SharePoint 2010 Installation on Windows 7

Fallow this great link http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee554869(office.14).aspx
But you need to skip few things:
1. Step 2: Install the Prerequisites for SharePoint 2010: No need to extract etc. once you have your .ISO
Add the following line inside the tag under files\Setup\config.xml


2. Step 3: Install SharePoint 2010: Skip Install SQL Server 2008 KB 970315 x64 if you already have SQL Server 2008. (this will install SQL Express DB Instance "SHAREPOINT")

Note:
1. While Installing SQL Server 2008, Create SQL Instance as "SHAREPOINT"
2. Install right through .ISO file , no need to download single compressed executable file named SharePointFoundation.exe for SharePoint Foundation 2010 and setup.exe for SharePoint Server 2010.
3. Try to avoid installing 64bit office , if you have 64bit Win7, go with 32bit office much stable.