Installing Team Foundation server 2008 On 64 bit server

Hey guys.

Not sure how many of u need this. but the guide for Installing TFS 2008 on 64 bit is pretty hard to find. Hence would like u help the people who may suffer.
As the IT gurus who are trying to install TFS 2008 on 64 bit may have realized that Microsoft does not support TFS 2008 on 64 bit server. Either wait for TFS 2010 or try the guide given below.

I personally had nightmares trying to install this TFS
have done some modifications which are highlighted.

Note: Microsoft does not support the TFS on 64 bit Server.
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This are the Steps u need to Follow:

Install Windows Server 2008 R2

Create a Software folder on the system drive and copy in the bits of the following to their own sub-folder:
- SQL Server 2008 Standard Edition
- SQL Server 2008 Service Pack 1
- Team Foundation Server 2008 Standard Edition
- Team Foundation Server 2008 Service Pack 1
- Visual Studio 2008 Service Pack 1(optional)
- Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 with Service Pack 2
Add .NET Framework 3.5.1 to the server
- Server Manager > Add Features > .NET Framework 3.5.1 Feature
Create a Service Account for SQL Server (optional)
- Net.exe User Service-SQL * /Add
- WmiC.exe Path Win32_UserAccount Where Name='Service-SQL' Set PasswordExpires=False
Install SQL Server 2008 Standard with Service Pack 1 Slipstream
- Command Prompt > C:\Software\SQLServer2008SP1-KB968369-x64-ENU.exe
  - Install the setup files then it will exit
- Command Prompt > C:\Software\SQLServer2008-Standard\Setup.exe /PCUSource=C:\Software\SQLServer2008-SP1
  - Select all features
  - Use the service-sql service account for all services
  - Set SQL Agent and Browser services to auto start
  - Set Mixed Mode Authentication
  - Add Administrators to SQL Server administrator
  - Add Administrators to SQL Server Analysis Services administrator
  - Use the native mode default configuration for SSRS
- Open Management Studio to verify that Service Pack 1 was installed
- Ensure we can browse to http://localhost/reports
Create a Service Account for SharePoint (optional)
- Net.exe User Service-WSS * /ADD
- WmiC.exe Path Win32_UserAccount Where Name='Service-WSS' Set PasswordExpires=False
Install Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 with Service Pack 2
- Command Prompt > C:\Software\SharePoint-3.0SP2-x64\Setup.exe
  - Advanced > Web Front End
  - Feedback tab
- Create central administration site at http://localhost:8079 or it might be http://servername:8079
  - Can't use 8080 - TFS wants it
- Create a new web application
  - Use Default Web Site
  - Use Service-WSS Application Pool Identity
  - Restart IIS Automatically
- Create a new site collection
  - Title: Team Foundation Server
  - Site Admin: Administrator
- Ensure we can browse to http://localhost
Create a Service Account for TFS Or add one account as you would not be able to use the same account that you hav logged on with.
- Net.exe User Service-TFS * /ADD
- WmiC.exe Path Win32_UserAccount Where Name='Service-TFS' Set PasswordExpires=False
Install Team Foundation Server 2008 Standard with Service Pack 1 Slipstream
- Command Prompt > MSIExec.exe /A C:\Software\TFS2008-Standard\AT\VS_Setup.msi /P C:\Software\TFS2008-SP1\TFS90SP1-KB949786.msp TARGETDIR=C:\Software\TFS2008-Standard-SP1\AT
- Modify baseline.dat to remove 64-bit blocking
  - [gencomp114] > BlockorWarn=0
  - [gencomp114] > InstallOnAMD64=0
- Modify hcpackage.xml to support SQL Server 2008 Service Pack 1
  - PropertyStrValue LIKE '10.%'" action="=" count="(0" />
  - action="<" version="10.2" />
- Copy SharePoint registry key to fool TfsConfigWss.exe
  - Reg.exe Copy "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Shared Tools\Web Server Extensions" "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Shared Tools\Web Server Extensions" /S
- Command Prompt > C:\Software\TFS2008-Standard-SP1\Setup.exe
  - Use TFS Service Account (service-tfs)
  - Use existing SharePoint
- Change application pool to 32-bit applications
  - IIS Manager > Microsoft Team Foundation Server Application Pool > Advanced Settings > Enable 32-bit Applications
  - Server > Restart
- Modify first line of tfsredirect.aspx in C:\Software\TFS2008-Standard-SP1\AT\Program Files\Common Files
  - string c_rootReportServerKey = @"Software\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\VisualStudio\9.0\TeamFoundation\ReportServer\";
- XCopy "C:\Software\TFS2008-Standard-SP1\AT\Program Files\Common Files\*.*" "C:\Program Files\Common Files" /S
Install Team Explorer 2008 with Service Pack 1
- Command Prompt > C:\Software\TFS2008-Standard\TFC\Setup.exe
- Install Visual Studio 2008 Service Pack 1 which contains Team Explorer 2008 SP1 to take care of red X on Reports
- Reboot
- Visual Studio 2008 > Tools > Connect to Team Foundation Server
- Add a new project
Change the warehouse service identity to use service-tfs
- Add service-sql to the TfsWarehouse SQL roles
- Force warehouse rebuild - http://localhost:808...ler.asmx?op=Run
- Watch status - http://localhost:808...WarehouseStatus

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Thanks to Colin Bowern from MSDN, for the initial posting of this Guide
Thanx Ketan

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