Hello World!
I am trying to install SharePoint Server 2010 on a machine running Windows Server 2008 R2 and SQL Server 2008 R2. I have created all required accounts and assigned appropriate least privilege permissions (SP_Admin, SP_Farm, SP_ServiceApps, SP_WebApps, SP_Crawl and SP_UserSync). I am logged in as SP_Admin. After starting the installation process from the SharePoint Server 2010 media and successfully installed the Pre-requisites I then seem to run into difficulties. I have entered the Product Key, which was accepted, and accepted the Microsoft Software License terms. However, the installation process kicks straight into the "Specifiy Configuration Database Settings" page and bypasses the "Choose the installation you want" and "Server Type" screens. It then returns errors when I enter the correct parameters for the Database Server and Database Name fields in the "Specifiy Configuration Database Settings" page.
This is driving me nuts.
Please help.
Greg
Greg