Installing Sharepoint Server 2010 on a Windows 7 Machine

A quick simple guide to installing Microsoft Sharepoint Server 2010 on a Windows 7 PC.

Step 1: Load the CD or Image onto a drive.

Step 2: Save the following block of xml into a file named "Config.xml" in the root of your C drive. The path of the file will be "C:\Config.xml"

<Configuration>
  <Package Id="sts">
    <Setting Id="LAUNCHEDFROMSETUPSTS" Value="Yes"/>
  </Package>
  <Package Id="spswfe">
    <Setting Id="SETUPCALLED" Value="1"/>
    <Setting Id="OFFICESERVERPREMIUM" Value="1" />
  </Package>
  <ARP ARPCOMMENTS="" ARPCONTACT="" />
  <Logging Type="verbose" Path="%temp%" Template="SharePoint Server Setup(*).log"/>
  <Display Level="basic" CompletionNotice="No" AcceptEula="Yes"/>
  <PIDKEY Value="XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX"/>
  <Setting Id="SERVERROLE" Value="APPLICATION"/>
  <Setting Id="USINGUIINSTALLMODE" Value="1"/>
  <Setting Id="SETUPTYPE" Value="CLEAN_INSTALL"/>
  <Setting Id="SETUP_REBOOT" Value="Never"/>
  <Setting Id="AllowWindowsClientInstall" Value="True"/>
</Configuration>
NOTE: This is for a server farm install, if you wish to install SharePoint for standalone, change the word APPLICATION to SINGLESERVER.

Step 3: Update PIDKEY with your actual product key in the config.xml file.

Step 4: Open command prompt by going Start -> All Programs -> Accessories -> Command Prompt

Step 5: Type into the prompt "<drive>", replace <drive> with the drive you've used, e.g. "D:"

Step 6: Type into the prompt "setup.exe /config c:\Config.xml"

Step 7: Follow the Wizard and configure sharepoint as you would on a Windows 2008 system. Example guide: http://blogs.msdn.com/b/uksharepoint/archive/2009/11/17/installing-sharepoint-server-2010-beta-2-on-a-single-machine.aspx

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