To manually install the Blackbaud RE_Express instance of SQL Server Express, follow these steps:
- While holding down the 'Window' Key, press the 'R' key
- Browse to the downloaded Install folder for the Raiser's Edge, and then to \ISSetupPrerequisites\Blackbaud SQL Server Verification\. (For example, the path might be C:\Users\[UserName]\Desktop\Install\ISSetupPrerequisites\Blackbaud SQL Server Verification\)
- Select the file named Setup.exe and click Open.
- Before running the command, enter a blank space, and then copy and paste the following commands to the end of the line: --BBPRODUCT=RE --FORCEDINSTANCE=RE_EXPRESS (for example, the finished command may look like "C:\Users\UserName\Desktop\Install\ISSetupPrerequisites\Blackbaud SQL Server Verification\setup.exe" --BBPRODUCT=RE --FORCEDINSTANCE=RE_EXPRESS)
- Click OK and follow the prompts to install SQL Server Express.