Profitbase Studio / Server and SQL Server dependencies

Profitbase Studio / Server is using parts of the SQL Server API directly, so it is required that these components are installed on the same computer as the Profitbase Studio and/or Profitbase Studio Server. Although these requirements are listed in the System Requirements document, they may from time to time (using clever ninja tactics) avoid […]

Extracting MSI files from the installer .exe

Profitbase software is normally installed by running an installer .exe-file. The .exe-files act as bootstrappers for reading the content of the .MSI-file, checking if the required version of the Windows Installer is installed on the system, and then launches the .MSI that takes care of the actual installation of the product.
If […]

Trobleshooting Profitbase Server startup failure

When the Profitbase Server fails to start, there are a few simple steps to follow in order to resolve or narrow down the issue.

Open the event viewer and look in the Application and Profitbase event logs. A clue to what the problem can nearly always be found there.
The event log will almost certainly list one of […]