Issue with setting up the Development Environment for SharePoint 2010 on Windows Server 2008

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I'm in the process of setting up a development environment for SharePoint 2010 on a Windows Server 2008 machine. I installed the prerequisites fo Sharepoint 2010 and ran a Windows Update. Now when I run the setup.exe I keep on getting the message saying that:

Setup is unable to proceed due to the folloiwng error(s): This prodcut requires the Windows Indentity Foundation.

I downloaded the file to install the Windows Identity Foundation (Windows6.1-KB974405-x64) and when I run the file I keep on getting the message saying that:

The update does not apply to your system.

This is frustrating, I really need to get this going for a project that needs to be developed in Sharepoint 2010, any help or tips are most appreciated.

Thanks very much.

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The error "The update does not apply to your system" simply means that your system doesn't support Sharepoint Development. Please note that Sharepoint requires following minimum configurations.

  1. Processor>>64-bit, four cores.
  2. RAM>>4 GB for developer or evaluation use and 8 GB for production and server use.
  3. Hard disk>>80 GB for system drive.

That being said, please make sure you are using an operating system that is latest to Microsoft Windows Vista (Service Pack 2).