Sharepoint 2010 Beta 2 Installation

My Base System
1. Windows 7 64 bit
2. VMWare 6.5. Note: Virtual PC 2007 cannot install Windows Server 2008 R2 (64 bit limitation)

Installation
1. Install VMWare Workstation. (I am using version 6.5)
2. Install Windows Server 2008 R2 (64 bit).

• Install .Net 3.5 SP1.
• Turn off Windows Firewall.
• Install the Active Directory Domain Services role.
• I also prefer to turn off the IE 8 protected mode:
  

3. Install Sql Server 2008 (64 bit)
Helpful tips here and here
4. Download the Sharepoint 2010 Beta
5. Install the hotfix for SPS 2010 beta
6. Install Sharepoint 2010

Choose Server Farm









Ensure that a domain account is supplied

If you get this error message, browse to http://support.microsoft.com/kb/967909 or http://support.microsoft.com/kb/970315 and apply the hotfix.


7. Install Office 2010 Beta
8. Install Visual Studio 2010 Beta 2. Please refer to earlier post if you get the screen below.

** Update **
I mistakenly installed the wrong version (Standard versus Enterprise), presumably by entering the wrong product key. My experience is documented here.