Installing SharePoint 2010 RTM on windows 7

1. Make a folder called 'SharePointFiles' on your C: drive (C:\SharePointFiles)

2. Copy the contents of your media (CD or DVD) to this folder

3. Open the file C:\SharePointFiles\Files\Setup\Config.config (It is an xml file)

4. Add the following line

Setting Id="AllowWindowsClientInstall" Value="True"

5. Save this file.

6. Run setup.exe