Installing Salon Iris on Windows 8

Installing Salon Iris on Windows 8

This article is a short tip on installing Salon Software on a computer running Windows 8. The Salon Iris software is designed for Windows 7 and currently (ships) with MS SQL 2005 Express (or simular). The issue is that Windows 8 currently does not support MS SQL 2005.

Before you proceed with the installation wizard of Salon Iris you will first need to download and install MS SQL 2008 R2 Express. You'll want to make sure you download MS SQL 2008 R2 with the extra management software to be able to enable the "su" account.

Once MS SQL 2008 R2 Express is installed and the "su" account is enabled you can run the Salon Iris installation wizard. Be sure to skip the installation of the 2005 MS SQL when prompted. On loading of the Salon Iris application you'll need to provide the password for the 2008 "su" account.