows Client...
Did all the pre-req work and changed the setup config file. But I am still not allowed to install SharePoint Server on Win7 Ultimate N.

Am I missing something obvious in my config file? Did anyone else struggle with this?

<Configuration>
<Package Id="sts">
<Setting Id="LAUNCHEDFROMSETUPSTS" Value="Yes"/>
</Package>
<Package Id="spswfe">
<Setting Id="SETUPCALLED" Value="1"/>
<Setting Id="OFFICESERVERPREMIUM" Value="1" />
</Package>
<Logging Type="verbose" Path="%temp%" Template="SharePoint Server Setup(*).log"/>
<!--<PIDKEY Value="Enter Product Key Here" />-->
<Setting Id="SERVERROLE" Value="SINGLESERVER"/>
<Setting Id="USINGUIINSTALLMODE" Value="1"/>
<Setting Id="SETUPTYPE" Value="CLEAN_INSTALL"/>
<Setting Id="SETUP_REBOOT" Value="Never"/>
<Setting Id="AllowWindowsClientInstall" Value="True"/>
</Configuration>


/Anders
Windows 7 Version Required
If you are installing on Windows 7 you will need at least Windows 7 Professional x64. Windows 7 Home Premium x64 will not work. To use VHD (Step 5) you will need Windows 7 Enterprise or Ultimate x64 and a CPU that supports virtualization.
Installing SharePoint 2010 on Vista x64 SP1
I followed the above instructions to install SP 2010 on my Windows Vista x64 SP1, but ran into the 'allowInsecureTransport' error at the create sample data pass of the configuration wizard. Unfortunately the KB976462 fix won't install and I'm getting the 'The update does not apply to your system'. Maybe there's missing an fix for Vista x64?

However I managed to complete the wizard by removing the two allowInsecureTransport="true" sentences from the client.config found at "C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\Web Server Extensions\14\WebClients\Profile" thanks to a tip from http://www.mcpblog.net/Lists/Posts/Post.aspx?List=8f2497f6%2De77b%2D4e70%2D8400%2De020b292165c&ID=61. Note that you don't have to uninstall SharePoint, only remove the two lines and then run the wizard again.

Regards, Jesper Simonsen
http://jesper-simonsen.blogspot.com/

PowerShell Issues
I had an issue installing the Pre-Requisites for Server 2010 on my Windows Server 2008 x64 box because our standard Windows 2008 build includes powershell v1.0. The Pre-Requisites install is trying to install Windows PowerShell(TM) V2 (CTP3) which apparently does not un-install v1.0 first but won't install with 1.0 installed.
Setting up Windows 7 for Office & SharePoint 2010 Beta Development
I noticed a few folks were having trouble installing on Windows 7. I wrote up a post that augments the instructions above with specific steps I needed to perform to get it all running smoothly:

http://blogs.msdn.com/bethmassi/archive/2009/12/02/setting-up-windows-7-for-office-sharepoint-2010-beta-development.aspx


HTH,
-B
Figure 3 in step 9 is incorrect: [ ] WCF Non-HTTP Activation should appear as checked
The checkbox for the WCF Non-HTTP Activation should be checked in the figure. (The script in step 8 is correct.)

Michael Herman
SharePoint Architect
http://mwherman.blogspot.com