BizTalk 2006 CTP Install

Last week I installed the BizTalk 2006 CTP bits obtained from Tech-Ed a couple of times on a VPC. I learned a couple of things during the install that others have also blogged on, but that are good things to keep in mind: 1. Follow Microsoft’s installation instructions to the letter. There are quite a few components that must be installed and in order. You can find the instructions here on Microsoft’s site. 2. BizTalk 2006 CTP runs on SQL 2000 sp3a, while the BizTalk 2006 Beta bits should run on SQL 2005. When you install Visual Studio 2005 Beta II, you must deselect the install for SQL 2005 Express. Scott Woodgate has more information on his blog about why the CTP bits run on SQL 2000. 3. When the BizTalk Configuration Wizard executed, I ran into the following screen with a warning about the BAM Portal when I chose the default configuration option. I was able to clear the error by going back and choosing a custom install. BizTalk Configuration Wizard – BAM Portal Error 4. For some reason the Notification services for the BAM alerts registers an error entry in the event viewer when I restart the VPC. I’m able to restart the service after the image has booted, but I’d like to see if I can stop the error from happening. I’d like to hear if others have also experienced this issue. If you have any comments or advice, feel free post. Thanks. -Brennan…