The process was a little confusing…
I wanted the Remote Server Administration Tools for Windows 7 on my laptop running 64 bit Win 7 SP1. However, the download page says, “This software CANNOT BE INSTALLED on computers that are running Windows 7 with Service Pack 1… first install Remote Server Administration Tools, and then upgrade to Service Pack 1.“
I already had the service pack installed and pieced together the following workaround:
1. I have an Intel i7 and was a little disturbed by the “amd64″ prefix on the file name, but (after a little research) I downloaded amd64fre_GRMRSATX_MSU.msu from Microsoft Download Center – Remote Server Administration Tools for Windows 7.
2. In the same folder I downloaded the MSU file into, I ran a batch file with the following commands:
MD C:\RSAT
expand -f:* "%~dp0amd64fre_GRMRSATX_MSU.msu" C:\RSAT
CD\RSAT
pkgmgr.exe /n:C:\RSAT\Windows6.1-KB958830-x64.xml
pause
3. After installing the MSU file contents, I went to Control Panel | Programs | Programs and Features | Turn Windows features on or off and checked all the items I wanted under the Remote Server Administration Tools node.
