Error while installing Microsoft SharePoint 2010 on Windows 7 machine
- by Brian Roisentul
I've installed Microsoft SharePoint 2010 on my Windows 7 64bits machine. I've modified the config.xml file to accomplish this.
Once it's installed I run the Configuration Wizard to create a new site and it throws me the following exception:
  An exception of type
  System.IO.FileNotFoundException was
  thrown.  Additional exception
  information: Could not load file or
  assembly 'Microsoft.IdentityModel,
  Version=1.0.0.0, Culture=neutral,
  PublicKeyToken=31bf3856ad364e35' or
  one of its dependencies. The system
  cannot find the file specified.
  System.IO.FileNotFoundException: Could
  not load file or assembly
  'Microsoft.IdentityModel,
  Version=1.0.0.0, Culture=neutral,
  PublicKeyToken=31bf3856ad364e35' or
  one of its dependencies. The system
  cannot find the file specified. File
  name: 'Microsoft.IdentityModel,
  Version=1.0.0.0, Culture=neutral,
  PublicKeyToken=31bf3856ad364e35'    at
  Microsoft.SharePoint.Administration.SPFarm.CurrentUserIsAdministrator(Boolean
  allowContentApplicationAccess)    at
  Microsoft.SharePoint.Administration.SPConfigurationDatabase.Microsoft.SharePoint.Administration.ISPPersistedStoreProvider.DoesCurrentUserHaveWritePermission(SPPersistedObject
  persistedObject)    at
  Microsoft.SharePoint.Administration.SPPersistedObject.BaseUpdate()
  at
  Microsoft.SharePoint.Administration.SPFarm.Update()
  at
  Microsoft.SharePoint.Administration.SPConfigurationDatabase.RegisterDefaultDatabaseServices(SqlConnectionStringBuilder
  connectionString)    at
  Microsoft.SharePoint.Administration.SPConfigurationDatabase.Provision(SqlConnectionStringBuilder
  connectionString)    at
  Microsoft.SharePoint.Administration.SPFarm.Create(SqlConnectionStringBuilder
  configurationDatabase,
  SqlConnectionStringBuilder
  administrationContentDatabase,
  IdentityType identityType, String
  farmUser, SecureString farmPassword,
  SecureString masterPassphrase)    at
  Microsoft.SharePoint.PostSetupConfiguration.ConfigurationDatabaseTask.CreateOrConnectConfigDb()
  at
  Microsoft.SharePoint.PostSetupConfiguration.ConfigurationDatabaseTask.Run()
  at
  Microsoft.SharePoint.PostSetupConfiguration.TaskThread.ExecuteTask()
Note: I don't have the Microsoft SQL Server 2008 64bits installed, but SharePoint 2010 seems that installed its necessary components.