I published the Part II of  my article series which talk about setting up a try-out or development environment.

Feel free to enjoy it – http://www.sharepoint24x7.com/2010/11/article-setting-up-a-sharepoint-2010-environment-for-try-outs-or-development-%e2%80%93-part-ii-%e2%80%93-windows-server-or-windows-7/