Installing Microsoft Team Foundation Server 2010

OK, for the last few days I have been installing Microsoft Team Foundation Server 2010.

I will try to sum up what I have seen thus far and what to do.

First thing is make sure you have all current Microsoft Updates: http://update.microsoft.com .

On my server I have Microsoft® SQL Server® 2008 R2 SP2 installed. You can use SQL server express if you would like, make sure to get the advanced services though, as reporting services and a many other tools:

Microsoft® SQL Server® 2008 Express with Advanced Services:
http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?displaylang=en&id=1842

Make sure to run Microsoft Update to apply any updates needed after the install of Microsoft® SQL Server® 2008
Here is a direct link for Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Service Pack 2:
http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?id=12548

Also you will need Microsoft SharePoint Services. You can also use Microsoft SharePoint Server, but for this I will use Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 with Service Pack 2 which can be downloaded from here:

http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?displaylang=en&id=20614

Now do all your updates again.
Since this machine is 64-bit, I got an error right off the bat, telling me that I could not install Microsoft SharePoint Services x64.
It is summed up here, this tells you how to disable IIS 32-bit emulation mode:
http://jamesecampbell.blogspot.com/2011/08/sharepoint-services-30-install-error.html
Now, make sure SQL Reporting service is configured and accessible.

This can be done using the Reporting Services Configuration Tool:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms156305.aspx

OK, now you are ready to install Microsoft Team Foundation Server 2010.