Installing SharePoint 2010

This was no easy task my friends. There are several pre-requisites prior to actually running the beta installer. This person did a fine job of listing them all out and it what helped me through installation.

http://blogs.msdn.com/opal/archive/2009/10/25/sharepoint-2010-pre-requisites-download-links.aspx

A few points to highlight from a 2007 installation to 2010

• Windows Server 2008
• 64x OS
• SQL server 2008
• Building the SQL server was a bit frustrating for me as there were several service packs and CU updates needed - pay close attention when installing SQL or else your install will fail.