SQL Server 2005 Developer Edition English Version Setup on Windows 7

In the recent project, our customer required to use MS SQL Server 2005 English Version as the database backend. I try to install it on my machine which is Windows 7.

Follow the setup wizard, and on the "System Configuration Check" screen , there is a waring says "ASP.Net Version Registration Requirement", click the "Message" link you will see the detail: "Failed to find the ASP.Net Version Registration with Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS)." If you select to ignore this waring and continue, you will find Reporting Services is greyed out on the next screen, that's to say the Reporting Services will not be installed.

By google I find a way to work around it.

1) Run the Windows Command Prompt as Administrator.

2) Run the following script.

For install 32 bit Reporting Services on Windows 7 run this script before the Reporting Services installation:

cscript %SystemDrive%inetpubAdminScriptsadsutil.vbs set w3svc/AppPools/Enable32bitAppOnWin64 1

For install 64 bit Reporting Services on Windows 7 run this script before the Reporting Services installation:

cscript %SystemDrive%inetpubAdminScriptsadsutil.vbs set w3svc/AppPools/Enable32bitAppOnWin64 0

Notice: In order to run this script, make sure you setup IIS properly. "IIS 6 Scripting Tools" and "IIS Management Sripts and Tools" must be selected.

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