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Has anybody found a way to install Sql Server 2008 on Windows 7 RTM?

The Windows 7 installer compatibility wizard indicated that 2008 has incompatibilities and the Sql Server 2008 installer causes the Windows 7 to throw up a warning and then eventually errors out with an "Object reference" error.

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Yes its only an unfreindly error- just do it then get the SP1 before you do anything.

I did this on my dev machine and all is well.

PS make sure the machine is connected to the internet or you have all on the CD...

SP1 download here

See this guidence too. http://blogs.msdn.com/sqlexpress/archive/2009/05/14/installing-sql-server-express-on-windows-7-release-candidate.aspx

Creating a slipstream install so the install can get the SP1

http://blogs.msdn.com/petersad/archive/2009/02/25/sql-server-2008-creating-a-merged-slisptream-drop.aspx

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