Remote Server Administration Tools for Windows 7 with SP1

I tried installing Remote Server Administration Tools for Windows 7 on my freshly installed Windows 7 with integrated SP1 when I got “update is not applicable to your computer” error message.

Here’s what Microsoft has to say about that

**Remote Server Administration Tools for Windows 7 can be installed ONLY on computers that are running the Enterprise, Professional, or Ultimate editions of Windows 7. This software CANNOT BE INSTALLED on computers that are running Windows 7 with Service Pack 1 (SP1). To run Remote Server Administration Tools for Windows 7 on a computer on which you want to run Windows 7 with SP1, first install Remote Server Administration Tools, and then upgrade to Service Pack 1.**

Nice, I have Windows 7 Professional with Integrated SP1… I found a workaround on Microsoft TechNet

1. Create RSAT folder on C drive and copy amd64fre_GRMRSATX_MSU.msu (x64 version)
2. Run CMD with administrator privileges
3. Run this
   

   CD C:\RSAT expand -f:* "C:\RSAT\amd64fre_GRMRSATX_MSU.msu" C:\RSAT 

4. Open and edit C:\RSAT>Windows6.1-KB958830-x64.xml
5. Run this

   MD EXPAND expand -f:* "C:\RSAT\Windows6.1-KB958830-x64.cab" "C:\RSAT\expand" CD EXPAND DISM.exe /Online /NoRestart /Add-Package /PackagePath:"microsoft-windows-remoteserveradministrationtools-package~31bf3856ad364e35~amd64~~6.1.7600.16385.mum" /PackagePath:"microsoft-windows-remoteserveradministrationtools-package~31bf3856ad364e35~amd64~en-us~6.1.7600.16385.mum" /PackagePath:"microsoft-windows-remoteserveradministrationtools-package-minilp~31bf3856ad364e35~amd64~en-us~6.1.7600.16385.mum" /PackagePath:"microsoft-windows-remoteserveradministrationtools-package~31bf3856ad364e35~amd64~~6.1.7600.16385.mum"

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