How to install ADAM on Vista

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but when running adam install it says it cannot install on this OS.

Any solution ?

but they could have run adam install whereas I can't even do so,

I don't have an answer, but this thread sheds some light; perhaps SP1 is the reason the tutorial you tried no longer works: social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en/itprovistasp/thread/…
Until you find a solution, perhaps install it in a virtual machine on Windows XP or another supported OS?
@BasicallyMoney thanks yes i have checked I have indeed Vista SP1 but it's not the same error message as in the link you gave. It works of course with VPC but it's not as practical environment and since some people did manage to install on Vista why not me :)

joe · Answer 1 · 2009-11-11 14:41:03Z

From here

Microsoft tells me they haven't decided to support ADAM (now called AD/LDS) on Vista. They say use XP (really) or Windows 2003 R2 or Windows 2008

Note:

Try here also

ToreTrygg · Answer 2 · 2009-11-11 14:10:48Z

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Try to use Windows 7

answered Nov 11 '09 at 14:10

	Windows 7 is not an OS supported by ADAM. Did you try and did it work for you? – Chris W. Rea Nov 11 '09 at 14:15
	I saw some posts in other communities, where people were using ADAM on 7. – ToreTrygg Nov 11 '09 at 14:20
	Looks like you were the victim of two drive-by downvote-without-comments. Wasn't me. But if I had to guess, it's probably because without detail/references to back up your suggestion, your answer is just a stab in the dark. – Chris W. Rea Nov 12 '09 at 13:57
	If you're really not sure and don't want to mess around with the registry, put Win 7 on a virtual machine and try installing ADAM there using the Vista instructions. The ironic part is the Vista instructions suggest you use a VM to get things going. – ToreTrygg Nov 12 '09 at 14:37

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