Sharepoint 2010 language pack installation on windows 7 not supported operating system error

While your trying to install Sharepoint server 2010 or sharepoint 2010 language pack to windows 7 operating systems. you ll get “this  product is not supported by your operating system etc.” message.

Solution is simple

Extract the setup file to a directory

assume that installation file name is sharepoint2010lp.exe

c:\sharepoint2010lp.exe /extract:c:\shr2010lpsetup

this ll exctract the whole package content to the specified folder.

You will find the config xml file under c:\shr2010lpsetup\files\setup sub folder

open that xml file with notedpad or any other text editors.

add this line

<Setting Id=”AllowWindowsClientInstall” Value=”True”/>

in the <configuration> tag.

save the file and try installing again. You ll see that its working