Running SQL Server 2008 on Windows 7 and Windows 2008 Server R2http://blogs.technet.com/b/sqlman/archive/2009/08/17/running-sql-server-2008-on-windows-7-and-windows-2008-server-r2.aspxThe following knowledge base article describes the known issues when you install Microsoft SQL Server on a computer that is running Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2 . List of known issues when you install SQL Server on Windows 7 or on Windows Serveren-USTelligent Evolution Platform Developer Build (Build: 5.6.50428.7875)