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[Lewis Rosenberg]

Hello Everyone, 

I am looking for help trying to install the BC 19 (2021 Wave 2) Demo (on premise).

I am running Windows 10 Pro and  SQL Server 2016 Express.

When I attempt to install BC19 Demo, I get the error message:   The version of the SQL Server instance ‘BCDEMO’ is not supported.

I downloaded SQL Server 2019 Express, but when I try to install it, I get an error message:  Oops…  A required file could not be downloaded.  This could mean that the version of the installer is no longer supported.  Please download again from the download site.

Does anyone have any thoughts on this?

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Lewis Rosenberg
IT Manager
Mars Fishcare/Mars Horsecare
Chalfont PA
http://www.apifishcare.com
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D365UG-BC/NAVUG All-Star
D365UG-BC/NAVUG Advisory Board Member (Former Chairperson)
D365UG-BC/NAVUG Programming Committee

Twitter: @RosenbergL
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rosenbergl
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[Andrew Good]

Try uninstalled SQL Server Express 2016, then install SQL Server Express 2019. After that, run the BC demo installation. This worked on Server 2019, not sure about Windows 10.

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Andrew Good
President
Liberty Grove Software
Oakbrook Terrace IL
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[Kris Ruyeras]

Are you just needing a demo environment for a single user to play with? Otherwise, I would suggest using Docker.
If it’s something different for an entire org to play with, try Andrew’s recommendation.

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Kristoffer Ruyeras
VP of Operations
Tigunia
Seattle, WA
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[Lewis Rosenberg]

I’m looking to install a local demo environment for myself like I have done with pervious versions.  It allows me to see what is new before we get there and also helps me present at Summit on a current version.  I am not a partner nor am I a developer, so I am mostly unfamiliar with Docker.

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Lewis Rosenberg
IT Manager
Mars Fishcare/Mars Horsecare
Chalfont PA
http://www.apifishcare.com
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D365UG-BC/NAVUG All-Star
D365UG-BC/NAVUG Advisory Board Member (Former Chairperson)
D365UG-BC/NAVUG Programming Committee

Twitter: @RosenbergL
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rosenbergl
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[Kris Ruyeras]

Hi Lewis,

I hope the link below helps you get started. It is what we use for development as well as testing new functionalities as it allows you to pick very specific versions of Business Central, allowing you to test functionalities for very specific versions. 

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/dynamics365/business-central/dev-itpro/developer/devenv-running-container-development

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Kristoffer Ruyeras
VP of Operations
Tigunia
Seattle, WA
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[Lewis Rosenberg]

I did the following to get BC20 Demo (BC 2022 Wave 1) installed locally.

(1) Uninstalled SQL 2016 Express
(2) Moved the BC20 download files off of my network folder and to the root of my C: drive and installed from there.

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Lewis Rosenberg
IT Manager
Mars Fishcare/Mars Horsecare
Chalfont PA
http://www.apifishcare.com
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D365UG-BC/NAVUG All-Star
D365UG-BC/NAVUG Advisory Board Member (Former Chairperson)
D365UG-BC/NAVUG Programming Committee

Twitter: @RosenbergL
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rosenbergl
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