Install SQL Express

Install the SQL Express with the settings required for SLNX installation to configure the database automatically on the local machine.

1. Unzip the SLNXInstallSQLExpress.zip file into a folder on the local machine. You can find this zip file inside the SQLServerExpress folder within the package.

2. Run InstallSQLExpress utility. Accept the Microsoft license and click the button to perform the installation. The SQL Server installer will be displayed to show progress, but no user interaction is required.

3. When the installation has been completed, click the Close button on the InstallSQLExpress dialog.

4. Under the same user account, without rebooting, launch the SLNX installer.

5. At the Service Logon Information dialog in the installation wizard, the Login as System account is not available. This is because a user account is required to login to SQL Express (Windows Authentication mode is the recommended configuration by Microsoft for SQL Server Express). Enter the credentials under which the SLNX services will run.

6. At the Microsoft SQL Server Database server configuration page, all controls are disabled but show the settings that will be used for creating the database. Click Next.

7. At the Database Creation Logon Information screen, the option for Use Windows Authentication to access SQL Server is enforced. Click the Next button to begin the database creation.

8. At the Database Logon Information, the option for Use Windows Authentication to access SQL Server is enforced. Click Next.

9. Click Install to finish the installation.