Obtaining Microsoft Software

MainBoss Advanced relies on the Microsoft's .NET 4 framework, Microsoft SQL Server and Microsoft Report Viewer in order to work properly. This web page provides links for downloading appropriate versions of this software from Microsoft's web site.

Microsoft .NET 4 Framework

The .NET 4 framework is available as an optional update obtained through the standard Windows Update utility. Run Windows Update and go to the optional offerings. .NET 4 should appear in the list of possibilities.

Note: If you have not yet installed some required "Known Problem" updates, .NET 4 may not appear in the list of possibilities offered by Windows Update. Install the required updates, then check the optional list again.

If Windows Update still doesn't offer you .NET 4 as a possibility, you can download the software from here.

Microsoft Report Viewer

For MainBoss Advanced 3.3 and up: Click here to download Microsoft Report Viewer 2010 SP1.

If you wish to use Report Viewer in any language except English, you must also download the Report Viewer Language Pack. Click here.

For earlier versions of MainBoss Advanced: Click here to download Microsoft Report Viewer 2008.

Microsoft SQL Server Express

SQL Server Express is a free version of SQL Server that should be adequate for small maintenance operations. Larger operations should obtain a more powerful version of SQL Server, of a size suitable to your needs.

• You must install Microsoft’s (free) Silverlight software before you install SQL Express. To obtain Silverlight, go to http://www.microsoft.com/silverlight/. This page has a link to download the latest version of Silverlight.
• To obtain SQL Express, go to http://www.microsoft.com/express/Database/. On that web page, click the download button associated with “Install the Database and Management Tools”.